Business Challenges

The PM to GO user is guided through the entire life cycle, from initiating work requests right through to benefits realisation and performance management, via a single, intuitive interface. This interface combines methodology guidelines and templates with pre-configured instances of the Microsoft Office stack that incorporates industry specific standards and best practices. The PM To Go provides a management governance structure that allows you to manage projects (and other investments) from inception to completion while delivering maximum value. PM To GO offers robust analysis with out-of-the-box metrics such as value to the business, true cost, risk, alignment with enterprise strategy, customer satisfaction and overall healtPortfolio analysis capabilities reveal areas for improvement such as investments that are low value, duplicate or unhealthy. Reallocation of resources away from poor h. investments to high value investments is then possible. Balancing the portfolio follows by checking key business objectives and distribution goals. Finally, the return on investment is calculated based upon spending cuts and reallocated resources to efforts better aligned with enterprise goals. Organisations must be able to base decisions on performance; more closely monitor performance, and require “look-ahead” capabilities so proactive decisions can be taken before projects get into trouble Provision of an integrated information repository across the disparate Microsoft databases provides a single launch pad from which user can access all reporting and visual analytics, be it Dash-boarding, SQL Reporting Services or pre-configured PS and PPS reports. The PM To GO has an integrated ETL Framework which enables cross data store communication by bridging the gap between the Cost Data Repository, Sharepoint repository, EPM2007 repository, and any additional LOB repositories to enable powerful data analytics and visualisation across databases and spanning the entire project lifecycle.

• Single, intuitive web-based end-user experience
• Methodology guidelines
• Templates
• Governance structure
• Enhanced visualisation spanning the entire project lifecycle

• Robust analysis with out-of-the-box metrics
• Portfolio analysis capabilities
• Integrated information repository
• Enables cross data store communication
• Enterprise strength unified data and business logic framework

• Fast interfaces to third party products and solutions
• Effective way to alert stakeholders to unfavourable trends (costs and Schedule)

Because of the underlying ‘provider’ architecture of the PM To GO interfaces to third party products and solutions are developed much faster than would normally be the case. The enterprise strength unified data and business logic framework easily facilitates the integration into EPM tools and other LOB (line of business) systems and drastically reduces the time to market. As all the cost data captured is available for visualisation and interpretation, the portal can be used as an effective way to alert stakeholders to unfavourable trends in both costs and schedule that may be developing. This is a huge benefit to the organization saving time to getting a full integration solution through built in best practices and configuration instead of customization and saving cost.