Planview PPM Pro Reviews & Product Details

Planview PPM Pro is a project portfolio management (PPM) software solution that helps PMO teams centralize project portfolios, resources, financials, and reporting in one cloud-based system. It gives PMO leaders, project managers, and resource managers a shared system of record for managing project work end to end, replacing manual, spreadsheet-based tracking and fragmented reporting. Primary users include PMO directors, project managers, resource managers, and CIOs and CFOs who need portfolio-level visibility into project status, resource allocation, and financial performance. PPM Pro supports both traditional waterfall and hybrid project delivery methodologies and applies structured governance to work intake, financial tracking, and portfolio reporting. Main capabilities include: • Portfolio and project management with project templates, health scoring, and automatic status rollups across the full project inventory • Resource management through a centralized Resource Workbench that shows demand versus capacity, supports skills-based matching, and covers both employees and contractors • Financial management with budget, forecast, and actuals tracking at the task, project, and portfolio level, including capitalization (capex/opex) tracking • Structured work intake and request management, with configurable forms, approval workflows, and scoring models that route requests before work begins • Reporting and dashboards with configurable health indicators, calculated fields for custom metrics, and Predictive Portfolio Analysis and What-If Analysis tools for scenario planning PPM Pro connects with Planview AgilePlace and Planview ProjectPlace for organizations running hybrid delivery teams, and integrates with external tools including Jira, Azure DevOps, Cherwell, and Tasktop. Planview Anvi, Planview's AI capability, is being integrated into PPM Pro, including an Anvi Insights Widget for automated portfolio health analysis and an Anvi Chat interface currently available through early access.

Seller

Planview

Discussions

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Languages Supported

English

Solution Type

All-in-One

Overview by

James Lustenader (Director of Customer Marketing at Planview)

Value at a Glance

Averages based on real user reviews.

Time to Implement

5 months

Return on Investment

25 months

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User Insights

Average based on 29 real user reviews.

Implementation Time

5 months

Perceived Cost

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What is Planview PPM Pro, and what problem is it built to solve?

Planview is an end-to-end platform for strategic portfolio management and digital product development. It is built to help business and technology leaders prioritize work, accelerate value delivery, and adapt during business and digital transformations.

What languages does Planview PPM Pro support?

Planview PPM Pro supports 1 language: English.

What company sizes and industries is Planview PPM Pro the best fit for?

Positive experiences cluster in mid-market and enterprise organizations. The industry mix is varied rather than pointing to one dominant sector.

Mid-market: Organizations with 51–1,000 employees.
Enterprise: Organizations with more than 1,000 employees.

How long does it take to implement Planview PPM Pro across a team?

Implementation time varies, but 1–3 months is the most common reported time to go live.

Time to go live	Relative frequency
1–3 months	Most common
3–6 months	Less common
More than 12 months	Less common
6–12 months	Least common

What customer support options does Planview PPM Pro provide, and how do users find the overall support experience?

Support is available through help-desk and live-contact channels, including email and phone, with a knowledge base for self-service. The support experience is mixed: users value knowledgeable, responsive help and the customer community, while configuration and reporting can require extra guidance or training.

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Skyla C.

Marketing Automation Specialist

Banking

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

7/6/2018

"Great tool but needs better reporting tools"

4/5

What do you like best about Planview PPM Pro?

I like Innotas for its robust capabilities. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Planview PPM Pro?

I dislike that the reports that come out of Innotas aren’t print ready. They don’t come straight out of the cloud ready to print for executives looking clean and easy to read. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Yerriswamy S.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

1/13/2018

"IT Project Manager"

3/5

What do you like best about Planview PPM Pro?

The simple User Interface

Project search capability

Task level administration

Assigning resources at the task level for billing purpose

Reporting modules

Projects weight-age by Portfolio Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Planview PPM Pro?

It's not updating the Task level % completion, when we update the individual tasks % completion at the sub levels Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Transportation/Trucking/Railroad

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

1/4/2018

"Efficient tool"

5/5

What do you like best about Planview PPM Pro?

Really easy to use interface. Able to assign tasks to project stakeholders and much better format to track in than a spreadsheet. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Planview PPM Pro?

Not much room for customization beyond the basics. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

4/27/2017

"How is the average rating so high for this product?!?!"

0.5/5

What do you like best about Planview PPM Pro?

I am giving this product a 2 just because of it's potential.

- Like that I can drag tasks to new locations

- Seams to have a lot of features

-I don't think I have ever had any issues with logging in, and the site not been available Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Planview PPM Pro?

I'm writing my review from the perspective of a Project Manager/User working as a consultant for a local city government. I have been using MS Project for many years, and the transition to this product is PAINFUL. I have been using Innotas for about 9 months, but it's not something I enjoy, and so I use it only as much as I have to...in fact, as a PM, I have to continue to use MS Project, otherwise I'd spend way too much time making updates to my Innotas project plan tasks. First off, I dislike the fact that I had to connect to my linked in just to provide a review! Anyway, here are some things I really don't like about your product: - I have tried Chrome (Version 56.0.2924.87) and IE 11 (Version 11.0.9600.18618)..and both have different issues - It's web based, which I generally consider a good thing; however, everything requires a click, and I get the spinning wheel to let me know it's updating...so, any time I'm trying to update my plan, it takes a long time....for every change. I know "long time" is pretty generic, but from a usability aspect, it's just terrible. - Using chrome, my task rows aren't aligned, half the page is lower than the other side; doesn't do that in IE 11. My last and only input for Chrome...there are others, but focusing on IE issue at the moment. -Using IE 11, inserting a new task is cumbersome...click task, right click, insert new task, enter...scroll down (have to scroll again after every entry) to newly inserted task..where did it go, Oh, it inserted my new task somewhere else on the task list...oh good, at least I can click and drag that new task. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Forrest S.

Principal Consultant

Staffing and Recruiting

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

11/2/2016

"Excellent PMO at a great price point"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Planview PPM Pro?

Innotas provides us with the ability to manage our complete portfolio of projects using a cloud-based solution, integrating in our budgeting and actuals for projects with the interface for IT personnel to quickly enter in their hours for the week. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Planview PPM Pro?

It takes a decent amount of time to master the way estimated, budgeted and actual costs are calculated. It all makes sense once you figure it out, but you really have to dig in to get to that point. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Planview PPM Pro:

Don't get caught up in the dashboards at first. Concentrate on the core data related to your key PMO processes. Once you have a solid portfolio of project data in the system, the flashier stuff will follow. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Planview PPM Pro solving and how is that benefiting you?

We were trying to mature our project management processes and standardize the approach to project initiation and financial management. We have definitely taken advantage of the Innotas platform to establish a project initiation workflow and also use the tool to create dashboards for our monthly meetings to review budgets and costs with the executive team. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

1/26/2017

"Great for real time project tracking"

4/5

What do you like best about Planview PPM Pro?

Innotas offers a one stop place to handle project requests from planning to execution with robust reporting and time tracking capabilities to fully understand major KPIs associated with our resource allocation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Planview PPM Pro?

Innotas is quite costly which requires us to limit full functionality to a tight list of users. It makes it very difficult to expand our user base beyond those highly integral to our group. We'd like to be able to expand this out to a greater user base to not only submit project requests but to access some of the reporting options. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Planview PPM Pro:

Innotas comes with a rather large price tag. Consider how you want your processes and this tool to work together. Determine which components are key to your operation and move forward with a plan. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Planview PPM Pro solving and how is that benefiting you?

Like other large organizations, we have a lot of project requests that come through our department. This has allowed us to set up processes to screen projects more efficiently and to determine resource allocation real-time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Lise L.

Senior Program Manager

Airlines/Aviation

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

11/2/2016

"Innotas: Great Value for Portfolio Management"

5/5

What do you like best about Planview PPM Pro?

Innotas is easy to use and provides all the basics (and more) for managing a portfolio of projects. The reporting feature does not require a specific skill set (i.e. Crystal) to run. Recently Innotas has implemented new features that allow Administrators to create different types of projects (i.e. project with various data fields) which has allowed for the solution to be extended at an enterprise level. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Planview PPM Pro?

I would like to see a "read only" license be available that would be free. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Planview PPM Pro solving and how is that benefiting you?

Before Innotas we had over 60 projects that were not captured in a single repository. Creating a single report for project status was painful and time consuming and often done in Excel, over email. With having all our projects in Innotas, we were able to introduce reporting guidelines and schedule and creating a consolidated view which highlights the highest risks project is extremely quick and easy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Higher Education

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

11/11/2016

"Happy with the tool; the rest is on us"

3.5/5

What do you like best about Planview PPM Pro?

The resource workbench is one of my favorite features. I love being able to see/work on multiple resource allocations at a time (instead of having to go into each project individually.

I love the support. This is for me one of the strongest selling points for Innotas. They have proven they are not a vendor who abandons customers after the sale.

I also like the self-service model and the options available for self-administering the system (and improvements being made in that area). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Planview PPM Pro?

User access levels - either I don't understand how they work or the options to create meaningful groups to restrict access does not work well.

The what-if tool is not capable of handling large scenarios.

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Would like to have ...

- more Website log data - who visited which areas of the site

- ability to create new Request forms by copying existing ones (instead of having to recreate from scratch)

- ability to edit directives when creating filters - if I start building a filter and realize it's wrong, I have to delete it and start over - would be nice to be able to change "&" to "or" or "is date range" to correct date range, etc. PS - Filters could also be built on a single screen so you don't have to click next, back, etc.

- end-user-ready communications so that as major changes are announced, we can edit and distribute notifications without a lot of content prep. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Planview PPM Pro:

Plan to have resources dedicated to system administration (there are lots of updates/release notes), end-user training/communication/engagement, and reporting. This is not a system that you can 'set and forget'.

Prepare yourself for the reality that you may set up the system to use certain tools in a certain way and then in a short time realize it doesn't work as you thought.

Regardless of the system you choose, strategize around staff adoption (or transition) and engagement. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Planview PPM Pro solving and how is that benefiting you?

Visibility into the work in progress, work in queue, and resource utilization.

This tool has also caused more conversation (good, bad, heated, calm, etc. :) about related subjects than ever expected Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Software

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

11/2/2016

"Innotas helping us with our Project Management maturity capabilities"

3.5/5

What do you like best about Planview PPM Pro?

With the introduction of Innotas, we moved away from a custom, legacy PPM solution to an industry leader. We have moved away from manual reporting to poor visibility of our portfolio to a solution which captures all this information. With Innotas, we now have a better view on the following:

- Portfolio Management

- Resource Management

- Request Management

- Dashboard and Reporting Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Planview PPM Pro?

The current license model for Innotas is restrictive. My hope is that through the acquisition from PlanView, Innotas will adopt different licensing models Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Planview PPM Pro:

Make sure you understand your requirements for a PPM solution. Innotas is a very good product but there are differences if you are moving from MS Project to Innotas. Make sure you understand what those differences are. Lastly, make sure you get support from our leadership team. Our implementation was successful because our CIO is a firm believer of needing a world class PPM solution. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Planview PPM Pro solving and how is that benefiting you?

Our legacy PPM solution was customized and required extensive administrative overhead to maintain. Ongoing maintenance and support of the system became difficult over time and was not able to scale as me matured in our processes. Additional challenges included

• Project Managers use different tools to manage projects, including MS Project, Excel, and other solutions

• There was no way of having a consolidated view of resource allocation across all projects, viewing resource capacity or forecasting resources availability. This is done manually using spreadsheets.

• The legacy system lacked functionality of a true PPM solution

The benefits realized have been:

- Better visibility of our project portfolio

- Better status reporting which has resulted in reduced work for our PMs

- The ability to capture all requests in one solution vs. in different repositories

- Elimination of manual processes such as capacity planning, forecasting and reporting Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Consumer Goods

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

10/31/2016

"Great Tool"

4/5

What do you like best about Planview PPM Pro?

The reporting and dashboarding capabilities are very robust Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Planview PPM Pro?

Not being able to do effort based planning

Not as user-friendly as MS Project Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Planview PPM Pro:

Innotas is a very robust portfolio management system. The reporting and dashboarding capabilities are great and almost endless. It must be noted that it does not have effort based planning capabilities at project management level.

It is great for companies just establishing their project management office or philosophy.

I would highly recommend cloud hosting since this will save a lot of implementation hassle. The Innotas implementation team did a very good job.

My current account manager does a conference with me once every two weeks and I would say that she is one of the best account managers I have every dealt with. She has been very responsive to our needs Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Planview PPM Pro solving and how is that benefiting you?

Having a single point to document all project related activities. We currently use this tool for all time entry (both project and prod support).

Reporting is a lot easier and I am now able to create dashboards for senior level execs Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.