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Project Portfolio Management Articles

Field notes on running project portfolios. Written for PMO leads, portfolio managers, and the program teams who turn a list of projects into delivered outcomes.

PPM

Clarizen Pricing and Cost for Planview AdaptiveWork Licenses

Clarizen pricing after the Planview acquisition: what AdaptiveWork licenses cost according to buyers, the legacy Enterprise and Unlimited editions, implementation fees, a worked first-year budget, and the alternatives that publish their prices.

PPM

Planview PPM Pro Alternatives and Pricing

Planview PPM Pro alternatives and pricing for mid-market PMOs: what the former Innotas costs, the three choices at renewal (renew, move up to Planview Portfolios, or leave), and the tools worth a demo, compared by fit and price model.

PPM

Clarity PPM vs Planisware Comparison for Enterprise Buyers

Clarity PPM vs Planisware for enterprise buyers: Broadcom Clarity fits IT portfolios run with finance, Planisware fits product and R&D pipelines run through phase gates. How they differ on ownership, features, cost and rollout, and how to test both on your own data.

Portfolio Management

ITONICS Alternatives and Pricing for Innovation Portfolios

ITONICS alternatives for innovation portfolio management: how ITONICS pricing and plans work, what drives the quote, and when Planview IdeaPlace, Wellspring Accolade, Planisware or a lighter portfolio scoring tool is the better buy.

Resource management

Saviom Alternatives and Saviom Pricing for Resource Planning

Saviom alternatives for enterprise resource management: how Saviom pricing works, what drives the quote, and when Tempus Resource, Meisterplan, Planview, Epicflow or a lighter capacity tool is the better buy.

PPM

Sopheon Accolade Alternatives and Accolade Software Pricing

Sopheon Accolade alternatives for R&D and NPD portfolio teams: what Accolade covers, who owns it since the 2024 Wellspring deal, how Accolade software is priced, and when Planisware, Planview, ITONICS or a lighter gate and scoring tool is the better buy.

PPM

Kiplot Alternatives and Pricing Compared with Planview

Kiplot alternatives for PMOs and portfolio finance teams: what the London-based SPM platform covers, how its Core, Enterprise and Enterprise+ plans are priced, Kiplot vs Planview, and when a lighter tool is the better buy.

PPM

Microsoft PPM and Project Portfolio Management Pricing

Microsoft PPM options after Project Online, priced for a US PMO: Planner Plan 1, Plan 3 and Plan 5, Project Server, and the portfolio add-ons that sit on Microsoft 365, with a worked cost example.

PPM

Tempo Structure Alternatives for Jira Portfolio Management

Tempo Structure alternatives for Jira PMOs: what Structure by Tempo does, how its Marketplace pricing scales with your Jira user tier, when Jira Plans or BigPicture replaces it, and where portfolio decisions need a separate layer.

PPM

monday.com Portfolio Management and What Enterprise Costs

monday.com portfolio management evaluated for PMO buyers: the Enterprise-only Portfolio solution, its project and item limits, what the team costs on Pro before the upgrade, where it falls short on prioritization and capacity, and how to decide.

PPM

Asana Portfolios for Project Portfolio Management

Asana Portfolios evaluated for PMO buyers: what it tracks, which plan includes it, what the upgrade costs on a 60 person team, where it falls short on prioritization and capacity, and how to decide before you upgrade.

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