Project Services White Paper :

Learn more about the powerful Project service software which is used by the world wide professional service industry.  Learn about integration of web portal sites for giving your employees and managers access to project information 24 hours a day,  learn about collecting time cards and employee expenses via web sites, linking our Project managers' Microsoft project plans to your back office project software and more.....

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Integrating Microsoft^® Business Solutions Business Portal 2.0 with Microsoft Office SharePoint™ Portal Server 2003: A Natural Fit

This document explores the scenarios where customers of Microsoft Business Solutions—Great Plains and Microsoft Business Solutions—Solomon are using Microsoft Business Solutions Business Portal 2.0 to manage their business information and could benefit from the added capabilities of Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003.....

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Effective Benchmarking for Project Profitability

    Executives have long recognized that it is not acceptable to stand still in a world where change can lead to loss of competitive advantage  in the blink of an eye. Leaders must monitor current performance and establish programs of improvement that continually enhance the performance of their organizations. Benchmarking recognizes and addresses the fact that you cannot effectively manage what you cannot measure. Accordingly, it is heavily focused on self-awareness gained through measurement and the use of key metrics.  For an organization dedicated to substantial improvement, the benefits of benchmarking are manifold. Among the most important are:  

            The continuous assessment of an operation’s erformance against that of its competitors.
            The adoption of world-class practices to improve performance and competitive advantage and gain superiority.
            The facilitation of breakthrough thinking by direct observation of what has been possible elsewhere.
            The mitigation of risk associated with change, since the change is built on the observations of what has allowed others to succeed.

Finding the Strategic Power in Projects

If I were to ask, “What do all of the following things have in common?”, what would you say?
    ■ An Egyptian pyramid
    ■ Deployment of a new employee benefits program
    ■ A touring production of a Broadway play
    ■ Development of new features for business enterprise software
    ■ A marketing campaign
    ■ Pharmaceutical research for a cold prevention drug
    ■ An audit or assurance report
    ■ A large church wedding
    ■ A custom jet

The answer is, they all involve managing projects. All of the distinctive items mentioned result from organized, temporary undertakings, ......

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Human Capital Management for Professional Service Firms

    Similar to any other service business, Professional Services Organizations (PSOs) are largely in the people business. Many PSOs center their attention upon their area of expertise, or their unique         processes, or perhaps even their sales and marketing approach. These are all important aspects of practice management for a professional services firm. However, effective management of the people in the professional services organization can often have the most significant impact on firm success.

As important as it is, management of human capital within the emerging or midsize PSO is often left to chance. Day-to-day firefighting, client project escalations, sales opportunities, and other distractions can prevent the PSO executive from allocating enough time to this critical area.

As professional services firms mature, ......

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