Clarizen vs LiquidPlanner

2021. Planview acquires Clarizen and Changepoint



Planview has made significant moves in the industry through the acquisition of two renowned companies: Clarizen, a global leader in enterprise Collaborative Work Management, and Changepoint, a prominent provider of enterprise Portfolio Management solutions. This strategic transaction will bring together Planview, Clarizen, and Changepoint customers, creating a premier community of PMOs, PPM, and Professional Services Automation (PSA) practitioners. With an expanded portfolio of solutions, customers will have access to enhanced tools and resources to strategically plan and successfully execute their critical initiatives. This transformative combination has garnered positive feedback from customers thus far, signaling its potential to revolutionize the industry. These acquisitions closely follow Planview's acquisition by TPG Capital and TA Associates in December 2020, demonstrating the commitment to accelerating Planview's growth and advancing its vision for Agile and PPM for Enterprises. With Clarizen and Changepoint as its largest acquisitions to date, Planview sets the stage for its growth strategy in 2021.


2009. Clarizen 3.0 add Issue and Expense management

Clarizen 3.0 introduces a range of new features, such as the ability to handle business issues, track expenses, and access Gantt charts. Additionally, the company has made enhancements to Clarizen's design and expanded its website tutorials to facilitate user learning. The two major updates in this version are Issue management and Expense management. With Clarizen's Issue management pane, project managers can easily identify project problems, assign responsible individuals to address the issues, and provide detailed descriptions of what needs to be resolved. In the Expenses pane, users can generate expense reports, entering their own expense descriptions or selecting from those predefined by the project manager. If expense categories have been created by the project manager, users can choose the appropriate items from a drop-down list; otherwise, they can add their own categories. Clarizen offers various pricing plans, starting from $24.95 per user per month and ranging up to $49.95 per user per month, depending on the number of licenses required and the subscription duration.


2009. Clarizen: Project Management for Non-Project Managers

Israeli startup Clarizen positions itself as a project management and collaboration tool specifically targeted at individuals who are not project managers. Despite entering the market relatively late, Clarizen boasts several essential features: a user-friendly interface and a touch of distinctive differentiation. Unlike traditional project management tools, Clarizen was designed to cater to operational and functional managers. This strategic decision addresses a crucial aspect of project management, namely the challenging setup stage that often requires meticulous planning before implementation. Non-professional project managers frequently struggle with this process due to their limited familiarity with such methodologies. To overcome this obstacle, Clarizen enables project participants to contribute to the planning, even if the project is already underway. This collaborative approach to planning and execution is beneficial for teams within the same organization as well as those spanning multiple companies with distributed resources.


2008. LiquidPlanner: Project Management That Deals With Uncertainty

The predictability of project timelines is often unreliable, with delays being a common occurrence. Moreover, the involvement of multiple individuals amplifies the uncertainty. Many project management software options are available to mitigate this uncertainty, including 37Signals' Basecamp, Clarizen, Daptiv, Huddle, Wrike, Viewpath, and Microsoft Project. However, a newly launched tool called LiquidPlanner sets itself apart by specifically addressing unplanned events and delays. It recognizes project management as a social application and emphasizes the need for personalization tailored to each project member. The developers refer to this approach as "Uncertainty Gantts." Team members can modify their range estimates as work progresses or encounters obstacles. If someone's estimate extends beyond expectations, it is highlighted in red, allowing a product manager to address the issue before it jeopardizes the entire project. Additionally, the progress of the project, including completed and ongoing work, is visible to all team members. Managers can identify individuals who consistently meet deadlines and identify any bottlenecks. LiquidPlanner offers free usage for teams of up to three people, with payment required for the addition of a fourth member ($35 per month per member or $300 per year). Subscribers also receive 50GB of storage capacity.


2008. LiquidPlanner: Sophisticated Online Project Management

LiquidPlanner positions itself as a revolutionary project management tool, offering a robust feature set that sets it apart from other online project management applications. Its standout feature is ranged estimation and probabilistic scheduling, allowing users to specify a range of time for each task instead of exact durations. By combining these estimates, LiquidPlanner generates a delivery date curve, providing insights into the most likely completion date and feasible commitments. The tool also tracks the evolution of estimates over time, enabling project managers to monitor task progress. Beyond estimation, LiquidPlanner functions as a social network for projects, creating a collaborative environment with multi-level task tracking, wiki-like commenting, and a searchable history of project-related activities. However, the user interface can be overwhelming for newcomers, and familiarity with project management concepts is beneficial. LiquidPlanner is currently in open beta, with plans to transition to a pricing model of $24.95 per month per member after the beta period, while single-member and educational usage will remain free.