Sciforma

Sciforma
Developer(s) Sciforma
Stable release
7.0 / 2015
Operating system Cross-platform
Type Project management software
License Proprietary EULA
Website www.sciforma.com

Sciforma, previously named PSNext, is an enterprise Project and Portfolio Management (PPM) software developed by Sciforma Corporation.[1] Sciforma Corporation is an American software company based in San Jose, California. It is a Java web based cross-platform solution. It provides integration of portfolio, project, resource and document management[2] and is completely configurable.[3] The current software version is Sciforma 7.0.[4] This version adds Single sign-on and an HTML5 interface enabling access from mobile devices or thin clients.[5]

It runs on a Tomcat, WAS, Weblogic or JBoss application server with a PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, DB2 or Oracle database.[6]

Sciforma has offices in France, Germany, UK, Australia and Japan and distributors in several other countries. The software is available in 7 languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Japanese, Hebrew and Polish.[7]

PSNext, first released in 2004, is the successor of Project Scheduler, developed by Sciforma since 1982.[8]

Clients from different industries use Sciforma such as Societe de Transport de Montreal,[9] Netgear,[10] Boeing and Zodiac Aerospace.

Features and Methodologies

Features of Sciforma include:

  • Project Management
  • Portfolio Management
  • Resource Management
  • Cost Management
  • Issues Management
  • Document Management
  • Time Reporting
  • Capacity Planning
  • Demand Management

Some of the methodologies included in Sciforma are: PMBOK, CCPM, Agile, Phase-Gate and PRINCE2.[11]

Chronology of Versions

  • January 2018 - Sciforma 7.1
  • March 2015 - Sciforma 7.0
  • September 2013 - Sciforma 6.0
  • June 2012 - Sciforma 5.0
  • September 2011 - Sciforma 4.0
  • January 2009 - PSNext 3.0
  • June 2006 - PSNext 2.0
  • March 2004 - PSNext 1.0

Reports from Analyst Firms

In 2009 [12] and 2010,[13] Sciforma was rated as a “visionary” by Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for IT Project and Portfolio Management.

In 2012, Sciforma received “Positive Rating” from Gartner in the MarketScope for Project and Portfolio Management Applications.[14]

The Info-Tech Research Group ranked Sciforma as an” innovator” [15] and designated them for their “Value Award” in their Enterprise Project Portfolio Management Vendor Landscape for 2014.[16]

In 2015, Sciforma received “Challengers Rating” from Gartner in the Magic Quadrant for IT Project and Portfolio Management Software Applications, Worldwide.[17]

References

  1. ↑ Sciforma. "Sciforma: Leading Project & Portfolio Management Software-Sciforma-USA".
  2. ↑ http://www.gantthead.com/content/tools/140155.cfm#Options Archived 2009-08-02 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ "Sciforma Reveals Version 7".
  4. ↑ Sciforma. "Features Overview - Sciforma Project Management Software-Sciforma-USA".
  5. ↑ "Sciforma 6.0 Brings HTML5 Architecture".
  6. ↑ Sciforma System Requirements Archived 2011-09-12 at the Wayback Machine.
  7. ↑ Sciforma. "Sciforma: Leading Project & Portfolio Management Software-Sciforma-USA".
  8. ↑ {{cite web|url=http://www.sciforma.com/en-us/page?id=229%7Ctitle=About Sciforma - Innovative project and portfolio management software-Sciforma-USA|first=|last=Sciforma|publisher=}}
  9. ↑ https://www.reuters.com/article/idUS185481+19-Jul-2011+MW20110719
  10. ↑ http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUS217721+01-Feb-2012+MW20120201 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine.
  11. ↑ "Sciforma Project and Portfolio Management Software - Project Management Best Software".
  12. ↑ "Magic Quadrant for IT Project and Portfolio Management".
  13. ↑ Gartner- Magic Quadrant for IT Project and Portfolio Management 2010.
  14. ↑ Reuters- Sciforma 4.0 Software Earns "Positive" Rating by Leading Analyst Firm.
  15. ↑ "Vendor Landscape: Enterprise Project Portfolio Management".
  16. ↑ "Sciforma Receives Value Award From the Info-Tech Research Group".
  17. ↑ "Gartner Reprint".
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