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

At the OAUG Collaborate conference and the Michigan Oracle Users Summit, these presentations were delivered by Robert D. Anderson and Kimberly McDonald Baker of Project Partners. PSA and PPM 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 Berkeley 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 white paper and presentation include step-by-step directions. You can register and view the presentation and the whitepaper here.

Expert Project Management Office Services

Wise project-driven firms invest in a Project Management Office (PMO) for many reasons. The simplest reason? University of California Berkeley and University of Southern California studies find 15-21% improvement in project execution and delivery costs by improving an organization’s project management maturity one level. That, in turn, provides a significant competitive advantage.

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The experts at Project Partners collectively have over 550 years experience managing projects and portfolios in accordance with Project Management Institute® standards. We know that to ensure success, a PMO must be aligned with the strategic goals and culture of the parent organization. We put our wisdom to good use, helping clients develop PMOs and applying Project Portfolio Management concepts and systems to deliver measurable return on investment.

Project Partners Provides Strategic and Tactical PMO Assistance

Our Project Management Institute-certified consultants can help your organization with all of the following, and more.

  • Identify the appropriate location, sponsorship and structure for your PMO
  • Establish the mission, roles and responsibilities of your PMO
  • Identify the appropriate infrastructure and staffing for your PMO
  • Match your PMO responsibilities and infrastructure to the appropriate PPM systems and tools
  • Establish standards and processes that work with your existing culture and identify where organizational change will be necessary
  • Develop project management methodology and templates to help speed rapid adoption by end users
  • Provide training on PMO processes and PPM systems
  • Collect feedback and assist with continuous PMO practice improvements

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