Senthil SPM III| GGS Information Services IncChennai, Tamil Nadu, India
What do you think is the topmost criteria when it comes to selecting a PM software/package ? I know it is difficult to just quote one but I would be interested in the one thing that tops your list.
For me, it would be "Ease of scheduling". What about you ? Saving Changes...
Vladimir LiberzonR&D Director| Spider Project TeamMoscow, Russian Federation
I think that the quality of the schedules is much more valuable. Saving Changes...
Lakeisha DoylePM ConsultantSterling Heights, Mi, United States
User flexibility for data entry, dashboard, and reporting Saving Changes...
Luis BrancoCEO| Business Insight, Consultores de Gestão, LdªCarcavelos, Lisboa, Portugal
Dear Senthil
Interesting your question
Thanks for sharing
I think the ease of preparing the schedule and then the project monitoring, that is, as Lakeisha said "user flexibility for data entry, dashboard, and reporting" Saving Changes...
Drew CraigSr. Agile & Product Coach| VanguardPhiladelphia, Pa, United States
The top criteria would be that the chosen solution satisfies the needs/gaps of the organization. Those requirements would be prioritized to help with the decision process since no tool will satisfy every need.
Some independent considerations:
Integrations
Infrastructure
OOTB functionality vs. functionality through add-ons Saving Changes...
Great Question! My company is currently going through this process right now. I believe one should consider the user friendliness, interactive dashboard and the ease to generate and update schedule. Saving Changes...
Anton OosthuizenSenior Business Analyst / Project Manager| Self EmployedPretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
It is dangerous to get fixated on top criteria in isolation. I prefer to use a balanced scorecard approach where criteria are grouped into different evaluation areas such as function, usability, technical alignment, vendor viability, and TCO. So a better question would be what top criteria for functionality or usability be. Your selected platform won't be much use if you focus on only satisfying top criteria that might be functional but there is no technical alignment or vendor viability. Saving Changes...
Greg FabianRetired IT Project/Program Manager and Technology Strategist| RetiredFairfax Station, Va, United States
It depends on what's important to your stakeholders. You have to define the solution scope first and then the use cases fitting within the scope along with their priorities (Must/Should/Could/Would or Won't). You'll also have non-functional requirements like cost, vendor stability, delivery mechanism, etc., that should also be prioritized. Saving Changes...
Meeting user requirements. A good score on the "must haves" as well as hitting as many of the "nice to haves". Additionally, ease of use - not having confusing features that might cause users to need help on a recurring basis. Saving Changes...
Deepesh RammoorthyICT Project Manager ( PMP®AgilePM®Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM®))| Australian Red Cross Blood ServiceTarneit, Vic, Australia
Cloud Based with minimum management overheads of backups, hardware , maintenance cycles. Feature rich Ability to import schedules from MS project and export to MS project MS Office and PDF Integration Integration with reporting tools like Hyperion and Cognos Integration with the Organization's identity solution - for Single Sign on and Identity Management Reporting and Dashboard capabilities - configurable, intuitive, easy to use. Ability to share/collaborate using the tool Saving Changes...
Rahul PatekarProject Manager| XebriumCa, United States
There are several things to consider while selecting a project management software.
1) Ease of integration - Check if it integrates with Slack or Zapier. Integration with Zapier will allow you to connect/import/export your data seamlessly. You can use Slack if the tool doesn't have any internal discussion module.
2) Data Portability - Whether the product is able to migrate your data from one PM tool to another.
3) Simple and easy UI - The most successful PM tools have a simple and seamless UI that allows you to easily navigate between different projects
4) Internal and external stakeholder management - This might be a crucial for B2B project management. Saving Changes...
