A business practice that assists organizations to align their portfolio of projects with their business strategy. Typically IT departments employ an IT governance framework to ensure that their PPM strategy is put into action. With the increasing demand of IT departments to justify their project investments, PPM software has risen in popularity as the tool of choice. It allows both executives and IT decision makers to gain insight into their IT portfolios. PPM software allows IT managers to prioritize projects, allocate resources where needed, and gain financial insight into their portfolio investments.
Epicor for Service Enterprises
by Epicor
Epicor for Service
Enterprises is an intuitive and comprehensive enterprise service automation
(ESA) solution. It manages and streamlines virtually every aspect of your
service organization—from bid management, engagement delivery, and resource management, to
project accounting, portfolio management, and beyond—all within a single solution. Introduced in
June 2003, Epicor for Service Enterprises builds on an Epicor investment in
professional services automation (PSA) and project accounting of over twenty
years. Version 8.0 offers groundbreaking use of XML Web service and Microsoft
.NET technology. The current release, Epicor for Service Enterprises
8.1, adds enhanced project portfolio management (PPM), contingent workforce
management, and advanced collaboration and customization capabilities, all
enabling greater planning, performance, and execution.
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http://www.epicor.com
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Deltek provides an integrated
toolset for project portfolio management (PPM). Modules include portfolio
analysis, risk management, planning and scheduling, project collaboration, and
earned value management (EVM).
Released in 1994, Microsoft Dynamics(TM) SL (formerly known as Microsoft Business Solutions Solomon) is a business solution targeted at the lower and middle tiers of the mid-market.
Primavera offers professional and new product development services. Its solutions include role-based dashboards, product-based forecasts, graphic trends reporting, and other customizable reporting.
Tenrox’s Project Workforce Management
solution, available on demand or on premise, is a modular solution
for managing project workforces in real time.
ProSight offers ProSight Portfolios, a portfolio
management software application, accompanied by related services designed to
implement and automate the portfolio management process.
TeamHeadquarters is a combination of project management and help desk
software. It supports the planning and execution of projects with
traditional project management tools, including tracking, Gantt charts, and task
assignment.
The Business Engine Network (BEN) is an industry-proven,
award-winning project portfolio management software management solution that
enables project-driven organizations to more efficiently manage and financially
govern their investments.
TrackStudio Enterprise is a powerful and highly flexible issue tracking system. Support for hierarchical structures, project-specific customization, and issue-level security allow users to customize nearly every aspect of the system with a few clicks of the mouse.
Many organizations don’t follow formalized processes for technical support evaluation. However, technical support is a vital component of any enterprise software solution. The fact is, poor technical support can have a severe impact on a solution’s total cost of ownership.
This article is part of the continuing education all software demonstrators need to ensure their fundamental skills remain sharp. It points out three common “crimes” made in demonstrations, how to recognize them, and suggests alternative approaches.
There are two prevailing approaches for selecting enterprise-wide software: the functions and features approach and the business processes approach. Yet a third alternative does exist—one that takes the best aspects of these two to provide the assurances needed by the buyer and the efficiency desired by the vendor.
