In uncertain economic times, project and portfolio management (PPM) leaders are focusing on improving speed, accuracy, and agility while managing risks and costs. Though some PPM tools will support these goals, complexities arise as “disruptive technologies” like cloud and software as a service (SaaS) evolve and integrate.

This analysis describes providers of PPM software functionality offered as cloud-optimized or cloud-native services. Read on to learn how these cloud-based services provide PPM functionality with rapid time to value, while limiting financial commitments to one-year increments.