Enterprise Project Management Case Studies

Selling equipment in the manufacturing sector is a tough business, even for a market leader. But managers at DEA Brown & Sharpe were determined to drive the company forward with a new enterprise-wide IT system to optimise use of resources.

Find out how DEA Brown & Sharpe now use Microsoft Office Project 2003 to co-ordinate the operations of all departments across two UK sites and service engineers throughout the country.

ABRO provides the British Armed Forces with overhaul, upgrade and repair services to keeps their equipment ready for action. ABRO also recently began competing for commercial work to complement its military contracts.

To match the efficiency of established private sector competitors, the organisation has implemented Microsoft Project. Find out how this deployment has helped ABRO maximise it's return on investment in resources and facilities, and dramatically reduce work in progress, to become a leaner, more agile business.

Channel 4, by it's very nature, always has many projects in progress simultaneously. The company also has to respond quickly to changes in order to offer up-to-the-minute topical content.

In order to help fulfil this remit, the company has implemented the Microsoft Office Project 2002 solution. With the visibility that Microsoft Project provides, Channel 4 can react to changing demands, plan for the future and maintain their position in the marketplace.

Criminal Justice Information Technology (CJIT) works to support the principal Criminal Justice departments within the UK government. CJIT was tasked with implementing a complex IT programme to allow everyone involved in the Criminal Justice System to have access to a single unified source of information covering all their activities.

Find out how CJIT's evolving Microsoft Office Project Management solution is giving colleagues outside their environment the ability to access programme information at any location securely, enabling real 'joined up' programme management.

This white paper explains why it is important to apply a conceptual framework for managing projects. It also describes the principles of managing projects in business settings where the principles are put into action to create and execute a realistic plan. If applied properly, these principles can significantly improve the chances of success.

The white paper is for anyone who manages projects. It explains the importance of the right approach to managing projects and to taking steps to improve their personal and organisational performance. It is not a tutorial on how to manage, nor does it address the use of any particular project management tools.

This paper explains how Microsoft’s quality management offering – specifically our Six Sigma Solution built on the Microsoft Office Enterprise Project Management Solution platform – can help organisations overcome common barriers to successful implementation and reap maximum benefit from their quality management initiatives.

This paper will:

This white paper is aimed at both large and small organisations, and explores new ways to approach the challenge of managing change in the business environment and deploying important business initiatives.

This paper discusses the realistic business value of implementing EPM and describes two separate approaches your organisation can take to successfully creating an EPM capability using Microsoft's Enterprise Project Management solution.

Also, find out the typical return on investment that your organisation could expect as a result of EPM and the next steps to take towards your success in the marketplace.

Does your organisation find it difficult to deliver strategic or critical business change initiatives? If so, EPM could alter the way you manage your organisation by helping you: