Alfabet IT Planning & Portfolio Management vs Planview Portfolios comparison

Software AG and Planview are both solutions in the Project Portfolio Management category. Software AG is ranked #14 with an average rating of 8.0, while Planview is ranked #8 with an average rating of 8.5. Software AG holds a 2.0% mindshare in PPM, compared to Planview’s 6.1% mindshare. Additionally, 66% of Software AG users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 90% of Planview users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 4, 2024

Alfabet IT Planning & Portfolio Management and Planview Portfolios are IT management solutions. Planview appears to have the upper hand due to its feature depth and better return on investment according to user feedback.

Features: Alfabet IT Planning & Portfolio Management offers extensive IT portfolio analysis, seamless integration with enterprise architectures, and strategic planning tools for aligning IT with business objectives. Planview Portfolios distinguishes itself with robust project management features, portfolio analytics, and resource allocation tools for complex portfolio optimization.

Room for Improvement: Alfabet could enhance its flexibility and scalability for larger enterprises, its user-interface design needs modern updates and it could benefit from a more substantial template library for quicker implementation. Planview may need to improve the initial learning curve due to its complex feature set, fine-tune its interface for user-friendliness, and offer more cost-effective entry-level pricing.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Alfabet provides flexible deployment options and commendable customer support, benefiting varied IT environments. Planview emphasizes a cloud-centric deployment, facilitating faster implementation and comprehensive support and training programs, supporting dynamic needs effectively.

Pricing and ROI: Alfabet presents moderate setup costs and satisfactory ROI due to its strategic alignment focus. Planview requires higher initial investment but offers extensive features and efficiency in IT project management, providing better long-term financial returns.

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Categories and Ranking

Alfabet IT Planning & Portf...

Ranking in Project Portfolio Management

14th

Average Rating

7.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Planview Portfolios

Ranking in Project Portfolio Management

8th

Average Rating

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Enterprise Architecture Management (14th)

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Project Portfolio Management category, the mindshare of Alfabet IT Planning & Portfolio Management is 2.0%, down from 2.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Planview Portfolios is 6.1%, down from 7.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Project Portfolio Management

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reviewer1020717

Head of Technology at a real estate/law firm with 11-50 employees

Jun 23, 2023

Helps us to implement and understand the status of our projects

We use the solution to manage projects, see how they are performing, and understand data transformations It helps us to implement and understand the status of our projects and the business billers that they may have. The dashboard is the most valuable feature. I can rate other projects and…

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EduardoMaya

Project Office Manager at Hoteles City Express

Jul 7, 2023

A solution that gives you all the information you need to plan detailed projects

We work as an internal support factory and use Planview Portfolios to manage our projects and develop software. And we are trying to migrate to agile functionality. We used the software for booking reservations in hotels The benefit of Planview is that you can manage all the features…

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"The dashboard is the most valuable feature."

"The data is the most valuable because the reporting that we provide out of Planview is priceless when compared to any other tool. The reporting has a variety of reports. It has the capabilities of Power BI. It gives us all these dashboards that we can show to our executive leadership, and they have been very well-received."

"The look and feel of it is pretty clean."

"We provided whatever feedback we had to the Planview team, and they went in and built those additional features that we requested. For example, they created a great way for our users to search for a specific resource, project, program, or role. We were not using some of the features, and we wanted them to not be visible, and they helped us with that. They also brought a feature to provide visibility into when a resource was never assigned to any task. There was no visibility to this before. This feature was really very good for visibility into the resource portfolio."

"The solution’s integrated product portfolio has transformed our organization’s delivery because people are a lot more accountable. When you have no accountability, then people don't always deliver the way that you want them to. Once you get accountability, they know that somebody is watching and the way that they manage their work changes quite a bit."

"We can easily see which functions are overcapacity. Before, we did not have visibility into that."

"It maps back to our SDLC process pretty well. I'm able to see the stage of where things are at. We also use Azure DevOps for all of our requirements and our coding."

"Its view into resource capacity and availability absolutely help us manage work. We can't plan out projects for delivery until we know if we have resources available to deliver them. That's been really critical. We look at our projects and see what availability of resources we have. That helps us to determine when we can start new work."

"The Kanban board has really helped us be more agile and we can keep track of everything that is ongoing."

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Cons

"The user-experience, enhanced performance, and in-hand governance can be improved."

"Recently, we have gotten on a newer version. We're currently on version 15. Some of the things that we've been running into roadblocks on, it looks like the solutions will be coming out in versions 17 or 18. So, we have to upgrade before somethings can get completed."

"Its reporting needs to be improved. My main complaint when it comes to Planview is that it is good to maintain all the data but to actually use the information that is in it, you actually have to use a different tool. We use Power BI. So, we pull all the information, and then we use a Power BI dashboard to stage or look at the information."

"Its ability to create summary reports across multiple projects is very limited. In terms of the out-of-the-box reporting for summary reports, the reporting that we typically leverage is around forecasting for resources, timesheets, and actuals, and just looking at what is the capacity. There is no real summary of what work is being done and how work is being accomplished. So, what we typically do is that we get a copy of the data files from Enterprise One daily, and then we have a team that manages the data mod outside of Enterprise One. They use data from Enterprise One as well as other additional sources to provide the reporting that we share with the management. So, we leverage a lot of Enterprise One data for reporting, but we don't use the reporting capabilities within Enterprise One. So, reporting can be improved, and they could help us make more customized reporting. I know it is very configurable out of the box, but we have to leverage an outside data mod that pulls in a lot of data from Enterprise One. So, the reporting function, and being able to customize reports, is the area that could be very beneficial."

"The content management definitely needs to improve. We don't really use content management for projects inside Enterprise One. We have actually switched to a SharePoint site. We have a feed from Enterprise One every night of all the projects that are created."

"I would like to be able to integrate with Oracle to supplement what we're currently doing with reporting."

"The number one thing that needs improvement is the UI. It should be easy for a casual project manager. It should provide customizable screens that can be a choice for project managers to choose as a professional level, medium level, and a very easy level."

"Visualization and reporting areas could use improvements by having canned reports."

"The solution needs to be better at accepting new ideas for upcoming releases."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is expensive. There is a yearly licensing cost. There are no additional costs, only the standard license, and the cloud license."

"In the time that I've used it, we've doubled up the amount of dollars on our intended projects."

"The licensing part is a bit costly in comparison with the other available PPM tools."

"We recently did a new bundle for all of Enterprise One. It includes some of the newer pieces, like Projectplace and LeanKit. It bundled our CTM in with it as well. I think the total came out to be about $900,000 a year. This is for unlimited licenses."

"We are on the Flex licenses."

"I think all in we are at $33,000 a year and that includes Projectplace and Planview. We used to have the integration to JIRA, but we don't pay for that anymore."

"We overbought our licenses. We looked at our needs three to four years down the road and tried based our contract on that. However, we were over aggressive. We use about a third of the licenses that we have. We're looking to adjust the makeup so we can start utilizing the amount of money that we are spending. Right now, we're overspending, and my organization is not seeing the value in Planview because we are paying so much for licenses that we're not using."

"When we went through that process, I believe it is competitive with others on the market. However, there are less expensive options available. It's a more premium offering at a higher price."

"We have several hundred licenses. It costs us several hundred thousand dollars a year."

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

17%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Government

Computer Software Company

Financial Services Firm

15%

Manufacturing Company

15%

Computer Software Company

10%

Government

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Alfabet IT Planning & Portfolio Management?

The dashboard is the most valuable feature.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Alfabet IT Planning & Portfolio Management?

The solution is expensive. There is a yearly licensing cost. There are no additional costs, only the standard license, and the cloud license.

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What needs improvement with Alfabet IT Planning & Portfolio Management?

The user-experience, enhanced performance, and in-hand governance can be improved.

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What do you like most about Planview Portfolios?

Planview Management integrates seamlessly with other tools and systems used within the organization, such as enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, customer relationship management (CRM) syst...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Planview Portfolios?

Planview Portfolios is not too expensive. You get what you paid for.

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What needs improvement with Planview Portfolios?

Enhancements are needed in: Advanced reporting and analytics: While Planview Management provides robust reporting and analytics capabilities, further enhancements could include more advanced data v...

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Overview

Software AG's Alfabet IT Planning & Portfolio Management Platform provides decision-makers with insight into the IT portfolio to make the right IT investment decisions and to plan how IT will support the business in the future.

Planview Portfolios enables enterprises to accelerate strategic execution by integrating business and technology planning, optimizing all resources, and delivering breakthrough products, services, and customer experiences to achieve maximum business performance.

Sample Customers

FUJITSU, Coca Cola, ING, CreditSuisse, CosmosDirekt, GTA, Echo Entertainment Group, Electrolux, Cern

UPS, NatWest, Ingram Micro, Canadian Tire, Viessmann, Volvo, NASCO, UNESCO

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