DFD for Projects: Related Documents

Projects are Investments
When IT projects are completed and systems are delivered, they don’t just disappear. Completed projects can be described in various ways: investments, assets, operational applications, and so on. Whatever they’re called, they typically require continuing investments of resource time, effort, and dollars to maintain, fix, and upgrade. In fact, the post-project delivery lifecycle effort is critical to an IT organization.

DFD FOR PROJECTS:
8/2/2006 5:36:00 PM

Why Software Selection Projects Fail
Why do so many software projects fail? Lorne Goloff, TEC's VP of selection services, talks about the common mistakes organizations make when selecting enterprise software and how best to avoid them.

DFD FOR PROJECTS:
12/16/2010 4:18:00 PM

Case Study: TWP Projects
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DFD FOR PROJECTS:
5/21/2010 4:00:00 PM

Gain More from Your IT Projects
IT investments are not a magic pill that will remedy business problems, but if used properly, they can help. Businesses should set business-oriented objectives for their IT projects and measure returns through the use of return on investment techniques.

DFD FOR PROJECTS: information technology, IT, selection, metrics, return on investment, management, decision-making, business intelligence.
1/26/2006

PROMYS

DFD FOR PROJECTS: PROMYS PSA includes modules for- CRM, opportunities, and quoting;- order fulfillment, purchasing, inventory, and invoicing;- project management, project assignments, time sheets and expenses;- service management, help desk, and support contracts; and- customer and subcontractor self-service portals.PROMYS service management functionality helps answer questions such as:- Why aren’t my field resources more billable? - Which active projects are in trouble against their cost budget? - Are my service contracts profitable? - Have I billed for everything and accounted for all costs? - Are we maximizing revenue and margin on all sales opportunities?PROMYS provides functionality for - help desk trouble tickets, color coding, and escalations; - resource calendar visibility into all resources and current availability; - automatic work order notifications and integration with Outlook calendars; - customer self-service portal, - resource forecasting by specific skill set and certifications; - tracking for service contacts, service levels, customer serial numbers, and third-party service agreements; and - tracking for labor utilization to reduce un-billable hours.As part of the PROMYS enterprise business software suite, the PROMYS CRM module links seamlessly with the order fulfillment, project management, service management, and help desk modules to track customer quotes, projects, assets, change orders, return material authorizations (RMAs), and returns affecting equipment under service contract. PROMYS also keeps track of block time accrual accounts, invoicing, and service contract renewal. More than effective PSA software, PROMYS provides the Web-based PSA functionality service organizations need to forecast resources effectively, deliver projects on time and on budget, respond quickly to customer service issues, and maximize service contract profitability.

Magic Quadrant for B2B Gateway Providers
Magic Quadrant for B2B Gateway Providers. Download Free IT Analysis Reports Linked To B2B Gateway Providers. Business-to-business (B2B) gateway solutions have matured to the point where they can support a wide range of projects. However, there are still functional differences—including product maturity, service-oriented architecture (SOA) enablement, architectural coherence, and community management—among competing solutions. Find out who the leaders, challengers, visionaries, and niche players are in the B2B gateway market.

DFD FOR PROJECTS:
11/4/2008 10:50:00 AM

How Supply Chain Projects Morph Into Black Holes
For all but a few astronomers, black holes are unknown in the realm of ordinary experience. Analogs do exist, however, in the more terrestrial domain of business process reengineering and take the form of supply chain management implementations. Real-life examples offer insights that may help prevent your supply chain project from collapsing into oblivion and taking your enterprise with it.

DFD FOR PROJECTS:
10/19/2002

Achieving the Most with the Best
Looking for a supply chain management (SCM) strategy that will give you a competitive advantage and ensure that projects yield results? Want to make sure that your SCM solution will allow continuous improvements? Already using six sigma and lean thinking practices, but want a way to bring them together and maximize their functions? Find out how a business process reference model can amplify your existing architectures.

DFD FOR PROJECTS:
10/3/2007 2:13:00 PM

Project Portfolio Management s Missing Functional Link: Stakeholder Management
A project's success is determined by the diverse stakeholder expectations. If some see return on investment as their primary stake, others may focus on profitability—meaning that stakeholder communication tools are only as good as their adaptability to stakeholder dynamics.

DFD FOR PROJECTS: PPM, project portfolio management, stakeholder management, project stakeholders, PMO, project management office, stakeholder identification, Stakeholder Circle, stakeholder prioritization.
12/5/2006

Keeping Projects in View and Costs in Line
In construction and services, matching the right people to the right projects is mission-critical if those projects are to show actual profits. But determining profitability takes time—not a common commodity today. What’s needed are tools to track, identify, and report all contract and project activity—an integrated view of all job details, including the critical factors that determine profitability.

DFD FOR PROJECTS:
12/7/2006 8:35:00 AM

Synergy Business Solutions

DFD FOR PROJECTS: OVERVIEW & INDUSTRIES Synergy Business Solutions provides comprehensive softwaresolutions primarily to organizations doing project-based work,including architecture, engineering, construction,pharmaceutical, research, biotechnology, professional services,and make-to-order manufacturing companies. SOFTWARESynergyimplements Microsoft Dynamics SL (formerly Solomon)project-accounting (job-costing) software and integrates it withsoftware you already use, i.e. Microsoft Office, as well asproject management, CRM, collaboration, and analytics andreporting software. STRATEGIC VALUEThrough this powerful integration, Synergy helps organizations that have outgrown theirsystems and procedures or have found them cumbersome, to operatemore efficiently and profitably while effectively managingprojects, resources, time, financials, and growth. PROVES THESYSTEM WORKS BEFORE YOU PURCHASE Synergy’s Plan > Prove >Purchase > Perform approach means Synergy plans your solution,using your real data, and then proves to you that it meets yourbusiness requirements. You see a working solution not atheoretical demonstration before you purchase. Once implemented,your company performs with new efficiency. SOLUTIONSProject Management and Accounting Synergy implements and supportsMicrosoft's Project Management and Accounting solution. Itempowers your organization’s managers with a flexible, integratedsolution tailored to your business needs. From smoothly launchingnew projects and tracking their progress, to getting outinvoices, to analyzing projects, this powerful solution helpskeep projects on track.Financial Management With yourproject-accounting solution you get seamless financialconnectivity across your entire system, including integrationwith project accounting, materials management (distribution), andother business processes. Information is centralized and easilyaccessible, helping eliminate redundant data entry, increaseaccuracy, and facilitate informed, flexible reporting. Analytics and Reporting Synergy’s Analytics and Reporting solutions utilizethe data in your accounting/ERP system generally MicrosoftDynamics SL along with the most advanced analytical tools, todeliver accurate business insight about your customers, projects,markets, finances, inventory, orders, etc.Materials ManagementSuperb customer service begins and ends with your ability tomaintain control over every aspect of your materials managementor distribution processes. Synergy helps you build long-termprofitability with lasting relationships with your customers andvendors providing them with the information and services theywant.Business Portals Enhance productivity by providing user andcustomer-specific access to information and processes from asingle portal. Synergy implements Business Portal, integratedwith project accounting software, which takes the hassle out ofcommon tasks, reduces information support costs, and helpsdeliver at-a-glance access to project and financial information,anywhere and anytime. Collaboration Through Microsoft WindowsSharePoint Services, Synergy helps your project-drivenorganization increase efficiency and improve team productivity.SharePoint delivers tools for collaboration and documentmanagement and sharing that keep people connected acrossorganizational and geographic boundaries.CRM Synergy’sintegration between Microsoft Dynamics SL and Microsoft CRM getsyou one-click customer views in CRM from within accounting orproject modules. Data created in one application automaticallypasses to the other, which reduces duplicate data entry and givesall stakeholders complete visibility of a customer