Project Management 2010 »

Ladies and gentlemen, I have seen the future. Being an EPM Live partner we got to see the early scoop of their new 2010 project management solution called WorkEngine.

Sure, you’re a partner you will say, so you have to sell it whether you like it or not. Wrong. As an Independent Software Vendor (ISV) we seek to implement the very best 3rd party products for our clients and will not be limited to just one supplier. We do however make a strong selection of the ones which we want to offer in the first place. Being very enthusiastic of what I have seen so far I think it is mandatory for anyone related to project management to take a good look at this product.

Last year, EPM Live was being named the global Microsoft EPM Partner of the year for a fourth year in a row. This year, EPM Live has been introduced into the Gartner PPM Quadrant as one of the 25 best project solutions available. Next to that, the product has had the most new clients of all project solutions in 2009. Now these are some facts that count.

With their new concept of WorkEngine 2010 they have taken the product to a whole new level. The product has been built on top of the new Sharepoint 2010 platform and uses all capabilities, added with some nifty features of their own. With the 2007 version just being the full package, different product levels and solutions are available for the 2010 version so smaller companies can take advantage of the product as well.

WorkEngine 2010 also features the increasingly popular Agile Scrum methodology in one of their solutions, next to the standard waterfall / MS Project methodology. This is good news for software developers seeking to leverage this method to their advantage. A special solution for service calls / helpdesk is available as well and if you want you can tie it all together with shared resources. I suggest you just take a look at www.workengine.com to get a glimpse of the product.

Being the partner for the North European market we can’t wait to implement this product for our own organization. We already run on the 2007 version, but the 2010 version should make us even more efficient and effective. Our 50% projected growth in turnover this year is in no small part also the result of implementing this solution into our organization.

I am sure others will brag about the product in the coming months in high volume as well. Hopefully we have gained an advantage over competition at that point already, catapulting growth even further. Damn, I’m excited!

You can find out more about the product at www.workengine.com or ask me about it directly.

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Scrum vs. Scope »

Hi there, my name is SCRUM. If we’ve never met before, you can describe me as an agile project management method which always gets you the things you need most. You might miss out on some less important things like that little shiny dot in the corner that the not-so-important-mister-at-the-meeting wanted, but in the end the produdct should be good.
I care for the people who work with me, as I let them be creative and assign roles instead of tasks. People meet with me on a daily basis and keep track of progress and change plans when something comes between us and our mrs. deadline. We care for her too and will prepare to have the cake ready when she asked for it, hopefully with a cherry on top as well. We have a happy and creative life and keep mrs. deadline satisfied.

Hi there, my name is SCOPE. I’m the older brother of SCRUM and like nostalgia. You can describe me as budget-minded, task-oriented and strict. Whatever I say must be done, regardless of any ideas that boil up during the project. Every shiny red dot will be implemented, though.
The people who work with me know what to expect. When the scope has been estimated in the wrong way, you just have to work a little harder, but nobody will die from that. It only lets you meet my cousin STRESS. Teambuilding is awesome though, but they say relationships initiated during a stressful situation won’t last. I disagree, as the next project is carried out in just the same way. We work as hard as we can for mrs. deadline and make sure we won’t add our own ideas as this will make mrs. deadline unhappy. We lead a life based on hard work, commitment and stamina, serving the world.

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Project Management arrives at Gartner »

People like Gartner. Can’t blame them, ‘cause they make very nice quadrants with all kind of dots on it. When you’re one of those dots, that means you do business with the big boys. Unless when you’re hanging out to dry at the bottom left.

On Monday, EPM Live arrived at the magic Gartner Project and Portfolio Management (PPM) Quadrant. We have been a partner for that product for some time now and it is great to see this happening, but what even more surprised me was the position of the product. That’s not too bad for a newbie on the block! Let’s take a look:

Gartner PPM Quadrant 2010

Besides the ego boost this facilitates for every partner and employee of the EPM Live product, this also indicates the product is on the rise… fast. Being a European partner, this product needs a lot of introduction as most people still don’t know about it. When they see it, they’re sold. You might wanna take a look at www.epmlive.com when interested. Your comp in The Netherlands or Scandinavia? I might bring you a visit!

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