Planview Recognized as a Leader in Project Portfolio Management by Independent Research Firm

Report names Planview an "Undeniable leader in the PPM market"

Austin, TX — December 18, 2007 — Planview®, a leading independent provider of enterprise-wide portfolio management solutions, today announced that it has been named a leader in the December 2007 Forrester Wave™ report, titled "Project Portfolio Management, Q4 2007." Planview was among the select group of companies invited to participate in this report, which rates vendors based on their current product offering, strategy, and overall market presence. Forrester evaluated 14 project portfolio management vendors across 95 criteria.

The Forrester Wave Vendor Summary on Planview states: "Planview continues to be one of the strongest portfolio management solution vendors on the market. Building on its significant strengths across all portfolio management offerings, Planview is further differentiating its product by focusing on financial management and interoperability - providing the metrics to drive total cost of ownership."¹

The report also states, "Since its inception in 1989, Planview has developed a loyal following of Fortune 1000 customers. With its roots in resource-centric work management offerings, Planview's software has evolved into an industrial strength comprehensive project portfolio management (PPM) tool with more than 500 customers and an adoption rate in excess of 20% for the most current version." The full Forrester Wave: Project Portfolio Management can be viewed at http://www.planview.com/wave.

"We are proud to be named a leader in the Forrester Wave report," said Pat Durbin, founder and chief executive officer of Planview, Inc. "It is exciting to see global enterprises use portfolios as a mainstream discipline to prioritize how money and resources are best utilized to drive innovation."

Forrester employs a rigorous process to create a Forrester Wave. Highlights include generating a detailed taxonomy of product attributes, gathering and validating data, and creating the Forrester Wave graphic. The Forrester Wave also includes a spreadsheet tool that is designed for end-users to create their own shortlist based on their own particular needs. For every vendor, Forrester also creates a Vendor Scorecard, an assessment of the vendor's product or service.

_{1 The Forrester Wave™: Project Portfolio Management, Q4 2007, Forrester Research Inc. December 14, 2007}