Polarion ALM vs ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management comparison

ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management is a highly regarded value-added Portfolio Management solution and also a top-ranked Enterprise Agile Planning tool. Strategic Portfolio Management (SPM) relates to the tools and processes that business organizations utilize to manage their usable resources and satisfy calculated business objectives.

ServiceNow SPM ensures organizations are able to precisely identify and promote the best investment initiatives that accurately match the organizational objectives, which will facilitate that the most profitable outcomes are consistently achieved.

Enterprise organizations can include the desired various factors of their business processes to include in their unique strategic portfolio. These factors can include but are not limited to employee performance initiatives, product promotions, client services, and more. When assembled together, these factors become integral elements to promote the most effective business process decisions that will ensure appropriate outcomes that align with the organization's overall goals and objectives.

ServiceNow SPM Best Practices

• Evaluate and catalog: Organizations should ensure that all stakeholders are aware and in agreement with the organization's goals and objectives, both short and long-term. Additionally, all the elements and components that are needed to accomplish those objectives have been accounted for and are available.
• Set effective parameters: The organization should set clear parameters to monitor processes and performance to ensure that objectives are being maintained and consistently satisfied.
• Productivity analysis: Review processes to eliminate redundancies to maintain balance and process alignment so that desired outcomes can be achieved.
• Continuous process management: ServiceNow SPM provides a single transparent view that includes all processes (pending, ongoing, or completed) and how they align with the overall organizational goals and objectives.

ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management Benefits:

ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management has many valuable benefits. Some of its most valuable benefits include:

• Big Picture Visualization
• Improved Decision Making
• Improved Process Management
• Seamless Scalability
• Increased Productivity
• Improved Efficiency
• Improved Time Management
• Better Outcomes
• Improved Communication
• Comprehensive Reporting and Tracking
• Improved Return on Investment

ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management's primary focus is to align business strategy with work. Decision-makers are able to plan, complete and easily track progress across different methodologies and processes. The solution has been developed to ensure that the appropriate activities and processes are being completed in a timely manner to satisfy the organization’s goals consistently and achieve the most profitable outcomes.

Reviews from Real Users

“The feature I find the most valuable is the one that lets you see how much time has been used in processing a ticket. This allows us to better monitor performance.” Lenny L., Support Engineer at a tech services company

“The ease of use is the most valuable feature. It's very intuitive to set up. Everything has a logical sequence, and you can see how it all links together. It's a good win for ServiceNow.” Fabrizio M., Head of Business Applications at Bio Products Laboratory Limited

“The demand management tool is very strategic because it helps assess risk, gives you a visual of different demands, and rates those values.” A Manager at a manufacturing company.