We performed a comparison between OpenText Project and portfolio Management and Zoho Projects based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Project Management Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."I like the automated calculations, especially on the resource side. When project managers enter their resource requirements into their staffing profiles, they are automatically translated into labor forecast calculations. PPM automates a significant portion of the forecast calculations. Timesheets are also built-in. We automatically process time sheets and bill them accordingly."
"Recent Program Management lifecycle, Program Management aggregation views due to interactive UI (selection of risks, issues, and changes in Program Overview) and “flash look & feel" of this functional chunk, which is different in comparison to other parts of HPE PPM."
"The data provided by PPM is trusted and is available almost immediately; without trusted data there is very less scope of any tool to be successful."
"Micro Focus PPM is flexible and easy to use. It's simple to customize and configure workflows."
"There are so many different pieces of functionality, and we use almost every single piece from deployment to demand, project, resource, and time management."
"The portfolio management and the resource management are the key features."
"Resource management: The resource management module is very complete and covers most of the time all needs of customers."
"I like the ease of customization from an admin perspective. I'm really excited about some of the things that are coming in version 10.0.3 as far as what admins are able to do."
"While integrating a voice solution with Zoho Projects, the focus was on creating a unified interface for voice and customer engagement across various platforms like Facebook, social media, and emails. The primary goal was to seamlessly merge the two platforms into a single interface. To achieve this, we engaged in API integrations and worked on aspects such as initializing, authentication, and access control."
"The product can be seamlessly integrated into our CRM."
"We can customize the tool."
"The product is very easy to understand."
"We can integrate Zoho Projects with Zoho CRM."
"Zoho Projects is very flexible and user-friendly."
"We use the tool for our core business project. If we have a new site coming up, there are many milestones that need to be checked. The solution helps to ensure consistency."
"The most valuable feature of Zoho Projects is all integrated into one. We don't have to start using multiple tools, such as Projects, CRM, Marketing, Automation, Finance, and setting up Meetings. It's all in one solution. I don't have to go to multiple different platforms to have all the features I need."
"Sometimes features in PPM don't work as expected, or our users request a new feature. Typically, our partner vendor can deploy those changes. But there have been a few instances when we had to raise it with Micro Focus because it's beyond the ability of our partner vendor. When we raise the issue with Micro Focus, it sometimes takes time because it needs support from other customers using PPM, not just our bank. It goes through a voting system. Other customers need to vote for the feature. The features that get the most votes will possibly be added."
"Portfolio scenarios: This is a very powerful feature. However, it’s limited to analyses."
"Reporting; need to be able to provide fancy reporting out of PPM, way it is done in OBIEE etc."
"The user interface is very, very old and is missing some functions, such as, for example, re-do, follow, and share functions. The UI is not good."
"Currently, HPE PPM does not allow “Project” approval, but only simple “Demand Request” approval (mobility)."
"User interface continues to be poor. The product does not have a similar view in the different modules, e.g., staffing vs financial management, it looks like you are working with a different product and it is not easy to use or intuitive."
"We constantly put in requests for some of the things we need. One of those is being able to export just our standard request type to PDF."
"I was not involved in the initial setup. I know that the project involved a lot of consulting that took a long time."
"The only room for improvement over here is a feature related to the trend, like AI-related things that we can expect need to be introduced."
"It is not easy to drag and drop a task from one person to the other. I think the resolution for the issue is work in progress. The product's stability can be improved."
"If given the opportunity, I would focus on improving automation within Zoho Projects. While attempting to integrate with other platforms, users often encounter errors. The integration capabilities of Zoho Projects could be enhanced. Currently, the integration options are categorized as either easy or customized, with the latter requiring deluge code, which might pose challenges due to its lesser-known usage."
"The tool should add live chat, live call, and live meeting features where clients can communicate."
"Its template management feature could be easier to use."
"We'd like to have milestone features."
"Sometimes the solution does not work."
"The solution should improve on integration and customization."
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OpenText Project and portfolio Management is ranked 10th in Project Portfolio Management with 24 reviews while Zoho Projects is ranked 14th in Project Management Software with 14 reviews. OpenText Project and portfolio Management is rated 7.8, while Zoho Projects is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of OpenText Project and portfolio Management writes "Gives management a cohesive place for tracking business strategies and goals, but cosmetic aspects need work". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Zoho Projects writes "A scalable solution with great features that enable efficient collaboration". OpenText Project and portfolio Management is most compared with Jira, Planview PPM Pro, Smartsheet, ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management and Teamwork , whereas Zoho Projects is most compared with Trello and monday.com. See our OpenText Project and portfolio Management vs. Zoho Projects report.
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