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AgendaAgenda

Introduction

Situation and Solution Description

Solution Validation

Summary

Next Steps

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Why is Project Why is Project Management Important In Management Important In Today's World?Today's World?

Clearly define project activities versus daily Clearly define project activities versus daily ongoing tasksongoing tasks

More adaptable to changes and customer More adaptable to changes and customer demandsdemands

More effective focus on deliverablesMore effective focus on deliverables

Doing more with less – more efficient resource Doing more with less – more efficient resource utilizationutilization

Produces faster response and turnaround times Produces faster response and turnaround times with time to market pressureswith time to market pressures

Provides a better approach on dealing with Provides a better approach on dealing with unique, temporary and complex endeavors unique, temporary and complex endeavors

Better able to deal with scope, time and resource Better able to deal with scope, time and resource constraintsconstraints

SituationSituation

51% of all projects come in over 51% of all projects come in over budget or run past the original budget or run past the original deadline*deadline*

15% of projects fail altogether15% of projects fail altogether

$55 billion wasted on failed projects $55 billion wasted on failed projects in U.S. alonein U.S. alone

Lack of visibility and collaboration a Lack of visibility and collaboration a key driver behind failed projectskey driver behind failed projects

*Source: The Standish Group, CHAOS Chronicles, Gartner Group

Emails and Spreadsheets Are Not Sufficient Tools Emails and Spreadsheets Are Not Sufficient Tools to Ensure Project Success Across the to Ensure Project Success Across the

OrganizationOrganization

Projects Are EverywhereProjects Are EverywhereITIT FinanceFinance Sales and Sales and

MarketingMarketingHRHR R&DR&D

Projects are Failing in All Areas of the Projects are Failing in All Areas of the OrganizationOrganization

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Team Management Team Management ChallengesChallenges

Do you hear these questionsDo you hear these questions

How do I collect “real time” progress updates from my teams?

What tasks, issues, changes, deliverables and action items are assigned to who?

How do I communicate and report overall progress to my teams?

How do I keep track of all risks, issues and artifacts?

How are we performing overall on the project?

How do I keep my teams informed of all updates and changes?

When must I communicate progress on my work?

What are the priorities and their due dates?

Microsoft Project SolutionsMicrosoft Project Solutions

DesktopEffective Project

Management, Online Collaboration &

ReportingDesktop Planning

Strategic Project/Portfolio

Management & Online Collaboration

EPMEnterprise

EPM LiveWorkgroup

Project ManagementProject ManagementSolutions For EveryoneSolutions For Everyone

Introducing EPM Live Introducing EPM Live WorkgroupWorkgroup

Project Management for EveryoneCost Effective and ConvenientLow RiskFaster Time to ValueFamiliar, Easy to Use Microsoft Office Application

EPM Live EPM Live WorkgroupWorkgroup helps organizations helps organizations successfully quickly keep project teams, successfully quickly keep project teams,

deliverables, schedules deliverables, schedules And budgets on trackAnd budgets on track

EPM Live Workgroup EPM Live Workgroup FeaturesFeatures

Schedule ManagementSchedule Management

Resource ManagementResource Management

Financial ManagementFinancial Management

What-if ModelingWhat-if Modeling

Change ControlChange Control

Status ReportsStatus Reports

Project StatusProject Status

Task Status (Web or Task Status (Web or Outlook)Outlook)

Issue ManagementIssue Management

Risk ManagementRisk Management

Document ManagementDocument Management

Discussion BoardsDiscussion Boards

News & AnnouncementsNews & Announcements

Reports using Microsoft Reports using Microsoft OfficeOffice

Project Project ManagementManagement

Team Team CollaborationCollaboration

The EPM Live Workgroup Solution Offers a Wide Variety of Project Management &

Workgroup Capabilities:

3 Steps to Project Success3 Steps to Project Success

EPM Live offers project management capabilities EPM Live offers project management capabilities based on the top three factors for achieving project based on the top three factors for achieving project

management success:management success:

Plan, Communicate, and Track/AnalyzePlan, Communicate, and Track/Analyze

Effectively Effectively manage and manage and understand understand project project schedulesschedules

Gain greater Gain greater control of control of resources and resources and financesfinances

Quickly access Quickly access the information the information you needyou need

Track Track projects projects according to according to your needsyour needs

Plan EffectivelyPlan Effectively

With EPM Live Workgroup Project Managers With EPM Live Workgroup Project Managers use use Microsoft Office Project 2007Microsoft Office Project 2007 to plan to plan and control project work, schedule, and and control project work, schedule, and

financial datafinancial data

Flexible Task or Flexible Task or Assignment Based Assignment Based PublishingPublishing

Request, Review Request, Review and Approve Tasks and Approve Tasks UpdatesUpdates

Share Key Share Key Milestone Milestone InformationInformation

Publish Project & Publish Project & Resource Summary Resource Summary Information Information

Communicate With Your Communicate With Your TeamTeam

EPM Live Workgroup uses the EPM Live Workgroup uses the Project Publisher Project Publisher to to synchronize Microsoft Office Project 2007 to a synchronize Microsoft Office Project 2007 to a

Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) sites Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) sites for quick, affordable and simple team collaborationfor quick, affordable and simple team collaboration

Centralize All Centralize All Project Project InformationInformation

Use Microsoft Use Microsoft Office Tools to Office Tools to Generate Generate ReportsReports

Streamline Streamline Everyday Project Everyday Project ProcessesProcesses

Create Custom Create Custom Web ApplicationsWeb Applications

Track, Analyze and ReportTrack, Analyze and Report

EPM Live Workgroup uses EPM Live Workgroup uses Windows SharePoint Windows SharePoint ServicesServices to centrally store, manage, and stay to centrally store, manage, and stay

connected across organizational and geographic connected across organizational and geographic boundariesboundaries

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Ensure teams are working towards the same goal

Keep teams informed of all changes to the project

Track and monitor task status

Collaborate and coordinate easily

Keep teams informed of changes

Proactively mitigate risks and issues

Analyze project performance

Promote continuous improvement

Benefits of an EPM Live Benefits of an EPM Live Workgroup Workgroup SolutionSolution

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"“The EPM Live Workgroup solution brings the world’s leading project management software to the entire work team... This solution combines the best of Office Project 2007 with the flexibility of online services empowering everyone on the work team to collaborate more effectively. Whether they call themselves project managers or not, this tool helps leaders get their teams collaborating toward a common goal.”

Mike Angiulo

General Manager of Microsoft Project Business Unit

In the NewsIn the News

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"…EPM Live has allowed us to achieve our goal of improved Project Management processes and

collaboration.”

Mary Langguth– Business Director , NAVSEA Keyport Code 05

Customer NAVSEACustomer NAVSEAAn EPM Live Workgroup solution was deployed for the NAVSEA Warfare Center to improve Project Management, Financial Management and Collaboration

SummarySummaryManage and understand project Manage and understand project schedulesschedules

Track and monitor projects to stay up to date on status Track and monitor projects to stay up to date on status changeschanges

Effectively communicate project Effectively communicate project information information

Clearly communicate and present project information in a Clearly communicate and present project information in a variety of ways, from reports in Project or through integration variety of ways, from reports in Project or through integration with Microsoft Office system programswith Microsoft Office system programs

Get productive quicklyGet productive quicklyCentrally store and manage all project information in a single Centrally store and manage all project information in a single online workspaceonline workspace

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