Clarizen, Try It You Will Love It!
- Easy to track time in projects and see what is going on from a high level.
Cons
- I'm not completely satisfied with the reporting. I have access to the Excel plug-in, but system users run ad-hoc reports directly in Clarizen. The issue is that the tables are not relational. For example, if someone wants to run a project comparing project variables to timesheets, they have to build pivot tables which is daunting for many users. Ideally, we would have a company wide reporting infrastructure that we could use in conjunction with Clarizen and we are starting to look into acquiring an appropriate data analytics / visualization tool.
- The Clarizen system comes with some pre-set flags that are based on industry benchmarks. While these can be useful, they do not always apply, and I wish we could turn them or at least modify them to meet our own criteria. For example, red flags sometimes get generated if a budget is off track or a project is a day late. But these are often not real issues and we would like to be able to clear the red flags or set our own thresholds.
- We were able to sail through our audits with ease and quick resolve based on having all the information in one place - in Clarizen.
- Project Management.
- Portfolio Management.
- Time Tracking.
There were many different reasons why we chose Clarizen but ease of use, functionality and price and adaptability were our top reasons.
- Implemented in-house
- Online training
- Self-taught
- An, as yet, unnamed reporting tool. We are looking at purchasing a company wide analytics / reporting tool which we would plug into multiple data sources (Cisco, Mozy, NexCom Mobility) including Clarizen.