Project Portfolio Management White Papers

As the Experts in Enterprise Project Portfolio Management^SM, Project Partners is happy to share some of our unsurpassed expertise with members of the extended project management community, to help you get the most out of your investment in the world's leading PPM applications.

I Want It All And I Want It Now – Project Management Accelerated

In the world of Enterprise Project Portfolio Management, project teams want to leverage the functionality found within the new Oracle Project Management module but are challenged by their operational environment and the delivered user interface. This delayed many implementation efforts until now. With the financial cutbacks many firms are experiencing, there is a growing need for visibility into the work being done that can be met with tools like Oracle Project Management but the initial problems of implementation effort and user needs remain. End Users are saying “I want it all, and I want it now.” But C-level executives are pressuring IT teams to deliver needed benefits to the operations group but at a reduced price point and on a faster time line. This whitepaper explains how IT can ensure career success by making both groups happy within a short timeline and with a small budget. You can register and download the whitepaper here.

Oracle and Primavera Project Portfolio Management – Overview and Case Study

At the OAUG Collaborate 09 conference, this whitepaper was presented by Project Partners’ Tamim Kulaly, PMP. With the acquisition of Primavera Systems, Oracle Corporation now offers the first end-to-end solution for Enterprise Project Portfolio Management. Oracle E-Business Suite Projects Applications excel in project financial management and Primavera leads in project management, planning & scheduling. This paper provides a high level overview of new Primavera P6 features and includes a case study illustrating how firms are using Primavera with Oracle E-Business Suite Projects Applications to support business processes not possible with either system alone. You can register and download the whitepaper and accompanying presentation here.

Return on Investment!
Building the Business Case for Professional Services Automation and Project Portfolio Management

At the OAUG Collaborate 08 conference and the Michigan Oracle Users Summit, these presentations were delivered by Robert D. Anderson and Kimberly McDonald Baker of Project Partners. PSA and Project Portfolio Management systems empower Project-centric organizations with enhanced, automated and integrated capabilities to manage, control and report on projects across their enterprise. But how prepared is your firm to achieve a return on your systems investment? UC Berkley and USC studies find 15-21% improvement in project execution and delivery costs by improving project management maturity one level. Learn how Oracle Project Management KPIs assist in the measurement of your business and planning a course of action. This whitepaper and presentation include step-by-step directions. You can register and download the whitepaper and presentation here.

Generating Presentation Quality Custom Reports from Oracle Project Management

At the OAUG Collaborate 08 conference, this presentation was delivered by Sam Uttarwar and Vijay Ranganathan of Project Partners. A leading multinational energy transportation and distribution corporation implemented Oracle Project Management in 2006. The reporting framework within the application did not provide nicely formatted presentation-quality management reports that combined the project work and financial data with graphical project images, maps and charts. We used the BI Publisher technology to develop a custom report that satisfied all their needs. This paper shows examples and presents the how-to for this custom report. You can register and download this presentation here.

Leverage the Power of Billing Extensions in Oracle Projects: Five Common Requirements Met

At Oracle OpenWorld 2007, this presentation was delivered by Kimberly McDonald Baker, Project Partners' VP Sales and Marketing, and Randy Martin, Practice Director. The Oracle Projects suite provides extensions for when standard methods don’t meet client needs. This session shows how to solve five common problems by using extensions; lump sum billing at the lowest task level--move beyond top task restrictions; billing labor when labor is capped at a maximum cost rate; labor add-on billing; work-based billing with automated revenue recognition when payment is received; and revenue hard limits enforced at the lowest task level. You can register and download this presentation here.

An Overview of Oracle Projects Release 12

At the Collaborate 07 Center for Projects Excellence, Project Partners provided attendees an overview of the new Release 12 of Oracle Projects applications, including its new look and feel. You can register and download this presentation here.

Status Reports in Oracle Project Management

Learn how to utilize the Status Reporting function in Oracle Project Management (PJT), master the configuration steps, and see how several firms utilize these reports to improve their operations.

Presentation: Upgrading to Releases 11.5.10.M – Lessons Learned

This presentation was delivered at the OAUG Collaborate 07 Conference by Neeraj Garg and is based upon over a dozen real-world upgrades to Oracle Projects Release 11.5.10. M. Learn which aspects will require special attention and how to avoid the “gotchas” faced and conquered by those who have already completed successful upgrades. You can register and download this presentation here.

Project Management Assessment: How Mature are Your Firm's Project Management Practices?

Measure your firm's ability to leverage Oracle Projects' functionality to reduce the cost of project execution and improve on-time delivery. As your PM practices mature, incremental costs shrink and ROI increases.

Presentation: The Magic Bullet for Oracle Project Customizations: User Defined Attributes

This presentation was delivered at the OAUG Collaborate 07 Conference by Neeraj Garg, who was Oracle's chief architect for Release 11.5.10 M. In this session attendees learned how to use user-defined attributes (UDAs) in Oracle Projects applications. UDAs are similar to DFFs, but much more powerful in four major ways. You can use an unlimited number of UDAs; You can have many records of data associated to a single entity as opposed to only one record; They can be setup in Oracle Projects to look and feel like a standard setup option for the project; and UDAs provide for a function accessed via a link or a button that can be used to call any validation/processing logic needed. This presentation provided some real life examples of how UDAs can be used to implement custom functions for Oracle Project Management. You can register and download this presentation here.

Twelve Queries to Reconcile Project Costing & Billing With Other Oracle Applications

This whitepaper is worth its weight in platinum, but to prove once more that we're The Experts in Oracle Projects^SM we're giving it away for free! Follow the twelve steps in this document to reconcile Oracle Project Costing and Billing with other Oracle Applications.

Presentation: KCI Technologies' Implementation and Extension of Oracle Projects

This presentation was delivered at the OAUG Collaborate 07 Conference. The presentation was prepared by Alan Mlinarchik and Thomas Sprehe of KCI Technologies, and presented by Kimberly McDonald Baker and Robert Anderson of Project Partners. This case study discussed KCI Technologies’ experience implementing the Oracle Projects applications, from evaluation through actual implementation, expected benefits, and lessons learned. The content addressed how KCI Technologies solved some specific needs, including the automation of custom invoice generation, and provided ROI metrics. You can register and download this presentation here.

Oracle Projects R11.5.10 M Patches

This spreadsheet will prove valuable to anyone implementing or utilizing Oracle Projects Applications Release 11.5.10 FP.M. Print this out and keep it nearby for easy reference!

Creating a Financial Plan From Workplan Resources

Oracle Projects Applications' 11.5.10 M (also known as Family Pack M) offers the ability to assign workplan resources and quantities at the task level and then create a financial plan from the workplan resource. This document illustrates how to assign a workplan resource to a task and then create a financial plan from the resources.

An Overview of Project Performance Reporting in R 11.5.10 M

This whitepaper will take you through the major new performance reporting capabilities in Oracle Projects R 11.5.10 M. Screenshots and step-by-step navigation included.

Create Project Resource Requirements from a Workplan

In Oracle Projects R 11.5.10 M, Workplans and Financial plans can use separate planning resource lists, which provides multiple business benefits. Learn to assign a Workplan planning resource list and create project resource requirements from that list.

Personalization Determines the Fields Shown on Forms

Personalizing HTML forms, a new feature in R 11.5.10, can improve user productivity. Learn how to use Personalization to show or hide fields in Oracle Applications. Screenshots and step-by-step instructions included.

Using Contingent Workers in R 11.5.10 M

Learn how to configure the new Contingent Worker functionality to provide significant benefits to any services firm that utilizes external labor resources. Screenshots and detailed instructions are included.

Tailoring Web ADI Layouts

This article shows you, with step-by-step instructions and screenshots, how to tailor your web interface layouts for Oracle's Applications Desktop Integrator functionality.

Oracle Projects – Client Extensions

Unlock the Power of Oracle Projects. In this paper, you will be introduced to each of the client extensions and some specific examples of how they have solved real world issues.

When Serious Project Management is a Critical Business Requirement

When “serious” project management is a critical business requirement, managers need to integrate cost, schedule and technical scope of work across the project, and apply earned value management. Learn how JPL integrated Oracle Projects with COTS software for schedule and cost management to provide a powerful tool for project managers!