Vendor Landscape: Project Portfolio Management Software

Author(s): Amanda Fink

Visibility is key for project success: enterprises focused on efficient cost and resource management need greater transparency into and across projects. Many Project Portfolio Management (PPM) solutions exist to assist with prioritization, issue tracking, and collaboration while providing the tools needed to accurately track and record company budgets and resources.

The PPM solutions evaluated in this research note are carefully selected out of the large number available in the market based on a comparison of the following key criteria:

  • PPM functionality.
  • Structured PM features.
  • Collaboration.
  • Resource management.
  • Project analytics and reporting.
  • Usability.

Assess the relative strengths and weaknesses of each solution to find the one best suited for the enterprise


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