The EPM Solution 2007 is for organizations that desire a complete solution from top
down portfolio planning, optimization and tracking to standardization across projects
and programs, centralized resource management and strong team coordination. EPM provides
a central repository of portfolio, projects and resource information to consistently
manage and report on all work across the enterprise.
WHAT ARE THE MAJOR IMPACTS AREAS?
- Complete Project Portfolio Management capabilities
- Create in web based Light-Weight projects and maintenance work with Server-side Scheduling
- Financial controls at the Portfolio, Program and Project level with full budget development
and tracking of actuals
- Coverage of the entire project life cycle from Proposals to post project Activity
Plans for operations work
- Resource timesheets and task updates
- Integrated Enterprise Reporting through a Reporting Data Service taking published
data to the reporting database and a Cube Building Service from the Reporting Database
- Support of workflow for integration of business processes to project work
ARCHITECTURE
The EPM Solution has a three tier architecture that includes a range of products
offering capabilities for specific business needs. The architecture is built for
scale and reliability. The emphasis on integration and openness makes the EPM solution
programmable and extensible. It is built with powerful reporting and integrated with
familiar tools.
BENEFITS FOR IT ORGANIZATIONS
Leverage a cost-effective and enterprise ready solution.
- Easier to adopt with lower training cost and management
- Leverage existing skills and rely on an experienced partner ecosystem
- Meet your needs with a high performance, scalable and secure platform
- Integration out of the box or with flexible customization
- Defines the enterprise standard for project management systems in the organization
Learn more about Microsoft EPM ‘FastTrack’ program.
The Microsoft Office Enterprise Project Management (EPM) Solution is an end-to-end collaborative portfolio and project and resource management environment.
It helps organizations gain
visibility, insight, and control to enhance decision making, improve alignment of project and work initiatives with the business strategy, maximize resource utilization as well as measure and