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 Los Gatos, 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 5 languages: English, French, German, Spanish and Japanese.^[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.^[11]

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.^[12]

Chronology of Versions

March 2015 - Sciforma 7.0
September 2013 - Sciforma 6.0
June 2012 - Sciforma 5.0
January 2009 - PSNext 3.0
June 2006 - PSNext 2.0
March 2004 - PSNext 1.0

Reports from Analyst Firms

In 2009 ^[13] and 2010,^[14] 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.^[15]

The Info-Tech Research Group ranked Sciforma as an” innovator” ^[16] and designated them for their “Value Award” in their Enterprise Project Portfolio Management Vendor Landscape for 2014.^[17]

In 2015, Sciforma received “Challengers Rating” from Gartner in the Magic Quadrant for IT Project and Portfolio Management Software Applications, Worldwide.^[18]

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