What is PDWare ResourceFirst?
PDWare ResourceFirst is a cloud-based resource management and portfolio planning solution designed for organizations that need to optimize their workforce allocation. It helps teams align people, budgets, and priorities across all projects, ensuring that the most important work gets done efficiently. With real-time dashboards, scenario planning, and conflict resolution tools, ResourceFirst provides full visibility into resource capacity and utilization, enabling better decision-making across the enterprise.
Built on Microsoft Azure and powered by Qlik dashboards, ResourceFirst offers an intuitive interface that is as easy to use as Excel. It supports Agile, traditional, and hybrid project environments, making it suitable for various industries. The software integrates with existing systems through an open architecture and full API, and it can be deployed as a cloud-based or thin client on-premise solution.
Features
- Real-Time Dashboards: Provides up-to-date views of resource capacity and utilization across the organization.
- Scenario Planning: Enables modeling of different resource allocation scenarios to optimize portfolio decisions.
- Portfolio Optimization: Aligns resources with organizational goals and priorities to develop high-value portfolios.
- Personalized Views: Allows stakeholders to see relevant data tailored to their needs.
- Conflict Resolution: Identifies and resolves resource conflicts across projects.
- Integration Ready: Open architecture with full API for seamless system integration.
- Cloud-based: Deployed as a cloud solution, with an optional thin client on-premise version.
- Agile Resource Planning: Integrates individual and team resource assignments for a unified forecast.
Use Cases
- Resource capacity planning across multiple projects
- Strategic resource allocation for high-value work
- Project accounting and financial management
- Agile team resource forecasting
- Portfolio prioritization and optimization
FAQs
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How quickly can ResourceFirst be implemented?
PDWare claims that ResourceFirst can be up and running in days or weeks, not months. -
Is ResourceFirst cloud-based or on-premise?
ResourceFirst is cloud-based and also offered as a thin client on-premise solution. -
What project methodologies does ResourceFirst support?
ResourceFirst supports Agile, traditional, and hybrid project environments. -
Does ResourceFirst integrate with other systems?
Yes, ResourceFirst has an open architecture with a full API for system integration.
