Software helps allocate resources and prioritize projects.
Press Release Summary:
Enterprise Project Management solution, used with Microsoft Office Project 2003, provides IT organizations with complete project management platform. Solution helps establish business processes and project priorities and map them against corporate objectives. Project portfolio management and analysis lets managers maximize resource utilization, eliminate duplicate projects, collect organizational knowledge, and institute best practices.
Original Press Release:
PM Solutions Introduces Enterprise Project Management Solution for IT Organizations In Conjunction With the Microsoft Office System
Combined solution uses Microsoft's proven project management platform to help CIOs and IT organizations boost performance, improve project delivery, better allocate resources, and effectively prioritize projects to achieve business goals
HAVERTOWN, Pa. (October 21, 2003) - PM Solutions, a Microsoft Office Project Premier Services Partner, today introduced its Enterprise Project Management (EPM) solution for IT organizations to be used in conjunction with Microsoft Office Project 2003, part of the Microsoft Office System. Microsoft launched the Microsoft Office System today at the Millennium Broadway Hotel, New York, NY.
Charged with reducing costs and stretching the limits of human, technical, and fiscal resources, today's CIO is also expected to deliver high-quality IT projects on time and within budget. PM Solutions' EPM solution is an integrated approach to the execution of IT projects that provides IT organizations with a complete project management platform. The Solution is designed to help CIOs drive corporate strategy and build value by establishing best practices in project management.
"Today's marketplace is highly competitive, and CIOs and IT directors are under constant pressure to create new efficiencies," said Kent Crawford, CEO and founder of PM Solutions. "Our EPM solution is comprehensive, and built on our company's nearly three million labor hours worth of project management experience. IT organizations can effectively manage precious resources and prioritize IT projects to align with - and deliver on - business goals. By working with Microsoft Office Project 2003, our EPM solution combines the right people, processes, and technologies to fully realize and measure the business impact of project management across the IT enterprise."
"The Project 2003 EPM solution, as part of the Microsoft Office System enables customers to more efficiently manage their projects and the resources associated with those projects," said Mike Gelon, director Information Worker Product Management Group at Microsoft Corp. "We are excited about PM Solutions' EPM solution, as it helps our mutual customers to hone in on the best practices involved with managing their portfolio of projects."
With PM Solution's EPM solution and the Microsoft Office System, IT organizations can establish business processes and project priorities, mapping them against corporate objectives. Through project portfolio management and analysis, managers can maximize resource utilization, eliminate duplicate projects, collect organizational knowledge, and institute best practices. In addition, team members benefit from better communication, streamlined resource management, and improved productivity.
For a complete overview of the EPM solution for IT organizations, visit pmsolutions.com/epm.
About PM Solutions, The Project Management Experts®
PM Solutions is a management consulting, training, and research firm dedicated to optimizing business performance through project management initiatives. Core services include professional staffing/outsourcing, organizational project management maturity assessments, process and methodology development, project office deployment and enhancement, corporate training, project management technology integration, project portfolio management, and value measurement. PM Solutions' comprehensive approach integrates business strategies with project management practices, enabling sound management decision-making and higher profitability. Headquartered in Havertown, a suburb of Philadelphia, Pa., PM Solutions has built its reputation by providing premier service to clients through the most knowledgeable and expert consultants in project management. For more information, visit www.pmsolutions.com.
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