Great place to work for stability, but terrible if you want to write good software. People tend to yell their opinions. - Quality Assurance Engineer Planview Employee Review

2.0
Apr 28, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Very good family atmosphere, supportive of work-life balance. If you want to park at a small company that has a client list long enough to survive an economic climate like '08-'09, you could do much worse. People do communicate and departments work well together in general, but see below for some caveats. For testers, the software is a target-rich environment, so job security should not be an issue.

Cons

The product itself is pure spaghetti code, from the database design to the front-end. There is no interest in a full-scale rewrite, and some modules embedded within have been around for 10 years or more, with no plans to revamp or refactor. They are hardened lava that only 2-3 developers know how to deal with. If you want to work at a company with innovation and exciting technology, this is the last place to be. Fortunately, sales are robust enough and the management team solid enough to keep the rest of the work environment very pleasant. My problem was just that I wanted the work itself to be interesting--that was nigh impossible, and likely will not change.

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5.0
Jul 16, 2026
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Pros

Meaningful work, great teammates, enabled success, direct leadership is awesome, benefits are outstanding, work life balance

Cons

Ownership and accountability are lacking.

4.0
Jul 7, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

The team culture was incredible. Managers were very open and encouraging to explore new technologies and development processes. It was a very collaborative culture where engineers would often collaborate on solutions to complex problems which was especially nice given the displacement between all of the remote members of the team.

Cons

Outside of the team level, organization prioritization struggled. One day the stated priority might be one thing then the following day it would suddenly change. I would describe it as 'chasing a shiny object' instead of a thought out vision for what the project should be when it's complete.

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Planview Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share this thoughtful feedback. We're glad to hear that you experienced a strong team culture and collaborative environment with supportive managers — that's something we work hard to foster at Planview. We also hear your concerns about organizational prioritization and the impact that shifting goals can have on teams. As many businesses have experienced in the last few years, disruption is the new constant. We've had to adjust and reprioritize our strategy, but we're committed to aligning priorities across the organization to provide greater clarity and consistency. Your perspective is valuable to us as we strive to create an exceptional workplace where every employee can thrive. If you'd like to discuss your experience further or share additional insights, we encourage you to reach out to your manager or our HR team directly.
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