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Issue 01 July 2010
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Exploring EPM Pg.1
E/PMO Tips Pg.2
SharePoint Solutions Pg. 3
Global Spotlight Pg. 3
Upcoming Trainings Pg. 4
MS Project Tip of the Month
It is recommended that your project
schedule be lean and mean. This will
enable you to keep it alive as a
Exploring Enterprise Project Management forecasting model during the hectic
execution phase of the project. To
Microsoft’s Enterprise Project Management (EPM) Solution is an end to end collaborative project and
make your schedule lean and mean,
portfolio system. EPM provides strategic aligning capabilities of organizational management,
ensure your project is at the
business administration and project management within one centralized environment. So why are so
appropriate level of detail, is
many companies moving towards EPM? Enterprise Project Management give organizations
deliverable‐oriented, and optimizes the
maximized resource utilization, more visibility and insight into current projects and their statuses,
way the work will be performed.
control across all levels of work being performed, enhanced decision making, and improved alignment
Team Member Role Call!
with business strategic goals. Utilizing EPM provides the capabilities to manage and control all types
Do you have an outstanding team or
of work being performed by separate divisions in an organization. Project Center provides a
team member that deserves
standardized governance framework across IP&D and gives the Project Management Office (PMO) recognition? Submit their name and
their accomplishment to the EPM team
the opportunity to build checkpoints into their project management processes and audit all project
for recognition in the upcoming
content that is being stored within a central repository. Projects can be tracked from inception to newsletter.
administrative closure all within one location. Enterprise Project Management combines multiple MS
Office applications, such as MS Project Professional, MS Project Server, MS SharePoint, and MS Office
to provide effective team collaboration. !
5 Key Benefits of EPM for Global
Implementing Enterprise Project Management within Global Payments has several benefits.
We have scoped out 5 of these key benefits to give you insight into why Global Payments is
implementing EPM.
1. Effectively Manage Resources
A common challenge within many companies, including Global Payments, is resource Principles for Project
constraints and resources that are over allocated across multiple projects and work efforts. Management Success
Without understanding long term workloads and resource capacity, we can experience In order for projects to be successful,
inefficient resource turnover cycles resulting in higher overhead, lost knowledge base, and project managers must recognize that
poor employee morale which can lead to high turnover. By providing visibility into overall they must put their teams first. The
following principles have been
work commitments, actual timesheets, resource allocation and availability reporting, the
identified as being important for
EPM solution will help resources and project managers create accurate resource plans that serving your team:
align with the overall strategic objectives of Global.
1. Put others ahead of yourself and
2. Collaborate and Coordinate Easily with Stakeholders and Team Members your desires.
As Global Payments becomes more geographically and culturally diverse, it is vitally Be aware of your team members needs
important that stakeholders and project teams have a common place to collaborate and and be available to help them by
coordinate activities surrounding the project. EPM allows you to do that! By utilizing Project putting your own agenda on hold. Be
Web Access, team members and stakeholders have access to project information at their ready to not only listen, but to act.
fingertips aiding team members in sharing knowledge and information regarding tasks,
2. Possess the confidence to serve.
deliverables, and activities to quickly accommodate project changes and updates.
How we treat others is really a
reflection of how we think about
3. Objectively Prioritize Competing Projects and Investments ourselves. Identify the project manager
Utilizing the analysis and reporting tools in EPM allows visibility for resources and that is too important to be available for
management to objectively prioritize competing projects and work efforts. Data Analysis their team, and you will find someone
tools and the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) will aid Executives with key information in who is basically knowledge insecure. Be
identifying those critical areas of the budget that may need further review. available to assist your team.
4. Capture all Investments within a Central Repository 3. Implement Service.
Anyone will serve others if compelled
EPM will allow Global to consolidate the business and information technology (IT)
to do so. A true leader offers to serve
investments (human and capital) within a central repository improving the visibility, insight,
others without being asked.
and control. Global’s PMO department will implement repeatable processes such as
templates to standardize and streamline data collection across IP&D. The centralized data 4. Don’t focus on rank or position.
repository will enable cross project analysis of finances, resources, and schedules as well as All stakeholders must be treated in the
other data trends. same manner, without distinction.
True leaders focus on doing what’s
5. Get More from Existing Technology Investments best for the project.
Microsoft’s Enterprise Project Management Solution is built on Windows Server, SQL Server
5. Initiate care and respect.
and Windows SharePoint Services. A pre‐built integration with MS Office and the
The Call to Service is not motivated by
collaboration platform enables users of Project Web Access to contribute data while utilizing
manipulation or self‐promotion. It is
familiar software applications such as Outlook, SharePoint, and Word to name a few. fueled by love and respect. Put your
people first and your project will be a
The EPM Solution has many other benefits. If you would like to receive more information success.
regarding EPM or the EPM components as it relates to Global Payments, please contact
pmoprojectserveradmin@globalpay.com.
Source: www.pmi.org
EYE ON IT: PMO Spotlight
Let me introduce you to Project FAST
(aka Oracle R12). FAST stands for
“Finance and Accounting System
Transformation” and is being
sponsored by the company’s CFO,
David Mangum. The name really does
say it all. The objective of the project is
to transform the Finance & Accounting
departments through the use of
technology and business process
redesign, with the goal of achieving
world‐class excellence.
Is SharePoint an Effective Project Management
The FAST project team is made up of a
Tool? diverse group of individuals, drawing
from several departments within Global
Project Managers are all too familiar with the challenges that come along with projects; Payments as well as external
stakeholders’ wanting special reports and updates weekly, team members complaining that work is vendors. The main players are:
vague, communication with other team members is challenging, and compiling final deliverables outside
of shared network drives and email inboxes becomes overwhelming. The GP Finance & Accounting
Cultural diversity and virtual teams working throughout the world across multiple time zones is also team, who provides the
challenging and can be detrimental to a project’s overall success. Even those project managers, who requirements, guidance and
strive to stay on top of project issues, may still find their project’s success compromised by inefficient validation of the solution
communication between team members, document management, and storage challenges. EPM has The Hitachi consulting team, who
aided in solving some of these problems, however, without utilizing SharePoint the solution is only half is responsible for most of the
technical “heavy‐lifting” on the
successful.
project
SharePoint can easily be used to apply common and practical project management solutions aiding in
The KPMG consulting team, who
establishing a Project Management Information System (PMIS). SharePoint can be customized to suit is responsible for testing the R12
your project communication and collaboration needs among team members. SharePoint can be easily system and driving business
configured to provide project teams will the capability to manage project deliverables efficiently and process redesign
effectively by: The GP Oracle Financials
Application Development team,
Providing a Web‐based project environment for all stakeholders to collaborate and communicate who provides the technical
Maintain documents in a centralized repository and keep track of document versioning oversight for the project
Integrated existing project management tools such as MS Office and Project TSD, who is currently working on
building out the infrastructure
Customize workspaces and project dashboards for project sponsors
needed to support the new R12
product set
SharePoint is a wonderful tool that aids project managers in being effective, but it is not meant to be The GP PMO, represented by
the savior of projects. Utilizing EPM combined with solid project management skills is necessary to any Daphne Ignatius, the Project
project’s success. It is important that the project manager utilizes the tools well in order to gain consensus Manager driving this initiative
from the team.
The project is made up of two phases:
Source: www.sharepointsecurity.com
Phase 1: Migration of the Corporate
Accounting applications to R12.
Phase 2: Migration of the Settlement
Ask Emily applications to R12.
Q: I am new to EPM and I am having trouble ensuring that my Look to hear more about this exciting
resources are capturing their time correctly. What are my options for project in the near future!
implementing timesheets?
A. EPM is a great tool to assist you with managing your resources time
against tasks within your project schedule. I would recommend meeting
with your team to discuss expectations for timesheets and ensure they are
comfortable using the tool. The PMO is now offering several Team Member
trainings that will be most beneficial to you and your team. To schedule
training, please visit the EPM Training Site.
Global E/PMO July Newsletter
Challenge
The first 10 people to send an email to EPM
Team suggesting a topic for an upcoming
newsletter will be entered into a drawing for
a Starbucks gift card. Remember to include
Global PMO Newsletter Challenge in the
Subject Line.
Global E/PMO Team Recognition
“The E/PMO would like to recognize
the following CMF QA resources for
their hard work, dedication,
Upcoming Training Events
sincerity, devotion, determination,
EPM “Team Member” Training team spirit they show and the
July 27, 2010 1:00 p.m.‐3:00 p.m. Conference Room 800 immense knowledge and value they
August 3, 2010 1:00 p.m.‐3:00 p.m. Conference Room 900
bring to the CMF Project.”
August 5, 2010 1:00 p.m.‐3:00 p.m. Conference Room 800 Billy Reynolds & Vinodh Rajamani
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EPM “Resource Manager” Training
August 10, 2010 1:00 p.m.‐4:00 p.m. Conference Room 900
August 17, 2010 1:00 p.m.‐4:00 p.m. Conference Room 900
August 24, 2010 1:00 p.m.‐4:00 p.m. Conference Room 900
EPM “Project Manager” Training
Please contact the EPM Team at pmoprojectserveradmin@globalpay.com to schedule
Project Manager training.
Global PMO Connections
ISSUE 01 July 2010
EPM “Executive Management” Training
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