SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                              Washington D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

       Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): November 18, 2004

                              SERENA SOFTWARE INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



           Delaware                000-25285                  94-2669809
 (State or other jurisdiction     (Commission             (I.R.S. employer
       of Incorporation)          File Number)          identification number)


             2755 CAMPUS DRIVE 3rd FLOOR,                              
                 SAN MATEO, CALIFORNIA                     94403-2538
       (Address of principal executive offices)            (zip code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (650) 522-6600


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Item 2.02  Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On November 18, 2004, Serena Software Inc. issued a press release announcing its
financial results for the quarter ended October 31, 2004. The press release is
furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein
by reference.

The information contained in this Item 2.02, including the attached Exhibit
99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section
18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to
the liabilities of that Section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into
any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by
specific reference in such filing.


Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c) Exhibits:

     99.1  Press Release, dated November 18, 2004, announcing financial results
           for the quarter ended October 31, 2004.







                                    SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



SERENA SOFTWARE, INC.

By:        /s/ ROBERT I. PENDER JR.
           ------------------------
Name:      Robert I. Pender Jr
Title:     Senior Vice President, Finance and
           Administration, Chief Financial Officer
           and Director



Date: November 18, 2004







                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit
Number

99.1   Press Release, dated November 18, 2004, announcing financial results for
       the quarter ended October 31, 2004.