Microsoft Office Project Server Case Studies

These example scenarios from our partners Microsoft are based on real implementations.

We have grouped these case studies by the top 5 benefit drivers as identified by our clients.

The Top 5 benefits are:

  1. Resource Management / Allocation view case studies
  2. Team Collaboration view case studies
  3. Consistent Management of Projects view case studies
  4. Clear Management Reporting / dashboards view case studies
  5. Work Management - Tasks & Timesheets view case studies

1. Resource Management / Allocation back to top

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Administaff
"Already, the visibility and insights offered by the Microsoft Office EPM Solution are resulting in better budgeting and personnel decisions. Recently, the IT department determined that the workload in certain groups was too high, presenting the options of either increasing headcount or reducing services provided to customers. Administaff chose to hire more IT employees..."

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Getronics
"Mr. van der Zwaag and the ICTO team chose the EPM 2007 solution in part because it enabled Getronics executives to make more accurate resource allocation decisions. Getronics executives needed project management capabilities that could help them decide which projects to implement or retire, within the constraints of limited budgets and resources..."

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2. Team Collaboration back to top

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CSC
"Through the integration of the Microsoft Office EPM Solution with Windows SharePoint Services, CSC gains a powerful and centralized tool to help its team members collaborate. Previously, CSC project team members had to search for documents across multiple sources, including Lotus Notes repositories and existing intranet portals. The time spent locating data and IT resources to support this activity was substantial..."

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The Linc Group
"Office Project Server 2007 saves Linc time and increases employee collaboration by providing a centralized location for project modifications and comments. Supervisors have one-stop access to a complete overview of the project giving them the tools to manage initiatives efficiently and effectively. Employees and partners are able to log into Office Project Server 2007 and see the complete history of a project..."

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3. Consistent Management of Projects back to top

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Malcolm Pirnie
"The firm is achieving greater consistency among its project managers because now the managers have effective tools to help them plan and carry out a project. What’s more, Malcolm Pirnie has enjoyed the flexibility to customize those tools to support the best practice processes that it had established..."

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Shire Pharmaceuticals
"With the Microsoft Office EPM Solution, Shire can meet its timelines more consistently, improve its use of resources, plan for change proactively, and synchronize work across the business..."

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4. Clear Management Reporting / Dashboards back to top

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Medseek
"MEDSEEK can consistently meet project milestones because, says DiCristina, “The EPM Solution gives our executives a dashboard view of our projects with red, green, and yellow stop lights.” MEDSEEK has implemented several project indicators that display a project’s status at any given time. “We have significantly increased our project status visibility with the EPM Solution..."

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Virginia Housing Development Authority
"VHDA plans to use the EPM Solution to provide executive-level reports and dashboards to the IT governance board. Because everything is centralized in the EPM Solution, executives can go to Office Project Web Access and see Gantt charts of our portfolio. We couldn’t do that before..."

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5. Work Management - Tasks & Timesheets back to top

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Milwaukee Journal Sentinal
"The visibility provided by the EPM Solution has increased employee productivity. Time spent now is tangible. The EPM Solution gives us tremendous visibility, and visible people work better. Employees are inclined to complete projects faster because their name is publicly associated with it...”

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Siemens Russia
"The new solution now makes it easy to create and add new tasks as required to project management data. Employees can simply ensure all their work is seen and accounted for. Less time is spent having to explain and account for gaps of information because of an inability to enter legitimate data such as extra client meetings or phone calls..."

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