CA Clarity PPM
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CA Clarity PPM is a project portfolio management
software solution developed and sold by CA Technologies. It is primarily used by large enterprises across all industries to help manage projects, products, and services.
CA Clarity PPM has a strong presence in the IT Governance, New Product Development
, Professional Services Automation
, and US Federal
markets. Clarity is also being used for Cloud Governance, an extension of the concept of IT Governance that includes the larger supply chain that CIOs must now manage.
Niku Corporation was acquired by CA Technologies in 2005 for $350 Million.
Since the acquisition, CA Technologies has invested in the Clarity PPM business with over 500 employees dedicated to the solution. There are currently over 1300 Clarity customers. CA Clarity PPM 12.1 is the current release.
- CA Clarity PPM for ITG
- CA Clarity PPM for New Product Development
- CA Clarity PPM for US Federal
- CA Clarity PPM for PSA
- Portfolio Management - allows organizations to align resources and investments with corporate goals.
- Project Management - provides full project management functionality and best practice methodologies.
- Resource Management - helps plan and manage resource capacity and balance it against work demand.
- Demand Management - provides a holistic view of all demand points, including project work, services work, and incident-driven requests, making it possible to optimally balance them.
- Project Financial Management - captures, costs, and accounts for all project transactions, regardless of where they originate. Also includes chargeback functionality.
- Process Management - allows business processes to be automated and managed as a unified whole, enabling organizations to optimize their processes and standardize them across their organization.
Vision Products
In 2009, CA Technologies partnered with Salesforce.com
to create applications on the force.com platform. These products provide complimentary functionality to the CA Clarity PPM product and are only available on demand (SaaS
). Some are also available as standalone products in the Salesforce.com
AppExchange.
- CA Idea Vision - Idea Management product that allows organizations to capture and discuss new ideas across customer, partner and employee bases.
- CA Agile Vision - Agile planning tool that integrates with CA Clarity PPM. Currently the only solution that allows organizations to have visibility into both Agile and traditional Waterfall projects in one solution. Includes integration with JIRA
and HP Quality Center Integration.
- CA Product Vision - Product requirements product that allows organizations to capture, plan and manage requirements as part of a project.
- Voted "Best Vendor" and "Best Solution" for its Clarity PPM system at the 2005 Gartner Project and Portfolio Management (PPM) Summit Europe. This was the fourth consecutive PPM Summit "Best Vendor" award for Clarity PPM
- A Leader in the Forrester
Wave: Project and Portfolio Management, 2006-2009
- Project Portfolio Management Summit, Innovation Award - 2008, 2009
Project Portfolio Management
Project portfolio management is a term used by project managers and project management organizations, , to describe methods for analyzing and collectively managing a group of current or proposed projects based on numerous key characteristics...
software solution developed and sold by CA Technologies. It is primarily used by large enterprises across all industries to help manage projects, products, and services.
CA Clarity PPM has a strong presence in the IT Governance, New Product Development
New product development
In business and engineering, new product development is the term used to describe the complete process of bringing a new product to market. A product is a set of benefits offered for exchange and can be tangible or intangible...
, Professional Services Automation
Professional services automation software
Professional Services Automation is software designed to assist professionals, such as IT consultants, with project management and resource management for client projects...
, and US Federal
Federal government of the United States
The federal government of the United States is the national government of the constitutional republic of fifty states that is the United States of America. The federal government comprises three distinct branches of government: a legislative, an executive and a judiciary. These branches and...
markets. Clarity is also being used for Cloud Governance, an extension of the concept of IT Governance that includes the larger supply chain that CIOs must now manage.
History
Clarity PPM was first released as Clarity 7.0 in March 2004 by Niku Corporation. Prior to this date, Niku's PPM solution was composed of multiple products including eNiku, cNiku, and ABT. Niku was founded in 1997 and was headquartered in Redwood City, CA.Niku Corporation was acquired by CA Technologies in 2005 for $350 Million.
Since the acquisition, CA Technologies has invested in the Clarity PPM business with over 500 employees dedicated to the solution. There are currently over 1300 Clarity customers. CA Clarity PPM 12.1 is the current release.
Solutions
CA Clarity PPM is sold as a solution:- CA Clarity PPM for ITG
- CA Clarity PPM for New Product Development
- CA Clarity PPM for US Federal
- CA Clarity PPM for PSA
Features
Core Functionality- Portfolio Management - allows organizations to align resources and investments with corporate goals.
- Project Management - provides full project management functionality and best practice methodologies.
- Resource Management - helps plan and manage resource capacity and balance it against work demand.
- Demand Management - provides a holistic view of all demand points, including project work, services work, and incident-driven requests, making it possible to optimally balance them.
- Project Financial Management - captures, costs, and accounts for all project transactions, regardless of where they originate. Also includes chargeback functionality.
- Process Management - allows business processes to be automated and managed as a unified whole, enabling organizations to optimize their processes and standardize them across their organization.
Vision Products
In 2009, CA Technologies partnered with Salesforce.com
Salesforce.com
Salesforce.com is an enterprise cloud computing company headquartered in San Francisco that distributes business software on a subscription basis. Salesforce.com hosts the applications off-site...
to create applications on the force.com platform. These products provide complimentary functionality to the CA Clarity PPM product and are only available on demand (SaaS
Saas
SAAS is an abbreviation for* Social Accountability Accreditation Services* Software as a service * Student Awards Agency for Scotland* Seattle Academy of Arts and Sciences* South Australian Ambulance Service...
). Some are also available as standalone products in the Salesforce.com
Salesforce.com
Salesforce.com is an enterprise cloud computing company headquartered in San Francisco that distributes business software on a subscription basis. Salesforce.com hosts the applications off-site...
AppExchange.
- CA Idea Vision - Idea Management product that allows organizations to capture and discuss new ideas across customer, partner and employee bases.
- CA Agile Vision - Agile planning tool that integrates with CA Clarity PPM. Currently the only solution that allows organizations to have visibility into both Agile and traditional Waterfall projects in one solution. Includes integration with JIRA
JIRA
Jira may refer to:* JIRA, software-engineering package* Journal of Iranian Research and Analysis* Jira, also known as Zilla, fictional character* Jira * Jira...
and HP Quality Center Integration.
- CA Product Vision - Product requirements product that allows organizations to capture, plan and manage requirements as part of a project.
Awards
- A Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for IT PPM, 2000-2010- Voted "Best Vendor" and "Best Solution" for its Clarity PPM system at the 2005 Gartner Project and Portfolio Management (PPM) Summit Europe. This was the fourth consecutive PPM Summit "Best Vendor" award for Clarity PPM
- A Leader in the Forrester
Forrester Research
Forrester Research is an independent technology and market research company that provides its clients with advice about technology's impact on business and consumers. Forrester Research has five research centers in the US: Cambridge, Massachusetts; New York, New York; San Francisco, California;...
Wave: Project and Portfolio Management, 2006-2009
- Project Portfolio Management Summit, Innovation Award - 2008, 2009