PPM Leader Sciforma Announces First International Symposium in Paris

Paris, France (Marketwired, September 09, 2016). Sciforma, a leading provider of Enterprise Project and Portfolio Management (PPM) software for large and mid- size companies, announced today its first International Symposium for its users. Soon, hundreds of customers from around the world will gather for the symposium in Paris, September 13-15.

The Symposium keynote will be given by Jeroen De Flander—one of the world’s most influential thinkers on strategy execution. Further, the Paris symposium will provide an interactive, hands-on forum for Sciforma customers to learn from each other about both new and proven PPM tools and techniques.

“I am extremely happy to welcome many of our customers and partners from all around the world to Paris for our first International Symposium,” said Sciforma CEO, Yann Le Bihan. “These three days will see inspirational keynotes, transformational case study workshops, and interactive sessions. Our thriving Sciforma community inspires us to develop the products they need in the face of constantly changing business challenges. So we truly appreciate the opportunity to bring so many of them together in what will be a dynamic, synergetic, and hands-on learning experience.”

Get to know Sciforma before the International Paris Symposium

Sciforma has over a quarter million enthusiastic customers worldwide, with a 100% customer retention rate over the last ten years. In turn, companies using Sciforma solutions find that both the adoption and in-house retention rates are very high among their employees. End users particularly cite the ease with which Sciforma allows them to analyze and prioritize projects based on ROI, and to assign the right level of resources to the most valuable projects. A top-level PMO executive at a networking giant said, “I would recommend Sciforma to anybody managing any scale of project. Sciforma provides consistency, automation, and efficiency, bringing structure to our processes. Further, it allows for integration and collaboration.”

Sciforma features in Gartner’s May 2016 Magic Quadrant for IT Project and PPM Software Applications, Worldwide. Vendors included in the Magic Quadrant are evaluated on Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute. The criteria include:

• customer experience
• product time-to-value as it relates to deployment, ease of use, and adoption
• pricing and contracts
• product innovation and functionality that pushes the market in new directions
• knowledge of the PPM market
• responsiveness to the evolving marketplace

As a leading PPM vendor since 1982, Sciforma has been increasing its global presence with

• availability in 7 languages
• customers in over 20 countries
• support and development sites in Silicon Valley, Colorado, and Paris

The International Symposium will emphasize the versatility and scalability of the Sciforma platform. Sciforma PPM solutions provide benefit at a functional and execution level to increase project productivity, and at a strategic level to increase business visibility and profitability.

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