Using SharePoint or Project Server for EPM? BrightWork brings the balance!

1. Top 3 Tools
on
Project
Management

2. ENTERPRISE PROJECT MANAGEMENT
TOOLS
WHICH ONE SUITS YOU THE MOST
SharePoint 2013 Project Site Template
BrightWork
Microsoft Project Server

3. SHAREPOINT 2013 PROJECT SITE TEMPLATE
Overview:
With SharePoint 2013 Microsoft has introduced Project Site Template. Project Site provides basic
project management capabilities for an individual project. The Project Site template allows you to
create a site to manage a project
Key Features:
Site Mailbox
News Feeds
Document Library
Site Notebook
Project Timelines

4. SHAREPOINT 2013 PROJECT SITE TEMPLATE
Usability and Learning Curve:
Project site is a very simplistic option for project management. Given the limited set of supported
features it is quick to learn and adopt.
When to Use:
When there is a need for casual project management with no need of professional dashboards and
reports
If projects are executed in isolation and there is no need for organization level resource management.

5. BRIGHTWORK
Overview:
BrightWork is a collaborative Project and Portfolio Management solution built on Microsoft SharePoint.
BrightWork provides a range of out-of-the-box templates to enable management of a variety of projects.
Bright work is good tool to manage both structured and unstructured projects as it facilitates seamless
collaboration and document management.
Key Features:
Provides Dashboards with charts such as basic Gantt Charts, Project Status graph, Resource
Tracking, Work Tracking and Issue Tracking
Being SharePoint based it opens possibilities many customizations.
Projects can have their knowledge wikis, libraries and custom workflows

6. BRIGHTWORK
Usability and Learning Curve:
BrightWork is feature rich yet a simple Project and Portfolio management tool. It requires no prior
knowledge of Microsoft Project.
BrightWork is easy to understand, there is no of a formal project management training to start using it.
Entire team can collaborate on BrightWork
When to Use:
When there is need for managing different kinds of projects both SDLC and Agile based.
When projects are not highly structured and collaboration is an important aspect of project
management
When basic level of resource management should suffice
When there aren’t any interdependent tasks across multiple projects

7. MICROSOFT PROJECT SERVER
Overview:
Microsoft Project Server is enterprise level project management and portfolio management tool.
It is suitable for well managed and very structured projects that have a high degree of project management with a
clean schedule in Microsoft Project that is well maintained.
The key for Project Server is that the projects need to be structured and have a Microsoft Project plan, as the
Microsoft project plan (the .mpp file) is the engine that fuels and feeds the Project Server dashboards.
Key Features:
High degree of strict control can be applied over time, cost, and resources using Microsoft Project
Server
As Project server is driven by Microsoft Project Plan, it supports sophisticated base lining for Planned
vs. Actual Analysis
Sophisticated resource management and time-sheeting

8. MICROSOFT PROJECT SERVER
Usability and Learning Curve:
If users are familiar with Microsoft Project then learning curve is not very high. Project Server provides
a wide range of features, as comprehensive as you can get.
When to Use:
When the schedule for Project is well defined
When users are accustom with Microsoft Project
When sophisticated baselines, time-sheeting and resource management is required
When cross-projects rules are needed. Eg. If Task A is delayed in Project X then it will automatically
trigger a delay Task B in Project Y and so on.

9. PROJECT MANAGEMENT COMPLEXITY

10. BRIGHTWORK
For organizations that want a ready-made high quality, highly customizable framework, that gives way more
project management functionality that the base SharePoint platform, including a PMO framework should use
BrightWork as a Project Management Tool

11. BRIGHTWORK SOLUTIONS
PROJECT MANAGEMENT OFFICE FRAMEWORK AND
TEMPLATES
Project Management Framework
A standard based framework that enables organizations to build their own project management process for
one or more projects
A Project Management Office (PMO) framework in SharePoint
 Also delivers a sample/starter PMP to enable organizations with a faster start in setting up a PMO
Project Management Templates
Includes four instant yet customizable templates Designed to meet the needs of organizations for project
management at varying levels of complexity:
 Issue Manager - Based on management by exception
 Business Projects - Based on MMO PMBOK and MSF V3
 IT Projects - Based on MSF V3
 Agile Software Projects - Based on MSF for Agile Software Developement (MSF V4)

12. BRIGHTWORK PRODUCTS - SUMMARY
Why BrightWork Solutions
For organizations that want a ready mage high quality, highly customizable framework, that gives way more
project management functionality that the base SharePoint platform, including a PMO framework
How do I get started
Organizations can work with BrightWork directly or with one of the many partners in US, Europe and Australia

13. WHAT IS BRIGHTWORK PMO
BrightWork PMO is an out of the ox solution for managing multiple projects
It is designed to be used by
 Managers
 Employees
 Customers
 Partners

14. WHAT IS BRIGHTWORK PMO
BrightWork PMO consists of 5 main areas:
 Projects
This is where projects are created, monitored and manages
 Portfolios
Portfolios are a way of grouping disparate projects together for reporting purposes
 Templates
Projects are crated from templates
 Requests
This area is for requesting a project and managing the project pipeline
 Archive
This is an options area for storing finished projects that you want to keep

15. TEMPLATES
BrightWork sites are created using templates. BrightWork is supplied with number of templates of varying complexity, for managing work, single
and multiple projects and managing project demand. You select the template you need based on the degree of project management process and
structure that you require. Unlike with the SharePoint Site Gallery, you can examine and configure a template before you decide to use it. You can
also create your own templates from project sites or other templates, allowing you to reuse a successful project site so that both you and your
fellow BrightWork users will be familiar with it and harness lessons learnt from previous projects.
The current release of BrightWork includes:
Project Management templates
Portfolio Management Templates
Demand Management templates
Work Management templates
The BrightWork templates are not just for project managers. BrightWork templates support the four main project
roles typically involved in project management: (i) Team Members, (ii) Project Managers, (iii) Program Managers
/ Senior Managers and (iv) Project Office teams.

16. Have your SharePoint Project Office up and running in as little as three to four weeks!
The Project Office JumpStart uses best practices and a proven deployment approach to rapidly implement a fully working Project Office using Microsoft
SharePoint, BrightWork and Atidan integration expertise. The JumpStart bundle includes: (i) software; (ii) mentoring / training; (iii) support for one year. The
JumpStart is available in both SharePoint 2007 and SharePoint 2010. SharePoint 2013 is coming very soon!
Software
50 perpetual end-user licenses of BrightWork with all BrightWork templates included
Deployment Services
Project scoping, planning and setup, and needs definition
Installation and configuration of the BrightWork solution
Design of the local Project Office hierarchy
Configuration of at least 2 templates to manage 2 different project types
Configuration of 1 Project Office/rollup template for program level reporting across projects
Introductory training for support staff and end users
Support and Upgrades for 1 Year
Support & New Releases: access to all core product and template upgrades and releases including new platform upgrades.
Training Environment: access to the Customer Training Environment and associated training materials with the rights to customize as needed.
Health Check: Atidan will conduct an annual Health Check to include advice and recommendations.
Pricing
Special offer through December 31, 2013: $20K

17. THANK YOU
Atidan is an implementation partner for all three solutions outlined in the presentation
For more information contact us at social@atidan.com