What is EPM?

Enterprise Project Management (EPM) is a coordinated organizational approach to achieving business goals through a continual nucleus of projects and processes which include strategic initiatives, operational improvements, business transformation activities and traditional development projects.

An organization can thrive or die based on its ability to achieve its strategic objectives. Accomplishing these strategic objectives requires focused efforts managed in the form of projects. To put it simply, the discipline of EPM enables your organization to align its people and projects with its strategic objectives for business growth and efficiency.   EPM requires skilled people, standardized processes, and a superior technology working in unison to drive project success.

EPM Software

Enterprise Project Management Software integrates with your current business processes while providing an organization-wide toolset to collect, organize and analyze project and resource information. The Enterprise Project Management tools help organizations connect their business strategy through structured programs and initiatives and help the business ensure it’s getting the most out of its resources. Utilizing an Enterprise project program will help organizations create and define repeatable processes that will lead to more consistent and accurate project results. Project software will provide greater visibility across projects allowing organizations to monitor project performance more closely for rapid response to fast-changing environments.

EPM Online

Online Project Management or Enterprise Project Management Software as a Service (SaaS) is taking the marketplace by storm. Historically, organizations were expected to buy, configure and maintain their own infrastructures for internal applications. This way of thinking has changed and now there is a better alternative. In today’s adverse economic conditions, businesses are being asked to do more with less. Online Project Management is the answer. Leveraging online Project Management tools allows organizations to reduce the cost of hardware and software, minimize the need for internal technical expertise, minimize the cost of IT overhead and reduce the time to market for new Project Management Solutions.

An Online Project Management System is available to its users anytime, anywhere. Because most users are familiar with accessing information online, users are more likely to use an Online Project Management tool which in return increases usability and allows for more accurate project data. With no upfront hefty software license fees or hardware needs, organizations are able to implement online EPM much more cost effectively and with little time to deployment making online EPM a good fit for many organizations.

SharePoint Project Management

The ability to integrate with other business productivity solutions is essential to achieving favorable project results. An EPM solution will not succeed if the users are not able to work in a way that’s familiar to them. Introducing integrations with common Microsoft technologies such as Microsoft Project, Microsoft Project Professional, Microsoft Project Server, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Excel and Microsoft SharePoint will aid in improved adoption across the organization. Because Microsoft SharePoint is one of the fastest growing collaboration platforms on the market, SharePoint-based Project Management Solutions have a competitive advantage against traditional stand-alone EPM solutions. With an intuitive, familiar interface, EPM users can now leverage what they already know to help improve their productivity.