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• Our main objective is providing real software insights, to allow buyers to make informed decisions, based on trustworthy information

• Deep-dive assessments that judge software on functionality/features

• Detailed side-by-side comparisons of all features

• A sensible scoring methodology that is fully disclosed

• No software firm may pay for sponsorship, advertising or scores

• An evidence-based appeals process



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Top-10 Project Management Software Review - Oct. 2023

Our review of Portfolio, Program & Project Management (PPPM) Software takes a deep dive and offers side-by-side comparisons of 28 providers. The full methodology is disclosed: Overall scores, as well as category scores.

  Position   Software   Score/300
1st Adaptive PPM 281
2nd Adobe Workfront 243
3rd Planview 238
4th CoraPPM 219
5th Kantata 217
6th Asana 213
7th Sciforma 208
8th Oracle Primavera 201
9th Celoxis 199
10th Planisware 198

Unbiased Software Reviews: In-depth, unsponsored reviews you can trust

Key PPPM Topics
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Kanban-Controlled

Kanban-C (Kanban-Controlled), part of AdaptivePPPM2.0, is a Patent-Pending Methodology for Workflow Management with Controls.


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Portfolio Management

Splitting large projects into smaller pieces, provides controls over planning, decision-making, monitoring and reporting.


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Planning

Resource planning and allocation ensures skilled resources, materials and equipment are available at the right time.


Budgeting, Scenario Analysis and Prioritization
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Budget Management

Forecasting total expected costs during planning introduces an important project control and sets a baseline for performance measurent.


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Scenario Analysis

Scenario/What-If Analysis is useful in project management and decision-making, as it assesses both positive and negative outcomes.


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Prioritization

Prioritization is a core component of strategic management as it helps allocate time, funding and staff to the most important areas.


Single Source of Truth, Documents and Communication
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Single Source of Truth

When all teams access the same data, it is easier to collaborate, provide quotes, view margins and historical bid data and create BI reports.


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Documents

Consider how files are: Organized with folders filters and tags, shared, stored, archived, as well as permission-based access and audit trails.


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Communication

Effective Project Management relies on collaboration and communication to share ideas and solutions amongst team members and stakeholders.


Risk, Dependencies & Audit Trails
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Risk Management

Gain a clear understanding of applying a RAID framework: Risks, Assumptions, Issues and Decisions, to portfolio and project management.


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Portfolio Dependencies

Learn why portfolio and project dependencies are crucial to the success of large, medium-sized or complex projects, programs and portfolios.


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Audit Trails

Understand the business rationale for Audit Trails: Their purpose and benefit, as well as the risks of running any system without them.