Business Engine Software Business Engine ® Enterprise Resource & Project Portfolio Management Presented to Presented by John Cole Region Manager MPUG

Business Engine Software Enterprise Solutions for Project Driven, Resource Constrained Organizations

Enterprise Resource and Project Portfolio Management Provide Integrated Source of Information for Project and Resource Managers Develop Standardized Framework Capture and Track Project Demand Analyze Resource Capacity Assign Resources in Accordance with Business Objectives Manage Portfolio on an Ongoing Basis Accurately forecast future demands

Business Engine Portfolio TM ProjectServer ® ResourceServer ® TimeWizard Project Repository Project Standards Individual Project Tasks, Schedules & Plans Microsoft Project 4.X and ‘98 Portfolio Analysis Financial Break-Even “What If” Analysis Project Prioritization Project Selection Multi-project Analysis and Reporting Status Tracking Actuals trend analysis and charge-backs Resource Management Capacity Utilization Assignment Balancing Alignment Conflict Resolution Planning Skills Development

Business Engine Client B USINESS E NGINE O VERVIEW Business Engine’s unique repository and DSS engine Microsoft Projects Other Desktop Planning Excel Spreadsheets ERPHuman Resources Financial Data store RDBMS Microsoft Sybase Oracle “Sweeping” agent and push technology collects and distributes data, web-enabled reports and time sheets

Three Levels of Payback Immediate: With visibility into current project status and resource utilization, can easily determine when to cancel, delay or reallocate work, based upon business priorities Payback: Most critical resources working on high payback projects Intermediate: With visibility into future project demand and resource availability, can streamline manpower planning and staffing efforts Payback: Anticipate bottlenecks; Reduce attrition and costs associated with outsourcing, recruiting, hiring, and training Long Term: Execute a smaller portfolio of more strategic projects with the same or fewer appropriately aligned resources Payback: Increased competitiveness and improved bottom line results

Business Engine Software Privately held corporation, San Francisco, CA Founded in 1984 Market leader in developing solutions for project-driven organizations in complex, resource-constrained environments Business Engine introduced in 1994 Focus on IS/IT, product development, R&D Largest Microsoft Solutions Partner License technology to Microsoft Member of Microsoft Project Review Board

Ensuring Your Success Training: Project Management Concepts Microsoft Project Business Engine Implementation: Microsoft Project Customization Business Engine Implementation Rapid Deployment Process Ongoing: Maintenance and Support BSFT User Group

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