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D-Sight is a company that specializes in decision support software and associated services in the domains of project prioritization, supplier selection and collaborative decision-making. It was founded in 2010 as a spin-off from the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB). Their headquarters are located in Brussels, Belgium.
CEITON is a web-based software system for facilitating and automating business processes such as planning, scheduling, and payroll using workflow technologies. The system is used by several media companies such as MDR, Yle, RAI and Red Bull Media House. In December 2018, the first CEITON User Group Meeting took place in Leipzig, Germany.
Triskell is a project portfolio management (PPM) software developed by Triskell Software LLC.
BigPicture is a project management and portfolio management app for Jira environment. First released in 2014 and developed by SoftwarePlant, it delivers tools for project managers that the core Jira lacks, i.e. roadmap, a Gantt chart, Scope, risks, resources and teams modules.
References
- ↑ Mey Mark Meyer: "PM-Software PLANTA Project: Flexibles Multiprojekt-Werkzeug", Projektmanagement aktuell, 03/2010, p. 34-36
- ↑ CSP AG, St. Gallen: "Bericht zum 1. Schweizer PPM-Tools Praxistest", 2010
- ↑ Mey Mark Meyer, Frederik Ahlemann: "Project Management Software Systems, Requirements, Selection Process and Products", 6. edit., Würzburg, 2010
- ↑ Meyer, Mey Mark (Dec 7, 2018). "PLANTA pulse - mehr Agilität wagen" [PLANTA pulse - Venturing Agility](PDF). Projektmanagement Aktuell (in German). 05/2018. GPM Gesellschaft für Projektmanagement: 43 ff. ISSN 0942-1017.
- ↑ Meyer & Ahlemann, Mey Mark & Frederik (2014). Project Management Software Systems - Requirements, Selection Process and Products. BARC - Business Application Research Center. pp. 280–289.