5. Don’t manage projects No PMPs No time for Timesheets Can not expose Cost Rates Can not expose Staffing Plan

6. Where are Investments? What are Priorities? What are Resources doing? Manage Projects Effectively? Does Plan = Actual?

8. Executive Sponsorship

9. Initiatives Projects Admin Availability Non-Project Project 40hrs

10. Project Visibility & Priority? Resource Visibility & Control? Drive Accountability? Sufficient Resources? Improve On-time, On-budget Rate?

11. Effective Collaboration? Spot-on Traceability? Objective Alignment & Prioritization? Initiate PM as a Discipline? Increase PM Maturity?

12. Microsoft’s PPM Solution

14. Management and Leadership Needs Core Needs Build in Phases Standards & Processes Train to “Qualified” Projects

15. OOB Features & Functionalities Use Only What You Need Go Deep Business Intelligence Data Analyses Trust but Verify (Audit Reports)

16. Actual Plan Baseline

17. Tracking Gantt Drill-down from Timeline View Project Details

18. Resource Availability Remaining Availability Assn Work by Resource Compare demand to capacity Resource Center

19. Universal Project Milestones Track Critical Milestones UPMs

20. mPWR Business Intelligence Data Analyses

21. Facilitate Prioritization Associate meaningful data Program Alignment Project Phase Performing Org Project Manager Portfolio Reports

22. Count by Phase Count by Program Basic Graphical Project Summary Reports that are Meaningful Project Reports

23. Work by Role Analyze Role Requirements Resource Reports

24. Wean off “PowerPointing” Do Online, Interactive PMRs Use OOB Features & Functionalities Quad Charts

25. Projects by Milestone and Month 30-, 60-, 90-day Forecasts UPMs (critical milestones) Forecast Reports

26. Timesheet Compliance Baseline Compliance Standards Verification Qualified Project Verify data is high quality Audit Reports

27. Monthly and YTD Made Dates Missed Dates %Made of Total Dates Count What Really Matters Metric Reports

28. Data Encryption Blended Rates Non-disclosure Agreements Hidden Cost Rates

31. Actively Engage Executives Seek Leadership/Management Needs Tackle Fundamentals First Build Qualified Projects Act on Mission-based Priorities

32. Develop Multi-disciplinary Team Focus on Methodology Develop Use Cases Allow Sufficient Up-front Time Compelling Business Case to mPWR

33. Allocate Sufficient Resources Test Hardware & Software Develop Clear Goals & Requirements Pilot Small Wins & Build in Phases Provide Continuous Communication

34. Customize User Training Provide On-going Support & Training Prepare Users for Deployment Prepare to Monitor, Manage & Govern Get Experienced Expert Help

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