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web based cross-platform solution. It provides integration of portfolio, project, resource and document management and is completely configurable. The current software version is Sciforma 7.1. This version adds Single sign-on and an

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database. 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. PSNext, first released in 2004, is the successor of Project Scheduler, developed by Sciforma since 1982. Clients from different industries use Sciforma such as Societe de Transport de Montreal, Netgear, Boeing and Zodiac Aerospace.

Features and Methodologies

Features of Sciforma include: *Project Management *Portfolio Management *Resource Management *Cost Management *Risk Management *Document Management *Time Reporting *Capacity Planning *Demand Management *Program Management *Work Management Some of the methodologies included in Sciforma are:

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, CCPM, Agile, Phase-Gate and

PRINCE2 PRINCE2 (PRojects IN Controlled Environments) is a structured project management method and practitioner certification programme. PRINCE2 emphasises dividing projects into manageable and controllable stages. It is adopted in many countries wor ...

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 and 2010, Sciforma was rated as a “visionary” by

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’s Magic Quadrant for IT Project and Portfolio Management. In 2012, Sciforma received “Positive Rating” from

in the MarketScope for Project and Portfolio Management Applications. The Info-Tech Research Group ranked Sciforma as an” innovator” and designated them for their “Value Award” in their Enterprise Project Portfolio Management Vendor Landscape for 2014. In 2015, Sciforma received “Challengers Rating” from

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References

External links

Sciforma
official site
Gartner analysis (2006)PMI Belgium reviewBARC Project Management Study
Project management software Collaborative software