We performed a comparison between Microsoft Project Server and Planview AdaptiveWork 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."We are able to know what we are doing, how much we have spent, how much time we've taken, and it tells us how much money is left for the project. It also tells us whether we are below or above our expenditures, whether we are below or above our budget."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is that it is easy to understand and navigate."
"The technical support for Microsoft Project Server and the support is very good. Microsoft support is working very well."
"I like the way you can build the schedule by the Don't Start Before or Don't Start After values. You can use it to build your schedule based on how you change your dates. This is how it actually builds the schedule."
"It's fine to navigate for a layperson."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is that it is stable to use, especially since I work with Microsoft for an extended period."
"In the competitive landscape of project management and portfolio management solutions, Microsoft Project Server stands out significantly."
"The solution's ease of use is its most valuable aspect."
"Clarizen's strength is reporting. Aside from reporting, I also like the ability to create customized workflow and custom actions. The workflow rules are handy. For example, you can create custom fields and dependent picklists."
"I like the project management solution. It's really nice."
"Clarizen Slide Publisher has helped increase transparency and communication with project stakeholders for us."
"The feature that has improved our project planning the most is the ability to create custom workflows, which allows us to automate manual tasks that project managers need to perform. The collaboration feature enhances our team's productivity by allowing individuals to see the impact of their decisions on projects owned and managed by other teams."
"Resource management has room for improvement because it uses a lot of resources."
"The solution's desktop version is not compatible with the MacBook."
"The initial setup was complex."
"When we started using this solution from scratch, we got lost. Microsoft should provide some templates for configurations for certain use cases."
"We are on the on-prem version. The cloud, however, gives more regular updates that we can take advantage of."
"The reporting aspects can be improved, which is one of the reasons why I'm using Qlik Sense. In the older on-prem versions, reporting was lackluster, to say the least. Project Online has a better handle on that. However, we will still be using Qlik Sense. We're also looking at an add-on app from a company called OnePlan that adds some additional functionality where Microsoft is not as clean in its approach for things such as portfolio management and some of the trends analysis."
"The product is difficult to use for complex projects."
"Collaboration within the tool is lacking when you compare it to online or cloud-based tools."
"I felt like the slide publisher isn't that user-friendly. I think it wasn't that easy to use or to figure out because of formatting constraints, or maybe we need to get better at understanding some of its limitations."
"It could be more user-friendly. I think it is too overwhelming, initially, in terms of possibilities and so on."
"If I start customizing too many things, Clarizen tends to get really slow in our environment and especially if I'm tunneled in an environment, like if I'm connected to my VPN."
"One specific area for improvement could be implementing a development environment to test workflows with live production data."
Microsoft Project Server is ranked 5th in Project Portfolio Management with 55 reviews while Planview AdaptiveWork is ranked 21st in Project Management Software with 8 reviews. Microsoft Project Server is rated 7.8, while Planview AdaptiveWork is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Microsoft Project Server writes "Provides holistic reporting and allows us to keep track of what's going on with projects". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Planview AdaptiveWork writes "Has resources management and timesheets but could be more flexible". Microsoft Project Server is most compared with Microsoft Project, ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management, Planisware, Oracle Primavera Portfolio Management and JIRA Portfolio, whereas Planview AdaptiveWork is most compared with Planview PPM Pro, Broadcom Clarity , Jira and Smartsheet. See our Microsoft Project Server vs. Planview AdaptiveWork report.
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