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Broadcom Clarity pros and cons

Vendor: Broadcom
4.0 out of 5
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PROS

Broadcom Clarity excels in project and resource management, providing comprehensive visibility across organizations and enabling better decision-making.
It supports financial management by integrating with ERP and third-party solutions, making it valuable for managing investment portfolios.
Users appreciate its flexibility and extensibility, allowing for easy customization and adaptation to various business processes without issues.
The platform is stable, scalable, and enhances productivity with its robust features, offering a high return on investment within six months of implementation.
Broadcom Clarity's capacity planning and demand management is best-in-class, supporting role-based, individual-based, and team-based planning efficiently.

CONS

Integration between Broadcom Clarity and Atlassian Jira is cumbersome and not straightforward.
The architecture needs improvement to enhance stability.
Ease of use is a concern as users find Broadcom Clarity less user-friendly.
The software faces compatibility issues with existing systems, requiring external consultancy.
The mobile application has compatibility issues with network and inflow settings.
 

Broadcom Clarity Pros review quotes

GJ
Consultant at Ericsson
Sep 28, 2020
If anyone is looking for a Project and Portfolio Management tool, then I highly recommend CA Clarity PPM.
it_user309312 - PeerSpot reviewer
ERP Project Manager at a tech company with 51-200 employees
Sep 14, 2015
It gives us complete visibility of resource allocation on a global team.
it_user345618 - PeerSpot reviewer
Governance Administrator at a insurance company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Nov 24, 2015
Across strategic initiatives, it's improved what we do, as we did not use to have cost tracking across the company.
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it_user345678 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director IT Business Office at a healthcare company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Nov 24, 2015
CA PPM is the only solution that will keep a managed service provider plan in sync with timesheets when a Project Manager deletes a task that has actuals on it.
it_user345717 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director & Owner at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Nov 24, 2015
Product management and time management are the most valuable features for us, as it’s far superior to Microsoft Project, and the others are worse.
it_user346476 - PeerSpot reviewer
Program Management Coordinator & Quality Specialist at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Nov 25, 2015
The most valuable part is the ability to report efficiently across the globe how the company is doing.
it_user346677 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Software Engineer at a tech services company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Nov 26, 2015
Overall it’s a very good, powerful product.
it_user348177 - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager of Contracts and External Programs at a local government with 1,001-5,000 employees
Nov 30, 2015
The most valuable features are resource management and portfolio management.
it_user348348 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director of Program Management at a insurance company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Nov 30, 2015
It’s a very robust tool and really does everything we need it to do as a PPM tool.
it_user348435 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Clarity PPM Consultant at Rego Consulting
Nov 30, 2015
I’ve evaluated the other PPM tools and competitors and found that CA PPM is heads and shoulders above the rest.
 

Broadcom Clarity Cons review quotes

GJ
Consultant at Ericsson
Sep 28, 2020
The application memory management and responsiveness of this JAVA product can be improved, especially in the peak usage times.
it_user309312 - PeerSpot reviewer
ERP Project Manager at a tech company with 51-200 employees
Sep 14, 2015
Make transitions easier to implement, e.g. if a new portfolio comes along, it should be easy to integrate to the existing portfolios.
it_user345618 - PeerSpot reviewer
Governance Administrator at a insurance company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Nov 24, 2015
We want to get to know the CR functionality. We want to get a better picture of how to incorporate CR into our regular functionality.
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it_user345678 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director IT Business Office at a healthcare company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Nov 24, 2015
It would be nice to have more configuration options at the partition level.
it_user345717 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director & Owner at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Nov 24, 2015
An improvement would be location tracking to see where employees are.
it_user346476 - PeerSpot reviewer
Program Management Coordinator & Quality Specialist at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Nov 25, 2015
I want to see trends and how things change over time. Now, you only see what’s live in the system, and there's no way currently to see what yesterday’s project was and how it's changed.
it_user346677 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Software Engineer at a tech services company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Nov 26, 2015
The install packages are the worst I’ve ever seen.
it_user348177 - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager of Contracts and External Programs at a local government with 1,001-5,000 employees
Nov 30, 2015
Reporting has been an issue for us, so what I would consider a fundamental report that links financials to actuals.
it_user348348 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director of Program Management at a insurance company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Nov 30, 2015
It’s a very robust tool and really does everything we need it to do as a PPM tool, but the reporting has held back its adopting, as has the user interface.
it_user348435 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Clarity PPM Consultant at Rego Consulting
Nov 30, 2015
There’s always room for improvement as business needs change.