Oracle Named a Leader in Project Portfolio Management by Independent Research Firm

Oracle has been named a Leader in the December 2009 report, “The Forrester Wave™: Project Portfolio Management, Q4 2009.” (www.oracle.com/corporate/analyst/reports/ent_apps/ppm/forrester-ppm-wave-2009.pdf)

The report covered 89 criteria among 14 providers, and evaluated IT and business related scenarios. Oracle is a Leader in both scenarios.

Oracle tied for the highest score in Strategy, based on Forrester's assessment of Oracle’s PPM product strategy, corporate strategy and solution cost in the PPM market. Oracle also earned a top score in scheduling, collaboration, usability focus, implementation and integration.

“The Forrester Wave™: Project Portfolio Management, Q4 2009” states that “Oracle's full menu of solutions appeals to mature organizations that want one-stop shopping.” The report further states that the Oracle PPM offering “has made real efforts in making the tool easier and more accessible.”

Oracle's PPM solutions evaluated for the report included Oracle® E-Business Suite Projects (www.oracle.com/applications/projects/intro.html) , Oracle’s PeopleSoft Enterprise (www.oracle.com/applications/peoplesoft/service_automation/ent/index.html) , and Oracle’s Primavera Project Portfolio Management (www.oracle.com/applications/primavera/index.html) .

“Oracle’s PPM products today offer a complete, integrated and accurate set of master information on people, projects, and assets across the enterprise that help organizations manage the full lifecycle of their IT- and business-driven projects and portfolios,” said Cliff Godwin, Senior Vice President, Oracle Applications. “We believe that the findings of ‘The Forrester Wave™: Project Portfolio Management’ report recognize our strategy to provide our customers with transformational enterprise PPM delivering true transparency, visibility and control for all business decisions.”