virtual ms project software: epm cloud 360

Octobre 2013

Presented byPresented byJacques Cusson, Adm.A., FCMC, PMPJacques Cusson, Adm.A., FCMC, PMP

Executive Vice-president, Strategy and PlanningExecutive Vice-president, Strategy and Planning

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FactsFacts

Your reality Are we working on the right deliverables? Little visibility on projects health and on resources

utilisation More projects to deliver than our team’s capacity

can manage Your needs

Have a global vision on the projects and the resources utilisation

Have a mechanism to simulate the need of resources

Haver a portfolio management tool

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EPM Cloud 360, isEPM Cloud 360, is

A Microsoft Project Server environment totally WEB-BASED, PRECONFIGURED AND READY TO USE

It allows for: A simplification of projects start-up and the elaboration

of trade related scripts A projects publication tool for the stakeholders, the

project teams, etc. Automated generation of a collaboration Web site for

each projects Resource availability and assignment management

based on resources profile Project dashboard feed and broadcast Electronic updates of the projects plans depicting the

hours worked Creation and management of projects portfolios

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Enterprise Project Management — Enterprise Project Management — EPMEPM

Is an end to end collaborative environment used for portfolios, programs, projects and resources management. It helps organisations to: have a clear vision of issuesoptimize the decision making processharmonise enterprise strategies with

projects initiativeshave an optimal use of the resource

pool to reach the operational efficiency.

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Financial Management

Portfolio Management

Work Manageme

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The six dimensions The six dimensions of the EPM of the EPM solutionsolution

Resources Management

Integrated Reporting

Process Standardizati

on

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Why?Why?

Problems encountered Determining priorities is hard Little data on projects status of the projects and of the

utilisation of the resources Projects overwhelm teams capacity Difficult to know resources overload or underutilisation Information on the status of the projects are not

standardized

Why choose EPM Cloud 360 ? Control the progression and management of projects risks Know resources utilisation Simulate the needs of resources Manage the projects portfolio Create a collaborative space for project teams

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EPM Cloud 360 offersEPM Cloud 360 offers

Preconfigured Dashboards and regroups all projects at one place

A daily work tool for delivery teams An essential tool to

manage projects portfolio

Real time projects update

Access to planning details andprogression of each projects.

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EPM Cloud 360 offersEPM Cloud 360 offers

A Web site for each projects containing detailed informations Working documents Deliverables Risks Problems Discussions

Information organized by projects, phases,

owners based on financial

aspects by projects portfolio

based on resourceutilisation, workto be done

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Resources ManagementResources Management

A clear and global view on resource utilisation the « Resource Center » resources updates assignments avalability

Real time Informationof work to be doneand to complete by the resources, regardless of the project.

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Functionalities Summary Functionalities Summary

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OverviewOverview

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Commissioning - 5 weeks cycleCommissioning - 5 weeks cycle

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EPM Cloud360° EPM Cloud360° - Level of services - Level of services

Support services

Support

Utilisation - software optional4 working

hours

Configuration consulting

optional 4 working hours

Migration support optional1 working

day

Problems resolution

Critical anomaly optional2 working

hours

Major anomaly4 working

hours

Minor anomaly2 working

days

Demands for improvement

Personalization2 working

days

Newfunctionality

2 working days

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Solution available 24/7 offering a guaranty of service:

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EPM Cloud 360, is …..EPM Cloud 360, is …..

Easily managing Easily managing your workyour work and and your employeesyour employees t to understand the o understand the

past, control the present and past, control the present and change the futurechange the future. .

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Thank you!Thank you!

Jacques Cusson Adm.A, FCMC, PMP,Executive Vice-president, Strategy and Planning

jcusson@siriusconseils.com - www.siriuslogiciels.com

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AppendicesAppendices

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EPM Cloud 360° EPM Cloud 360° Bronze PackageBronze Package

Services Offer

Environment

 •Licences, support, configuration and processes

MS Project Professional (MS Pro) licences Project Web Access (PWA) licences Configuration based on best practices including dashboard, OLAP views and utilisation processesUser documentationProject Management Processes associated to the utilisation of the environmentDeliverables of this package are:Configured System (30 project-entity fields, Calendars, Basic Security, Basic Reports)List of the personalised fieldsList of values inserted in the personalised fieldsPrototyping reportDescription of the processes used in the prototype

 Are excluded from the solution :Email ServerTraining on EPM administrationPersonalised ReportsTimesheets

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EPM Cloud 360° EPM Cloud 360° Silver PackageSilver Package

Services Offer

Environment •Licences, support, configuration and processes

Bronze Environment +

Personalisation of the dashboard, OLAP views and their utilisation processes

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EPM Cloud 360° EPM Cloud 360° Gold PackageGold Package

Services Offre

Environment •Licences, support, configuration and processes

Silver Environment +

Configuration of portfolio functionalities

+

Documentation of assisted functionalities

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EPM Cloud 360° OfferEPM Cloud 360° Offer

Performing and secure technological environment. Managing the project in the highest confidentiality. Preconfigured environment based on the expertise

from multiple implementations Proven and performing infrastructure which

consists of: Windows 2008/R2 Server; SQL Server 2008/R2; Project Server 2010; Project Professional 2010; Project Web Access 2010; SharePoint Server 2010.

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EPM Cloud 360° EPM Cloud 360° Secure EnvironmentSecure EnvironmentPhysical Security: complete electrical protection; air-conditioned environment with over capacity; firewall system at the entry of the SIRIUS environment; daily backups; 24/7 site access by SIRIUS network administrators; Almost unlimited capacity to absorb the environment growth due

to the availability of several sites. Logical Security: Microsoft Active Directory environment with users authentication; distinct EPM environment for each client:

sharing of SQL server, BUT a distinct database for each client; distinct EPM server for each client;

sharing physical server as virtual servers (VMWARE) or possibility of setting up a dedicated EPM server.

possibility to offer a completely dedicated environment. secure client access in VPN mode.

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Diagram of the installationsDiagram of the installations

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Frequntly Asked Questions Frequntly Asked Questions (FAQ)(FAQ)What is the name of the Firewall? The Firewall is a Cisco SecurePIX that acts as a Firewall and VPN communication router.

When you talk about VPN access, can you give me a little more details, VPN IPSEC, SSL, Terminal services… Do we need to install a client software on the work stations?The Cisco Firewall allows a VPN connexion in Ipsec mode. You need to install a VPN client on each workstatikons that requires access to the application

Are all servers (EPM & MS-SQL) in the same DMZ zone?There is a terminal server in one DMZ zone, the EPM and SQL servers are set up in another zone which is not DMZ type.

Within a proposal, do you consider the specific needs in bandwidth? If yes, what they are? Terminal server access decreases the need in bandwidth. Also, the needs in bandwith for the hosted SIRIUS EPM environment take into consideration multiple clients services, and the server and network infrastructures are delimited according to the needs.

Does the MS-SQL infrastructure have redundancy? What are the SLA (availability) for the whole whole service? The SQL server on which the environment in resides is set up with redundancy (RAID1, double power supply, double CPU…) which allows a high availability. The service parameters are described in the proposal.