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Enterprise Program Management

EPM add-on modules and extensions

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Andreas Huber Index

▶ Overview

▶ Management and Operational Reporting

▶ Ressource and Access Management

▶ SAP Interface

▶ Task Comments & Activity Report

▶ Business Application & Process Integration

▶ Microsoft Project Prof. client based tool

▶ Extended support

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Andreas Huber Overview

Schedule Management

Time and Task Management

Team

Collaboration

Issues/ Risk Management

S.M.A.R.T Connector –

SAP PS

Resource Management

Project/ Program Management

S.M.A.R.T Connector –

SAP Cats

S.M.A.R.T Connector –

SAP HR

Client Version History

Project Start Agent

LDAP

Directory Sync

Demand Management

Portfolio Selection/ Analytics

Reporting Cockpit

Self Registration

Portal

Auto Publish

Task Comments

& Activity Report

Business Inteligence

Custom. Spec. Reports

Project Web Application

Project Prof. client

Extended Support

Project Prof. Client tools

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Andreas Huber Management and Operational Reporting Reporting Cockpit

▶ Highlights

Historicize project data

Easy to create pre-customized standard reports

Integration of Line of Business (LoB) solutions

In-report comments for Project Manager or PMO

Quality assured monthly Management Reports (PDF, JPG)

Access level aligned with Project Server rights and role concept

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Andreas Huber Management and Operational Reporting Customer specific reports

▶ Highlights

Individual reports

Based on OLAP cube or other data

Reporting Cockpit integrated

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Andreas Huber Ressource and Access Management Self Registration Portal (SRP)

▶ Highlights

Full MS Project Server integrated human resource interface

Maximum reduced maintenance effort

Integrated approval workflow

Standard technologies (PSI, SharePoint Web Parts)

Flexible usage and expansion options possible

Low priced quality and proven effective

Online interface

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Andreas Huber Ressource and Access Management SMART Connector SAP HR

▶ Highlights

Full MS Project Server integrated human resource interface

Ideal solution for mass resource import and update

Standard technologies (BAPI, PSI)

Flexible usage and expansion options possible

Low priced quality and proven effective

Scheduled interface

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Andreas Huber SAP Interfaces SMART Connector SAP CATS

▶ Highlights

Full Microsoft Project Server integrated SAP actuals data interface

Additional functionality “daily comments”

One user friendly UI for two applications

Standard technologies (SAP BAPI, PSI, SharePoint Web Parts)

Flexible usage and expansion options possible

Low priced quality and proven effective

Online bi-directional interface

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Andreas Huber SAP Interfaces SMART Connector SAP PS

▶ Highlights

Full MS Project Client integrated SAP PS interface

Standard technologies (SAP BAPI, VBA)

Flexible usage and expansion options possible

Low priced quality and proven effective

Client solution

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Andreas Huber Task Comments & Activity Report

▶ Highlights

Full MS Project Server integrated task or timesheet extension

Daily basis task comments

Customer activity reports

Standard technologies (SharePoint Web Parts, Reporting Services)

Flexible usage and expansion options possible

Low priced quality and proven effective

Online solution

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Andreas Huber Business Application and Process Integration

▶ LDAP directory sync

Update of additional Resource data (phone number, RBS, cost center, …)

Based on standard LDAP protocol

▶ Project Start Agent and Sync

Creates new demands or projects and workspaces

Different application sources (CRM) and input (Excel, SharePoint)

Uses templates based on predefined demand/ project category

Workflow driven

▶ Auto Publish

Process driven publish of projects

Server based tool – event triggered

▶ Client Version History

Server based tracking of Microsoft Project Prof. client version

Compares actual Server and client patch level (Microsoft Project)

Eliminates issues based on different client/ server update status

Automatic e-mail notification

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Andreas Huber Microsoft Project Client based tool

▶ Multi Publisher

Microsoft Project Prof. add-in

Distributed via the Project Server Enterprise Global

Allows mass changes on a defined set of projects (i.e. save baseline, publish, backup, force check in, check out & in, show check in, show all)

Project Server rights and role concept considered

Uses server or client capabilities via standard Project Server protocol

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Andreas Huber Extended support

▶ 1st level – Application Hotline

Initial user support request

Answer technical and methodical questions for MS Project Client, Server & WSS

Edit resource and project information (in coordination with local PMO)

Routing support requests (to 2nd Level Support),

Local CR (in coordination with local PMO)

▶ 2nd level – Application Administration

Backup & restore on application level (Archive DB)

Delete projects & resources

All application changes on customizing

Providing templates (via PMO´s)

Control and optimize application

Provide and actualize best practice solutions

Routing major issues to 3rd level support

Provide trainings (tool and methodology)