The Benefits and Outcomes of Moving to Project Online

Reimagine Business Productivity

Digital Productivity Solutions

Built for the Microsoft Cloud

86%of CEOs consider Digital their #1 priority

Digital Transformation

occurs through projects

and programs

1 Source: PWC CEO Survey

Projects often fall short of their potential

Do the right projects

of surveyed companies

reported high alignment

between projects and strategy

43%

62%

untappedpotential

currentoutcomes

Do the projects right

of projects meet theirgoals—a number essentially unchanged since 2012

Project Management Institute. “Pulse of the Profession: The High Cost of Low Performance.” 2016.

PMO Evolution – Lessons Learned

• Process-driven doesn’t mean much

• Delivering the project isn’t enough

• Resource capacity ALWAYS matters

• Dependencies are part of your constraints

• Troubled projects require immediate attention

• Speak the language of the business - always

• Software alone isn’t enough

PPM Trends for 2020

• The Move to the Cloud – Digital PMOs

• The Rise of Agile

• More New Product Development

• Connected Systems

• Visualizing Data

• AI and Predictive Analytics

Continuous PPM innovationBenefit from accelerated delivery of new PPM capabilities through the cloud

RELEASES EVERY

3 YEARS

First PPM

Server 2002

M i c r o s o f t

P P M S a a S

Getting started

experience

OData in

SSIS

Accelerated

reporting

Power BI

Unlimited

instances

Heatmaps

Multiple

timelines

Resource

engagements

2016

on-premises

Accessibility

Planner

iPad App

PSA

connector

Out-of-the-box

reports

Mobile time

reporting

Planner App

ACCELERATED INNOVATION

IN THE CLOUD

Microsoft PPM is best equipped to transform strategy into high-impact outcomes

Ideate

Ideate and develop project proposals that

advance corporate strategy

Plan

Select effective portfolios and

devise pragmaticproject plans

Execute

Orchestrate execution and help ensure performance and outcomes are on

track

Collaboration

Boost teamwork through inherent

collaboration through Office 365

Insights

Gain at-a-glance insights to make

informed and timely decisions

Extensibility

Customize and extend Microsoft

PPM to best serve the business environment

IdeateIdeate and develop project proposals

that advance corporate strategyEncourage ideation

Capture business demand

Translate strategy into actionable goals

Establish standards and governance

Establish standards and governanceConfigure Microsoft PPM to meet the needs of the business

Use workflows to help ensure projects follow a desired lifecycle

Create custom templates or reuse out-of-the-box templatesfor each type of initiative (e.g., project, program, etc.)

Create custom views and reports for simplified communications and decision making

Implement and adhere to industry standards andpreferred PPM techniques

Translate strategy into actionable goalsDefine business drivers to help achieve results that advance corporate strategy

Define business drivers for each portfolio (e.g., product division portfolio, IT portfolio, etc.)

Develop a quantitative impact scale for each business driver

Assign weights to business drivers to help decision makers prioritize goals

Communicate business drivers to all stakeholders

Capture business demandOffer a simple way to propose projects

Input demand details, including benefits, estimated costs, required resources, and the impact on business drivers

Assess all demand types, including large programs and projects, smaller initiatives, and ongoing work streams

Easily customize data entry forms and approval routing workflows for each demand type

Encourage ideationSolicit ideas from across the organization and manage ideation funnel

Empower individuals by including them in the ideation process

Energize brainstorming through a collaborative ideation approach

Control the ideation funnel to give structure to the ideation process and help ensure the right ideas are selected

Create custom mobile apps to capture ideas on the go

PlanSelect effective portfolios and devise

pragmatic project plans

Conduct high-level portfolio planning

Select the right projects

Develop realistic project plans

Manage resource demand and assignments

Manage large programs

Conduct high-level portfolio planningGain immediate insights into benefits, costs, and strategic alignment of proposed projects

Identify and visualize the impact project proposals have on defined business drivers

Quickly understand the benefits, costs, and strategic alignment of proposed portfolios

Select the right projectsDevise portfolios that maximize benefits and honor constraints

Feed the optimization model with resource and financial constraints

Force mandatory, preapproved projects, like regulatory initiatives, into the portfolio

Model what-if scenarios to compare alternative portfoliosfor more informed portfolio selection

Formalize project approvals by selecting the optimal portfolio

Perform ongoing portfolio optimization as new work emerges or business priorities change

According to Forrester, 75% of surveyed companiesexperienced better strategic and organizational alignmentwith Microsoft PPM

Forrester. “The Total Economic Impact of Microsoft Office 365 PPM.” 2015.

Develop realistic project plansConverge data points from across the business to create an accurate execution plan

Get started fast with premade templates, or build one from scratch to meet specific requirements

Create a work breakdown structure (WBS), map task dependencies and estimate work and task durations

Forecast role-based demand for resources

Devise a realistic project plan that considersmultiple planning dimensions like resource availability, task dependencies etc.

Manage resource demand and assignmentsSupport project goals and the execution plan through thoughtful resource management

Compare resource demand forecasts to availability using visualized heat maps

Assign specific resources or formalize requests with a built-in engagement process for project and resource (line) managers

Manage large programsMeet the unique management needs of large programs

Establish program-specific standards, like templates,views, and reports

Segregate program segments across different project managers as a best practice for managing large initiatives

Use built-in collaboration tools to drive alignmentand boost communications among program teams

Gain program insights with detailed and highlyvisual reports

ExecuteOrchestrate execution and help ensure

performance and outcomes are on track

Boost efficiencies with self-reliant teams

Assess the impact of new and updated work

Visualize project metrics with built-in reports

Gain at-a-glance portfolio insights

Boost efficiencies with self-reliant teamsEmpower team members to propose changes and submit time and task updates from anywhere

Enter time and task status updates for all project andnon-project work in a single place

Submit time and task entries on personal devicesto maintain productivity from anywhere

Empower team members to add new tasks and amend assigned work as projects evolve

Encourage individuals to self-assign to “team tasks”

Assess the impact of new and updated workUnderstand how resource and budget requirements change as projects evolve

Regulate change management by vetting submitted updates

Compare progress updates to baseline plans to assess the impact on project goals

Adjust and formalize project plans by publishing modifications for all stakeholders to see

Visualize project metrics with built-in reportsInstantly create a variety of status reports to make objective project adjustments

Create powerful status reports (see partial list below) in one click to track progress and identify negative trends in progress

• Burndown

• Cost Overview

• Overallocated Resources

• Earned Value

Rely on built-in dashboards and reports to communicateproject status and grab management’s attention

Gain at-a-glance portfolio insightsRoll-up portfolio status highlights and steer executives to appropriate corrective actions

Customize insightful dashboards and reports to reflect portfolio performance at a glance

Help executives immediately identify root causes and drill into supporting data for informed and timely decisions

CollaborationBoost teamwork through inherent collaboration through Office 365

Collaborate in the cloud

Streamline information-sharing

Collaborate in the cloudLeverage the Microsoft Cloud to boost coordination across project teams

Work across familiar, collaboration tools in Office 365 to drive better outcomes through more connected teams

Enable real-time access to project information from virtually anywhere to connect geographically dispersed project teams

Leverage native mobile apps for collaboration on the go

Launch ad hoc communications with Skype for Business for accelerated decision making

Streamline information-sharingCollaborate on all pertinent project information to increase efficiencies and quality

Share plan updates with team members to reduce time-consuming status meetings

Provide project teams a single repository in the cloud to store and share project documents

Host all team discussions in one place using an intuitivesocial feed

Surface and manage risks and issues in SharePoint Online

InsightsGain at-a-glance insights to make

informed and timely decisions

Launch out-of-the-box dashboards and reports

Derive advanced analytics with Power BI

Launch out-of-the-box dashboards and reportsEncourage objective decisions with built-in reporting for the entire PPM process

Quickly gain insights using preconfigured dashboards and reports for portfolios, programs, projects, tasks, and resources

Choose from rich galleries of charts to create more dashboards

Enable real-time decision making with anywhere access to insights across most browsers and on the native iPad app

Derive advanced analytics with Power BIBuild custom dashboards and reports to see PPM data in different, more-applicable ways

Build and share custom Power BI dashboards and reports using a variety of visualizations, like maps, to meet specific needs

Integrate data from multiple sources (e.g., Microsoft PPM, financial systems, etc.) into Power BI analytics

Perform ad hoc analysis with natural language query and built-in predictive analytics capabilities

Access Power BI dashboards and reports from virtually anywhere to make informed decisions on the go

ExtensibilityCustomize and extend Microsoft PPMto best serve the business environment

Manage projects in best-fit solution

Enhance and tailor the PPM experience

Take PPM to the next level of intelligence

Manage projects your wayUse Microsoft PPM as an integration point for other project management tools

Use Microsoft PPM as a single hub for all work

Let software development teams use favorite Agile tools such as Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS) or Jira and leverage integration options to include them in the portfolio

Empower teams to manage tasks in Kanban approach, with Office 365 Planner, a collaborative, intuitive work management tool

Enhance and tailor the PPM experienceCustomize user experiences with enhanced apps and partner solutions

Create codeless PPM apps to enhance mobility and other scenarios, like ideation, with PowerApps

Download specialized PPM add-ins developed by trusted Microsoft PPM partners from the Office Store

Leverage partner solutions to integrate Microsoft PPM with third-party systems, like SAP or JIRA

Develop custom integrations and workflows with Azure Logic Apps and Flow

Rely on in-house development capabilities to build custom solutions using a dedicated Software Development Kit (SDK)

Take PPM to the next level of intelligenceHarness a variety of powerful Microsoft intelligence solutions to boost PPM efficiencies

Pair big data with Cortana Intelligence Suite to perform predictive analytics and surface powerful insights

Include inputs from connected IoT devices for scenarios like preventative maintenance projects

Use Microsoft bots for labor-intensive and low-return PPM chores

Derive insights from text, speech, and visuals with APIs from Microsoft Cognitive Services

Value of MicrosoftHarness cutting-edge cloud technology to boost the Microsoft PPM experience

Build on a leader in PPMMicrosoft PPM a leader in market and analyst reports

20 million users at more than 15,000 companies worldwide

Harness the power of the Microsoft CloudIncorporate other Microsoft Cloud services for a powerful PPM solution

Enjoy all the benefits of the Microsoft Cloud, a leader in public cloud, through Microsoft PPM

Adhere to broader cloud strategy by adding Microsoft PPM

Leverage a broad set of innovative cloud services to satisfy growing PPM needs

Project Online Top Benefits

Forrester Total Economic Impact – Results

http://office365.com/office-365-

ppm-tei-study-forrester

DEMO

• Joint Venture with Microsoft in 2002

• Global footprint with offices across

the U.S.

• Consulting, BPO, Managed Services,

global support and Staffing

• 6,500 global employees

• Client focused, proven track record,

passion for technology

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