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Planisware

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Type
  
Private

Area served
  
Worldwide

Services
  
IT services

Industry
  
Information technology

Products
  
Computer software

Revenue
  
$60M (2016) num_employees = 200 (2017)

Planisware is the editor of the Enterprise Project Portfolio Management (EPPM) software solution Planisware V6 (formerly known as OPX2) targeting multiple industries – including energy, medical devices, high-tech, aerospace & defense, chemicals, government, pharmaceutical, and automotive.

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Planisware also refers itself as a Corporate Portfolio Management (CPM) solution, as it has the ability to accommodate, under a unique umbrella, different types of project management from IT project management to new product development. The Planisware solution covers both the project portfolio decision processes and project management operations.

Over the past five years, Planisware has regularly been reviewed by analysts in the project and portfolio management (PPM) space, such as Info-Tech Research Group, Gartner, Forrester Research and the European Business School. These reviews position Planisware as an important actor in the market. Configurability, a Web-based interface and functional breadth of the solution are often referred as the strong points of the Planisware solution.

Functional Scope

Planisware (formerly known as OPX2) is Planisware’s primary software solution for Project Management and Project Portfolio Management. Planisware supports five functional areas:

  • Project and Program Management (cost, resource, planning, suppliers)
  • Project Portfolio Management
  • Idea Management
  • Business Intelligence (roadmapping, simulation, scorecards, data exploration)
  • Collaboration (including document management) and time tracking
  • Product Architecture

    Planisware has a three-tier architecture: a browser on the client side, an application server, and a database. On the client side, Planisware supports any mainstream browser on MS Windows, Linux/UNIX, and Mac platforms, and runs with either a Sun Java plug-in or an Ajax applet. The Planisware application server combines with a classic Web server (IIS and Apache). The database can be either Oracle or SQL Server.

    Markets and Product Reviews

    Planisware’s customer base encompasses various industries, including energy, medical device, high-tech, aerospace & defense, chemicals, government, pharmaceutical and automotive. Planisware targets more specifically:

  • New Product Development and Engineering
  • IT Project and Portfolio Management,
  • Earned Value Management
  • According to several analysts, Planisware strength lies in its highly configurable environment and functional scope breadth.

    Reports from Analyst Firms

    Forrester names Planisware a Leader in Portfolio Management for the Business Technology Agenda, Q1 2015. The Info-Tech Research Group ranked Planisware as a ”Champion” in their Enterprise Project Portfolio Management Vendor Landscape for 2014.

    References

    Planisware Wikipedia