SaaS-Based Tools Lower Barriers To PPM Success

Flexibility And Lower Barriers To Entry Enable PPM Across Maturity Levels

By Lewis Cardin with Alex Cullen and Tim DeGennaro Forrester Research, Inc.

AtTask Matches Usability With Functionality

AtTask's SaaS offering balances functionality with usability. The company has given special attention to the application's aesthetics and usability. Information is easy to locate and simple to get in and out with the product's intuitive "drag-and-drop" visual design and dynamic dashboards. Such effortless navigation through data enables the telling of the "full story" within the application.

AtTask's offering is suitable for use in any industry vertical, as its broad customer base reflects. The company offers two different versions of the product, both with middle-of-the-road pricing - @task Enterprise, which includes more functionality and APIs, and the simpler project-focused @task Professional, which is about half the cost of the enterprise-level application. Typically, AtTask sees implementations with between 100 and 150 users.

AtTask Makes PPM Functionality Easy To Use

Price	$650 per user per year (@task Enterprise) or $395 per user per year (@task Professional). Also priced monthly at $39.95 for Professional and $64.95 for Enterprise.
Industry verticals	None targeted. The offering is designed to be a horizontal application.
Main differentiator	Effortless operation and a graceful melding of form and functionality.
Functionality	Complete. It has easy, intuitive reporting and strong scheduling tools and is advancing its functionality to include valuable functions such as prioritization. Out-of-the-box integrations for Salesforce.com, Outlook, SAP, Oracle Financials, and Cognos.
Major upcoming enhancements	Workflow integration with external systems, enhanced portfolio management capabilities such as scorecards and additional risk evaluation tools, and more.