Microsoft Enterprise Project Management (EPM) solutions for federal agencies
Updated: April 16, 2007
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the President's Management Agenda (PMA) have developed an aggressive plan for improving the management of the federal government. Agencies need a comprehensive Enterprise Project Management (EPM) strategy to successfully implement this plan. Managing projects, optimizing resources, and maximizing your IT investments are just a few of the goals you can reach with the help of solutions developed by Microsoft and our partners.
The Microsoft EPM solution is a framework built on the core technologies of Microsoft Office Project Server 2003 and Microsoft Office Project Professional 2003. The EPM solution provides strong coordination and standardization between projects and project managers, centralized resource management, and higher-level reporting about projects and resources. The EPM solution helps you:
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Manage projects as a collective portfolio for better decision-making.
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Optimize resources across your agency for sustained competence.
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Streamline project management performance.
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Strengthen collaboration across the enterprise for improved productivity.
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Maximize your IT investments.
Find the right EPM solution
Microsoft and our partners developed EPM solutions specifically for federal government agencies and departments. Solutions include:
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Earned Value Management (EVM) systems Government agencies increasingly are under pressure to show they’re making the best use of taxpayer dollars. That’s why many agencies have adopted an EVM solution that fully integrates with Microsoft Project to simplify data collection and reduce report generation time, so you can meet ANSI 748 requirements.
We also have a number of other partners—called Microsoft Project Solution Providers—who are qualified to develop and deploy high-quality project management solutions for your agency, as well as to fulfill your training and courseware needs.
