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Technology Process Analyst at a tech vendor with 201-500 employees
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It has quickly become our go-to for managing all documentation related to IPCM
Pros and Cons
  • "The record linking shows us all of the changes that were implemented during that release, what clients were affected, related incidents and problem records, and important documentation that occurred along the way."
  • "The setup was somewhat complex as it seemed there were three ways to do the same thing."

What is our primary use case?

BMC Remedyforce is our incident/problem/change management system which manages all client reported issues full circle from the first call incident reporting, managing identified problems, and tracking and approval for all changes going into our production systems. We also use Remedyforce Self Service as our primary (internal) support ticketing system.

How has it helped my organization?

Prior to Remedyforce, our company did not have a software package to manage all items related to issues and changes happening in our production environments. Along with a new Change Management Policy, Remedyforce quickly became our go-to for managing all documentation related to IPCM.

What is most valuable?

There are many advantages that we have found with Remedyforce, one of which is the record linking functionality. This allows us to look back at (for example) a previous release of our software to view everything that happened during that release. The record linking shows us all of the changes that were implemented during that release, what clients were affected, related incidents and problem records, and important documentation that occurred along the way.

What needs improvement?

In the background, there are limitations with what the automation can/cannot do (i.e., flows will error after looping through a 100 records). With a complex system that contains sometimes 100s of linking records, this causes issues with current workflows that we wish were not limited.  

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For how long have I used the solution?

One to three years.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

No.  

How was the initial setup?

Personally, I thought the setup was somewhat complex. That may be due to our company's various workflows that we needed to take into consideration, but it seems that between *Flows *Process Builder and *Validation Rules", they were tough for us to wrap our heads around as it seemed there were three ways to do the same thing.  

What about the implementation team?

Both. We had a consultant work with our project team on the build and implementation. Our in-house expert knew more than our consultant did, which got to be very frustrating when the consultant would not listen to our suggestions (he didn't listen very well).

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

BMC Remedyforce is extremely reasonable when talking about licensing costs.  For an entire IPCM system and Self Service ticketing system, you can't get much better.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

If our company did, I was not employed here at that time.

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it_user815769Works at a tech company with 51-200 employees
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I'm a fan, and it's getting better every year.

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RemedyForce Administrator at a retailer
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Remedyforce has greatly improved our company's ability to accurately track and create new records
Pros and Cons
  • "Remedyforce has greatly improved our company's ability to accurately track and create new records."
  • "Our staff is able to quickly jump into Remedyforce and understand the tool with minimal training."

    What is our primary use case?

    Remedyforce is our company's incident, change, problem, and release management platform. 

    How has it helped my organization?

    Remedyforce has greatly improved our company's ability to accurately track and create new records. Incidents can be opened in the console, through email, and from the Self Service Portal. 

    What is most valuable?

    The console offers a clean UI for managing records and maintaining a history for each record. We find our staff is able to quickly jump into Remedyforce and understand the tool with minimal training. 

    What needs improvement?

    The tool is not missing any major features. A customer could benefit from additional Service Portal development.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    Three to five years.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    No issues. Uptime is very strong.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    No issues.

    Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

    Our company had previously used BMC Remedy 7, and it had became very outdated. It was also unfriendly to customize. 

    What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

    The cost may be higher, but it is backed up by the great product and superb customer service. Licensing should be reviewed and understood before making the purchase.

    Which other solutions did I evaluate?

    We looked at the latest version of on-premise Remedy

    What other advice do I have?

    Make sure BMC Remedyforce offers what you are looking for, and if it does, I highly recommend it to companies looking for a great ITSM tool. 

    Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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    Chief Technology Officer at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
    Real User
    Good reporting capability but it is difficult to customize
    Pros and Cons
    • "The reporting is very good and you can do incident matching."
    • "The ease of customization needs improvement."

    What is our primary use case?

    We are using this solution to track incident management, problem management, and change management.

    What is most valuable?

    BMC Remedyforce is quite powerful. 

    The reporting is very good and you can do incident matching.

    What needs improvement?

    The ease of customization needs improvement. From an administrator's point of view, it is difficult to customize and could be simplified. 

    For how long have I used the solution?

    We have been using BMC Remedyforce on and off for about 20 years.

    What other advice do I have?

    Remedyforce is a product that I can recommend to others.

    I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.

    Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

    Hybrid Cloud
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    Jr Software Consultant at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
    Consultant
    Good knowledge base and ticketing system but technical support needs improvement
    Pros and Cons
    • "The knowledge base is the solution's most valuable aspect. All of the knowledge we need is right at our fingertips."
    • "The solution's technical support is in need of a lot of improvement."

    What is our primary use case?

    We primarily use the product for our banking solution. I use it as a way for customers to open their tickets and resolve problems that are related to their banking, both internal and external.

    What is most valuable?

    The knowledge base is the solution's most valuable aspect. All of the knowledge we need is right at our fingertips.

    The solution offers the best ticketing incident regiment as well.

    What needs improvement?

    The solution's technical support is in need of a lot of improvement.

    The pricing of the solution is quite high. It would be ideal if they could adjust it to make it more affordable. The fees on our management engine, in particular, are high.

    The solution needs to have more documentation.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I've only been using the solution for about five months.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    Although the solution is still quite new for me, I have noticed that it contains a few glitches and bugs, so I wouldn't say it is 100% stable.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    I've found the solution to be scalable. I don't think an organization would have trouble scaling.

    There are two or three other people using the solution in my organization, so there are three companies that currently use Remedyforce.

    How are customer service and technical support?

    We've dealt with technical support in the past and have not been satisfied with the level of service that was provided to us.

    How was the initial setup?

    The initial setup isn't straightforward or complex. It's quite ordinary. it's what you would expect.

    I can't recall how long it took to install the solution or deploy it. I believe it took a couple of weeks. We spent a lot of time with some on-premises work.

    What about the implementation team?

    We used a supporting consultant that helped us implement the solution at our organization.

    What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

    The solution is costly. I'm not sure of the exact costs, however. I'm sure that the solution is more expensive than competitors such as ManageEngine.

    Which other solutions did I evaluate?

    I'm unsure if we evaluated another solution before choosing this one.

    What other advice do I have?

    I'd warn others that when it comes to implementing Remedyforce, they should be aware there may be fees involved.

    I'd rate the solution seven out of ten. If they had better documentation and better technical support, I would rate them higher.

    Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

    Public Cloud
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    Consultant at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
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    Efficient in calculating the performance of services provided
    Pros and Cons
    • "ITIL best practices and smart practices are efficient in calculating the performance of services provided."
    • "There should be some tool to move SRD and SLA from the sandbox to production."

    What is our primary use case?

    We are using BMC Remedyforce for IT, as well as for the HR service desk of our company for the last two years, effectively.

    How has it helped my organization?

    ITIL best practices and smart practices are efficient in calculating the performance of services provided. 

    What is most valuable?

    • Incident management
    • Change management
    • Service request management
    • CMDB
    • Configuration management
    • Dashboards
    • Analytics
    • Chat

    What needs improvement?

    • There should be filtered criteria, like workflow rules, in service request conditions.
    • There should be some tool to move SRD and SLA from the sandbox to production.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    One to three years.
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    Principal Solutions Architect at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
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    Stable with good performance and support, but the CSM features need to be improved
    Pros and Cons
    • "The feature that we like best is the stability of the product."
    • "The customer service management (CSM) features are in need of improvement."

    What is our primary use case?

    We use Remedyforce for our IT helpdesk. For our internal users, it keeps track of incidents.

    We are also a system integrator and this is one of the products that we implement for our clients.

    What is most valuable?

    The feature that we like best is the stability of the product.

    The performance is good.

    What needs improvement?

    The customer service management (CSM) features are in need of improvement.

    I would like to have a cloud-based service portal.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I have been working with BMC Remedyforce for seven years.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    The stability is very good.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    Remedyforce is pretty much scalable. We have about 4,000 employees who use it in our organization.

    How are customer service and technical support?

    We have a premium support contract and it has been good for us. Whenever we raise an issue, they are responsive and help us.

    Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

    We did use a different solution prior to BMC Remedyforce, but we switched because it wasn't easily customizable and we had trouble onboarding it. Basically, Remedyforce is a more powerful product.

    How was the initial setup?

    The installation is easy. However, configuring the tool around the processes can be complex.

    What about the implementation team?

    We have our own team of technicians who took care of the implementation, deployment, and maintenance. Five people were required to complete the deployment, while maintenance is handled by three. 

    Which other solutions did I evaluate?

    We are currently looking to upgrade our environment to a SaaS-based solution. The replacement for this solution, BMC Helix, is one that we are trying.

    What other advice do I have?

    This product has now been deprecated and is no longer available for sale, so I cannot recommend that other people use it. They have been offering the smaller BMC Helix and we are currently evaluating that as a replacement.

    I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.

    Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

    On-premises
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    OS3 Product Development Lead at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
    Real User
    Top 20
    A stable application developed for telecommunications companies
    Pros and Cons
    • "It's a stable solution."
    • "They need to include more high-end technology, different languages, the kinds of things not yet included in the product."

    What is our primary use case?

    Since it's a built application based on Remedy, we use it for Telcos. It's an application developed for telecommunications companies.

    What needs improvement?

    They're only just beginning to use less API now on version 19.08, and they need to include more high-end technology, different languages, the kinds of things they haven't yet included in the product that could improve it. 

    Additional features they could include would be to improve the content with better technologies, higher-end technologies, that kind of thing. The interface could be improved, I'd want the developers to work on that as it would allow more flexibility.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    It is stable. 

    How are customer service and technical support?

    Customer support is fine. 

    What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

    The cost is quite high but since they are one of the big four companies for this type of development platform, I think the price is okay. But I'm not the right person to talk because I'm not a CEO.

    What other advice do I have?

    I would rate this product an eight out of 10. 

    Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

    On-premises
    Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: partner
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