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What do you like best about Helix Plan?

Hansoft is versatile and adaptable to what you need. Pretty much every issue that I've hit upon has had a solution within the software or has been added to their development roadmap and implemented within a month or 2 of reporting. The support team are fantastic and make you feel valued as a customer and the product is very powerful Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Helix Plan?

There is a steep learning curve to it. It takes a while to get used to it and training a team is a little challenging to start with but once people are there it's great. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Helix Plan:

Get the training at the start and lean on the support team while you learn. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Helix Plan solving and how is that benefiting you?

Project backlog organisation and project feature lists along with constant reporting of pretty much everything you want. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Helix Plan Overview

What is Helix Plan?

Helix Plan (formerly Hansoft) is an enterprise-class planning tool that helps teams work faster, smarter, and with unrivaled efficiency. Easy to use, it empowers everyone — team members, managers, and executives — with the insights they need to ship better products together. With key pre-built integrations with Helix Core and Helix ALM, Helix Plan has been fully incorporated into the Perforce Helix Core ecosystem.

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Product Description

Helix Plan is a project management and product development software for everyone in R&D. It combines powerful backlog management with agile, gantt and lean ways of planning.

How do you position yourself against your competitors?

Built for today’s rapidly-changing world, Hansoft offers the most scalable, most adaptable enterprise Agile project/portfolio management solution available. That’s because Hansoft solves two key challenges other similar products overlook.

1.) Large, important projects and products do not strictly follow project management theories and frameworks. Hansoft supports these, but offers unrivaled flexibility to transition between disciplines on the fly.

2.) Many treat product backlogs as flat lists, as nothing but a database with fixed attributes. Hansoft offers a true product backlog letting teams manage context, business value, delegation, any custom attribute immediately, and many other critical Agile principles that successful backlog management needs at scale.

Combined, these attributes make Hansoft the obvious choice for organizations that want to make the best decisions for the future of their products.


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The best run DevOps teams in the world choose Perforce to remove bottlenecks to speed up and deliver app experiences that move the needle. With Perforce’s suite of products built to develop and maintain high-stakes applications, companies can finally manage complexity with efficiency, achieve speed without compromise, and run their DevOps toolchains with full integrity. Perforce gives customers a DevOps Edge, from code to business-ready. But at the heart of our success is the people. We are a global community of collaborative experts, problem solvers, and possibility seekers who believe in making work both challenging and fun. Join us and you’ll work alongside the brightest in the business, driving innovation and growing in a career that’s moving in one direction: upward!


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Recent Helix Plan Reviews

Goda G.
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Goda G.Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"User-friendly project management tool"
At my last job we had a big tracking software system too, but it was not as easy to use as Hansoft and no where near as integrated into our workflo...
Cornel P.
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Cornel P.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Works well with small projects"
Hansoft is easy to use, with an intuitive interface. It works well on mobile, so is great when you're on the go a big plus for me since I travel a ...
Costel I.
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Costel I.Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Great & very, very usefully"
Hansoft is great whether you're a solopreneur or working with team members. You can create various projects which can be subdivided into separate t...
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Helix Plan Demo - Single Scalable Product Backlog With Hansoft
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Helix Plan Demo - Visual Kanban Boards Available in Hansoft
Visual Kanban boards available in Hansoft Screenshot
Helix Plan Demo - High Level Planning With Hansoft
High Level Planning With Hansoft Screenshot
Helix Plan Demo - Powerful Dashboards and Reports with Hansoft
Powerful Dashboards and Reports with Hansoft Screenshot
Helix Plan Demo - Scrum Team Iterating Using The Sprint View in Hansoft
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Goda G.
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What do you like best about Helix Plan?

At my last job we had a big tracking software system too, but it was not as easy to use as Hansoft and no where near as integrated into our workflow. It is so easy to create an issue, create a git branch, see build results, and peer review status all from Hansoft stories. Made my workflow a lot easier to manage. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Helix Plan?

Creating a new task in the calendar form is sometimes confusing, and searching for tasks that have been mistakenly completed can be a bit of a pain but definitely not something to quit the program over. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Helix Plan solving and how is that benefiting you?

Managing your team has never been this easier, with Hansoft you're rest assured that your team will stay focused and smash all your project goals. As a freelancer, I use Hansoft to assign tasks to my team members, and it just makes the whole thing easier than imagined. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Costel I.
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What do you like best about Helix Plan?

Hansoft is great whether you're a solopreneur or working with team members. You can create various projects which can be subdivided into separate tasks, which can then be assigned a due date, and even be assigned to a particular person. Comment threads keep the conversation about each task in one place, with the ability to reply directly in the thread or even to an email sent directly to you. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Helix Plan?

I think the least I like is how is the process for recording information in the projects, at first I found it somewhat confusing, I did not understand the options that they gave me or that I should register in each one. Then I could understand it, but this can be confusing for new users and they can reject the tool. Maybe it can be made a little more friendly, since it is a useful and powerful tool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Helix Plan solving and how is that benefiting you?

The Hansoft team really understand project management when it comes to siftware developement. With lots of tools available at your fingertips and a constant improvement and new features, this app is by far the most imprortant tool in our arsenal. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Cornel P.
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What do you like best about Helix Plan?

Hansoft is easy to use, with an intuitive interface. It works well on mobile, so is great when you're on the go a big plus for me since I travel a lot. I also love that they frequently release updates. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Helix Plan?

Some of the views are not as flexible as a I would like. Some of the drag-and-drop functionality is a little sticky and this makes it more difficult than it should be to move things where they need to be. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Helix Plan:

Hansoft is powerful tool if used correctly, it is constantly improving and thank you for listening to customer feedbacks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Helix Plan solving and how is that benefiting you?

My use has greatly benefited me, even more than any software, since this one, in particular, has helped me to follow the project carried out in my company to the letter, and see in real time, the results that it has. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Helix Plan?

Hansoft is easy to pickup for users. This makes it perfectly for cooperative working between several external companies.

It makes it also easy to build up a new management structure for a up comming project. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Helix Plan?

The personal customization is often limited by small missing features, like the missing personalized

coloring of the planing items, which would enhance the overview in the planing view. Also features like the ToDo-List need a iteration to become a really usefull tool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Helix Plan solving and how is that benefiting you?

We encounter the challenge of planning game development projects. This needs on the one hand a huge effort in planning for all departments and on the other side it needs a good QA Database.

The biggest benefit is the "easy to pickup" structure. For the admins the leaded to a creative overflow, which makes space for individual management-concepts. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Helix Plan?

The adaptability and configurability. We've had Hansoft for about five years and during that time changed how we use it and for what purpose at least half a dozen times. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Helix Plan?

Hansoft almost requires you to configure it to hide parts of the information available. If you do not, the software often displays information overload to the end users with user fatigue as a result. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Helix Plan:

Spend time and focus on configuring the product to deliver a smooth user experience for the user base when switching. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Helix Plan solving and how is that benefiting you?

We use Hansoft for Backlog planning, progress tracking, environment monitoring, vacation planning... And many more things that have phased in and out of our work processes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Jeff E.
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What do you like best about Helix Plan?

I like the quick ability to break down a project into a backlog, and assemble the required sprints. I find the interface quick and easy to navigate, albeit I've heard the opposite from former Jira users on the team. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Helix Plan?

A few more easy set up pre-existing dash board views would be great

The pricing is challenging for start up studios and comparatively to the competition, albeit that you own the competition as well :) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Helix Plan solving and how is that benefiting you?

We develop all our games using Hansoft. I find it much easier to breakdown the entire project and set it up for both initial and live development of our games.

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What do you like best about Helix Plan?

SDK, Jira integration, backlog view. Fast. Reporting. History. The tool is easy to use and easy to learn. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Helix Plan?

User/group admin. Group admin. Backlog Board view is far behind other tools. Not possible to give access write access per column, I need to give write access to 500 hunderd users to the entire backlog, this is very bad! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Helix Plan:

Test the performance if many simultaneous user will work toward same database/server.

Have a list of user stories and use cases and test all of them during trail period.

Be aware that you can solve many neededs via SDK.

The go live time depends on your processes and WoW. To implement processes and WoW takes more time than to implement Hansoft. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Helix Plan solving and how is that benefiting you?

Product portfolio handling and in some cases XFT sprint handling. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Helix Plan?

- Metrics

- Reports

- Ability to do a hierarchical backlog

- Easy of access of all the information

Ability to do Agile, Kanban, Critical path, etc... Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Helix Plan?

No web front end

API is HARD to use

The interface needs some polish Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Helix Plan:

Take time to learn it and realize that it is based on Agile. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Helix Plan solving and how is that benefiting you?

Scheduling iterative creative projects. Ability to get metrics, trends and information quickly. Im able to see all the information I need timely and accurately. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Helix Plan?

The chart feature. Being able to convey a period of work in a plethora of charts is useful in various scenarios. (ie. Justifying capacity increase, displaying time spent)

Also, being able to hit ctrl+z is best feature. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Helix Plan?

The lack of dynamic options. I am unable to create an ideal capacity VS scope burndown as the needed column will not work inside a formula.

I don't like the tab system and would prefer side menus.

Adding new windows to the To Do List is a strain as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Helix Plan:

Check out other programs such as Jira first, make sure that whichever program you choose has the flexibility you might want further into your project. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Helix Plan solving and how is that benefiting you?

Hours management, task allocation, and priority planning.

I've realized that setting up a dynamic priority system is next to impossible with Hansoft, thus we have regular meetings to discuss changing priorities. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Thomas C.
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What do you like best about Helix Plan?

- Tracking Hour Actuals

- Dashboards are clean and concise

- Multi Project System

- Task Tracking is simple and easy Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Helix Plan?

- We have yet to work together in finding a solution for using Hansoft's Bug Tracking System

- There are some issues in regards to Actuals vs Work Remaining that have been address in upcoming patches, hopefully the patch will solve most of the issues. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Helix Plan solving and how is that benefiting you?

Hansoft has allowed us to view cross team projects on tasks and priority allocation, giving us more capacity to distribute users across other teams for other projects. This helped our team communicate and allowed us to plan for future tasks that we did not think of before. There is still overhead for training up a new user in Hansoft and it can look daunting at first but once you get used to it, the UI is actually quite simple. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.