The EPM Solution 2007 is for organizations that desire a complete solution from top down portfolio planning, optimization and tracking to standardization across projects and programs, centralized resource management and strong team coordination. EPM provides a central repository of portfolio, projects and resource information to consistently manage and report on all work across the enterprise.

WHAT ARE THE MAJOR IMPACTS AREAS?

Complete Project Portfolio Management capabilities
Create in web based Light-Weight projects and maintenance work with Server-side Scheduling
Financial controls at the Portfolio, Program and Project level with full budget development and tracking of actuals
Coverage of the entire project life cycle from Proposals to post project Activity Plans for operations work
Resource timesheets and task updates
Integrated Enterprise Reporting through a Reporting Data Service taking published data to the reporting database and a Cube Building Service from the Reporting Database
Support of workflow for integration of business processes to project work

ARCHITECTURE

The EPM Solution has a three tier architecture that includes a range of products offering capabilities for specific business needs. The architecture is built for scale and reliability. The emphasis on integration and openness makes the EPM solution programmable and extensible. It is built with powerful reporting and integrated with familiar tools.

BENEFITS FOR ORGANIZATIONS

Leverage a cost-effective and enterprise ready solution.

Easier to adopt with lower training cost and management
Leverage existing skills and rely on an experienced partner ecosystem
Meet your needs with a high performance, scalable and secure platform
Integration out of the box or with flexible customization
Defines the enterprise standard for project management systems in the organization

Learn more about Microsoft EPM ‘FastTrack’ program.

Microsoft Enterprise Project Management (EPM)

The Microsoft Office Enterprise Project Management (EPM) Solution is an end-to-end collaborative portfolio and project and resource management environment.

It helps organizations gain
visibility, insight, and control to enhance decision making, improve alignment of project and work initiatives with the business strategy, maximize resource utilization as well as measure and increase operational efficiency.