Planview AgilePlace Reviews

Name: Planview AgilePlace
Brand: Planview
Rating: 4.5 (11 reviews)

4.5 out of 5

11 reviews
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What is Planview AgilePlace?

Planview AgilePlace is a cloud-based solution designed to provide businesses with a continuous flow of work to help teams accelerate delivery times by visualizing their work with enterprise Kanban boards and lean metrics. Planview offers project managers the visibility, resource management, and real-time analytics necessary to help their teams reduce bottlenecks and dependencies and work more effectively. By using Kanban boards, teams are able to visually track and manage the flow of their work from the strategy level, through implementation up to end-product delivery.

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Planview AgilePlace is the #11 ranked solution in top Enterprise Agile Planning Tools and #17 ranked solution in top Application Lifecycle Management Suites. PeerSpot users give Planview AgilePlace an average rating of 9.0 out of 10. Based on the analysis of the 11 most recent Planview AgilePlace reviews, the overall sentiment is positive, with a sentiment score of 7.2. Planview AgilePlace is most commonly compared to Microsoft Azure DevOps: Planview AgilePlace vs Microsoft Azure DevOps. Planview AgilePlace is popular among the large enterprise segment, accounting for 80% of users researching this solution on PeerSpot. The top industry researching this solution are professionals from a financial services firm, accounting for 27% of all views.

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Nathan Streyle

Perfect Execution Manager at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

We use the submit feedback button pretty often. I encourage the teams to use that if they see anything that could be improved. But we've been really happy with how fast LeanKit improves. The biggest improvement would be the API and data connections and making the data more accessible or quicker to access. One of our team members has brought up actual-time tracking on a card as a potential improvement. They had an interest in knowing how long a specific card had been worked on by a specific user or somebody that was assigned to that card. But there's not really a way for them to start and stop a time that they were actually working on it, except for if we created a different lane and they dragged it into the lane and then stopped using it in the lane. They requested that there'd be some sort of timer function on each one of the tasks.

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reviewer1677390

Director, Solution Strategy & PMO at Verisk Analytics

The "Blocking" feature has helped our scrum masters track impediments and share them at the program level to stakeholders with accountability and detail so that they understand and the action items which can be noted easily. We use it for our Scrum of Scrum Impediment Executive Action Team Meetings daily because it allows us to view all of our impediments in one place and shows us what exactly is being blocked, (i.e. Program Increment Goal, Sprint Goal or an Epic). The dependency features are also very valuable as there are many to track in a given Program Increment; that also allows us to review them during our Big Room Planning.

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reviewer1485132

Manufacturing Manager, Capital COE at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

The integration with the Enterprise One product is probably an area for improvement. It's not really broken. It's just that it is such a handy tool and a great way to visually manage things. There is a very limited hookup/integration between Enterprise One, which is the master Planview tool, and LeanKit. While they are looking at this on their roadmap, it definitely needs to happen. There is a lot of opportunity there. Planview is buying companies. So, they get these tools, then it just takes some time to figure out the best way to integrate them with each other. That is probably one of the largest opportunities. I would also like it if they integrated it with being able to do a timeline, like a better schedule by using the tool.

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Planview AgilePlace mindshare

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As of December 2024, the mindshare of Planview AgilePlace in the Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites category stands at 1.5%, up from 1.2% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites

PeerAnalyst reports

Type	Title	Date
Category	Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites	Dec 22, 2024	Download
Product	Reviews, tips, and advice from real users	Dec 22, 2024	Download
Comparison	Planview AgilePlace vs Jira	Dec 22, 2024	Download
Comparison	Planview AgilePlace vs Microsoft Azure DevOps	Dec 22, 2024	Download
Comparison	Planview AgilePlace vs Nutanix Cloud Manager (NCM)	Dec 22, 2024	Download

Title	Rating	Mindshare	Recommending
Microsoft Azure DevOps	4.1	21.0%	95%	130 interviews Add to research
Jira	4.1	23.7%	91%	274 interviews Add to research

Valuable Features

Planview AgilePlace's strengths include Kanban-based visibility and flexibility, allowing users to customize fields, titles, and board layouts. It facilitates efficient progress tracking with board and card hierarchies, enhancing project management through visual tools and color-coded lanes. The platform's readability and reporting capabilities simplify information access, integrating with Power BI for deeper insights. AgilePlace’s API and flexibility support resource management and dependency tracking, improving accountability and productivity while fostering collaboration across teams and departments.

"Adoption across stakeholders and visibility have been the biggest success for us with LeanKit."
"Every feature is valuable. LeanKit is a Kanban-based tool where you have a visual interface that you can use to create various cards and to create boards to house those cards. You can create a board for managing project work. You can create a board to do PI planning. It is pretty close to the agile way of doing business."
"I would say it's highly scalable. LeanKit can scale across the enterprise easily. Every business could probably find a use case for leveraging LeanKit."

Room for Improvement

Planview AgilePlace users express a need for improved scrum functionality, clearer card size interpretation, and recurring card options. Enhancements in reporting, customizable fields, and integration with Enterprise One are desired. Users seek simpler JIRA integration, better API access, and actual time tracking on cards. The Instant Coffee feature lacks refinement. Board layout customization and more icons are also requested. Agile project management features and pricing adjustments are suggested for better alignment with competitors.

"We are a 750-employee company, so we got lucky that our board approved the kind of funding we needed for the solution. But, LeanKit probably needs to reduce its pricing."
"Within the current features, if they can give some ability to show more icons on the card, it would be helpful. It would help us in showing more data on the cards."
"There's room for improvement with the Instant Coffee feature. There are other businesses that have been interested in leveraging a virtual whiteboard or sticky note capability and how Instant Coffee was developed has not met the mark."

ROI

Users indicate a 25% reduction in time spent tracking savings due to its simplicity. Anecdotal benefits are noted, though precise ROI remains undetermined. Licensing structure encourages user retention, valuing accessibility for remote work. Planview AgilePlace aids in demonstrating Agile methodology, which satisfies board pressures. Progress in assessing its impact is ongoing.

Pricing

Enterprise users generally find Planview AgilePlace's pricing and licensing structure reasonable, appreciating the FLEX licensing for its simplicity and comprehensive coverage across applications. Some report costs, such as $22,000 for LeanKit annually, while future expenses might reach $2 million. Many users emphasize satisfaction with the value received relative to the price, noting no hidden costs post-implementation. Setup is often described as straightforward, leading some organizations to enterprise agreements due to positive experiences.

"As far as I understand, it is not an expensive application."
"I don't believe there are any costs in addition to the standard licensing fees."
"I don't know what it would be on its own. It was basically included with what we were already paying or using. So, it was a no-brainer. It wasn't like we had to sell the company on making a purchase or anything like that. There weren't any costs that came in after implementing it."

Popular Use Cases

Planview AgilePlace is primarily used to enhance visibility by integrating Kanban methodologies in task tracking and project management. It's utilized for managing workflows, aligning priorities across teams, tracking agile development, and managing capital projects. Teams employ it for planning, delegating, and tracking work progress. The platform's integration capabilities facilitate seamless collaboration, though concerns exist regarding third-party integration. AgilePlace's SaaS nature ensures consistent version updates across teams, enhancing organizational efficiency and transparency.

Service and Support

Users generally find Planview AgilePlace customer service and support to be responsive and helpful. Technical support is praised for quick response times and effective resolutions. Some have not needed much contact due to the system's stability, while others benefit from regular interactions, webinars, and knowledgeable account representatives. Despite occasional frustration over commitment timelines, customers appreciate the thorough assistance and transparency in communications.

Deployment

Planview AgilePlace's initial setup is straightforward and seamless, with easy integration and configuration. Users find it intuitive, aided by templates and support resources. While transferring from JIRA was effortless for many, some experienced complexity with initial integrations. Organizations appreciated its simplicity, flexibility, and support, making it effective for various teams. Deployments varied from quick implementations to more extended processes, depending on user needs and organizational structure, leading to a wide adoption across different departments.

Scalability

Many users express confidence in Planview AgilePlace’s ability to handle a growing number of users and teams. They notice strong performance and scalability, despite some concerns about potential complexity with increased usage. Observations include successful integration with other tools, manageable growth across various departments, and opportunities for further expansion. Users enjoy its flexibility and find it can adapt to differing organizational needs, although more templates and standardization might enhance its wider adoption.

Stability

Planview AgilePlace is noted for its stability, with most entities experiencing few or no issues. Occasional minor connectivity problems are resolved quickly. Global users, including those in Asia and Europe, have not reported issues. It requires minimal administrative effort but might need more as usage scales. Feedback indicates rare interruptions, typically brief, with notifications managed efficiently. Some users face access challenges with new user integration, but the stability is generally reported as strong.

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Planview AgilePlace Benefits

Planview helps teams to smoothly implement their strategies by offering its users the following benefits:

Time and cost management: Planview AgilePlace software provides a single pane of glass for you to monitor your project’s timetables, financial budgets, and costs. AgilePlace provides insights on cost estimates and helps your team reduce the risk of overspending or missing deadlines.

Effective resource allocation: By displaying a real-time view into both your future demands and current processes, Planview AgilePlace software offers resource management capabilities that enable you to effectively prioritize, schedule, and optimize your resource utilization.

Project management: Collaborate with your team to plan, manage, and deliver any type of project, either traditional, agile, or hybrid, using Planview AgilePlace’s project management toolset. The management feature set includes scheduling, Gantt charts, lifecycle management, time tracking, and more tools to help enhance project planning and implementation.

Real-time data and insights: Gain visibility for better decision making and more effective team dynamics. Plainview AgilePlace's flexible and intuitive dashboards and out-of-the-box reporting give a clear picture of the status of your projects and resources. The solution’s interactive visualizations deliver real-time data and insights for your projects and can be viewed by department, program, portfolio, or project, to assist you in making informed decisions.

Simplified logging: Track times, expenditures, and resources to avoid data loss and to help align business practices and goals.

Share your projects across the globe: Planview’s cloud-based solutions allow teams to work together from any time at any place using Planview’s shared central dashboard.

Powerful integrations: Automate the flow of information between Planview AgilePlace and external applications by seamlessly integrating with third-party software. AgilePlace’s open API can also be used to configure connections to other software systems. AgilePlace easily integrates with tools such as:
- Microsoft Azure DevOps
- Zapier
- Atlassian Jira Service Management
- Atlassian Jira Software
- Micro Focus ALM
- Zendesk
- Microsoft Power Automate
- Micro Focus PPM

Reviews from Real Users

Planview AgilePlace stands out among its competitors for a number of reasons. Several major ones are its user-friendly management pane, the visibility that it provides for its users, and its agile management capabilities.

A manufacturing manager at a large manufacturing company writes, “Using the tool seems to save time versus trying to do things in a regular manner. It is highly collaborative; everybody can see things in one place. It is a highly functional, but pretty simple tool. That is hard to find: A tool that has a lot of functions, but is also simple.”

Planview AgilePlace was previously known as Planview LeanKit, LeanKit.