We performed a comparison between Broadcom Clarity and Microsoft Project Server based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Project Portfolio Management solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It's pretty much the source of "the truth." Everything is together, everyone can see all the resources, financial projects, how long a project's going to take. Anybody can go in there and see any information they need about the organization as a whole."
"With the new UI, CA is heading in the right direction, and fast. They're adding features, I would say major features, two times a year, which is fast. They're adding features, I would say major features, two times a year, which is fast."
"We just put all the data into one place and hopefully, after we have accurate data, we can make more decisions based on real data rather than gut feeling."
"It is easier to use than most other products that are out there."
"Right now, it's the PPM piece of it, the scheduling, the Gantt, the task view."
"The reporting tools are superior to what was there before, which was someone crunching through an Excel spreadsheet. I've been able to do status reports through the projects, which has given visibility to my manager, and that's an improvement."
"The product is flexible."
"Easy to use, visually. The new UX is intuitive."
"The solution's ease of use is its most valuable aspect."
"A single place for all our organisation's project records."
"The scheduling and the customization are very powerful."
"The solution, overall, is excellent for project planning."
"There are many valuable features of this solution. It is very advanced and once you understand and learn how to use it, it can be quite powerful. The whole package can be quite powerful."
"The ability to track a project's progress using Microsoft Project Server is the most valuable aspect. It depends, especially when managing multiple projects."
"This is a scalable solution. It is easy to set up and to add clusters to your environment."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is that it is stable to use, especially since I work with Microsoft for an extended period."
"Broadcom Clarity PPM could improve by adding advanced reporting in the tool. There are a lot of out-of-the-box reports, but I would like to see more advanced reporting."
"One of the limitations would be mapping our current agile processes in the same tool set without obviously integrating to a different type of tool set within the same portfolio."
"When you are going to a more collaborative based approach, PPM does not support that."
"In terms of what could be improved, the end user interface could be improved to be more intuitive, because we sometimes have issues with customization. Sometimes we are not able to customize everything for the end user's interface, and they require more customization. We should be able to perform a deeper customization here."
"Needs Gantt to MS Project link."
"It would be good for them to work on the user interface to make it more interactive."
"They won't let me put a button on the UI."
"I wish patches would be quicker since we're a SaaS customer, and just be a non-event, so we don't have to go through a whole - essentially - upgrade cycle, just to do a patch. As a SaaS customer, I'd like the patch to just happen."
"It should be more agile and more flexible when it comes to customization."
"We think that calculations are not working correctly, and there is a need to enter data a couple of times in order to give the correct calculations."
"The product's UI is not very user-friendly."
"It is not updated in real-time. Sometimes it, therefore, is not accurate."
"The solution could have more compact dashboards, such as one finds with Planview."
"The solution's synchronization with Jira Projects should be improved."
"The solution could improve the ease of access could improve. It can be time-consuming."
"Improvements are needed in the technical support process, aiming for a better user experience."
Broadcom Clarity is ranked 2nd in Project Portfolio Management with 136 reviews while Microsoft Project Server is ranked 5th in Project Portfolio Management with 56 reviews. Broadcom Clarity is rated 8.0, while Microsoft Project Server is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Broadcom Clarity writes "A dynamic solution with a lot of great out-of-the-box calculations, but integration with reporting utilities is a bit painful". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Project Server writes "Provides holistic reporting and allows us to keep track of what's going on with projects". Broadcom Clarity is most compared with Microsoft Project, Jira, ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management, Planview Portfolios and Oracle Primavera Portfolio Management, whereas Microsoft Project Server is most compared with Microsoft Project, ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management, Planisware, Oracle Primavera Portfolio Management and Jira. See our Broadcom Clarity vs. Microsoft Project Server report.
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