Our products and services are designed to digitize PMOs and help them transform from an administrative overhead that is busy collecting data into a strategic organisation that provides insight and direction.
Microsoft offers a set of flexible software for Project Portfolio Management (PPM) and everyday work, to help organisations improve visibility and control across varied portfolios, align spend with strategic priorities, and drive team collaboration to deliver projects on time and within budget.
Services
5. PSA
Project Service Automation seamlessly combines Professional Services Automation (PSA), CRM and ERP.
Application
1. Office365 Project Online
Flexible online service for project portfolio management (PPM) and everyday work. Delivered through Office365, it is designed for people who need full project management capabilities both on the desktop as well as online.
On Premises
6. Project Server
Built on SharePoint, Microsoft PPM can be deployed in customers’ existing SharePoint farms.
Reporting
2. POWER BI
Interactive visualizations with self-service business intelligence and reporting capabilities.
Collaboration
3. SHAREPOINT
For project team collaboration and project document management.
Integration
4. APPS
Save time & effort and get further capabilities around reporting, integration, document generation and financials.
Services
5. PSA
Project Service Automation seamlessly combines Professional Services Automation (PSA), CRM and ERP.
Application
1. Office365 Project Online
Flexible online service for project portfolio management (PPM) and everyday work. Delivered through Office365, it is designed for people who need full project management capabilities both on the desktop as well as online.
On Premises
6. Project Server
Built on SharePoint, Microsoft PPM can be deployed in customers’ existing SharePoint farms.
Reporting
2. POWER BI
Interactive visualizations with self-service business intelligence and reporting capabilities.
Collaboration
3. SHAREPOINT
For project team collaboration and project document management.
Integration
4. APPS
Save time & effort and get further capabilities around reporting, integration, document generation and financials.
Effective PMOs provide organisations of different sizes and maturity levels with the right tools to successfully deliver projects and to realise the anticipated return on investment.
We take a flexible approach to implementation to ensure PMOs can select appropriate functionality, implemented to the right level, to meet their current and future business requirements.
Ready to go ShowCase
A fast-track, lower cost approach using EPM Partners’ Best Practice ShowCase template. ShowCase is available in three levels (Lite, Standard and Enterprise)
Fixed Price
Fixed price engagements are best when customers are able to very tightly define what they need. EPM Partners can then quote a single, fixed-price for the engagement.
Time and Materials
With this approach, we configure the platform from scratch based on your refinements, giving clients a completely tailored solution.
Agile
Start using PMO solution fast, and then evolve the functionality over time as your users become competent with it. We adopt an iterative approach to delivery. Each iteration goes through three phases: Introduce, Adopt and Measure
Functions
Resource Management
RAID* Log Management
Project Governance
Portfolio Analysis
Demand Management
Cost Management
Time Reporting
Benefits Management
Program Management
Schedule Management
Success is measured by the PMO’s and Project Managers’ adoption. Adoption: When an individual chooses to accept and habitually demonstrate a new way of thinking or behaving, such that benefits can be realised from a change.
To facilitate a Care service, customers pre-purchase blocks of hours, which may be called down against a range of services to ensure long term success.
Different rate multipliers apply to different types of service.
Enhancements
Develop reports | Enable portfolio optimisation |
Intergrate with ERP or finance system | Develop solution
for contract management
Care site ticket with
six day response
six day response
Support
Project not publishing data | Report displays incorrect data |
Queue errors | Site not available | Page errors | Poor performance
High - 2 hrs response
Med - 4 hrs response
Low - 8 hrs response
Med - 4 hrs response
Low - 8 hrs response
Training
Classroom training | One-on-one coaching
Scheduled days
or days per month
or days per month
Administration
Config changes | User management | Documentation | Mentoring |
L1 support | Usage monitoring | Data updates | Bottlenecks |
Standards | Business intelligence
Scheduled days per
week or days per
month
week or days per
month
Scheduling & data entry
Project scheduling | Schedules updates | Resource assignment
Scheduled days
or days per month
or days per month
