Project Portfolio Management

An On-Premise or Software-As-A-Service (SAAS) Solution for Every PMO

Hewlett-Packard Project Portfolio Management Center (HP PPM)

HP PPM is the platform of choice when it comes to Project Portfolio Management and Business Process Management. The HP PPM Center platform is a true and complete project portfolio management life-cycle solution. It will allow your organization to proactively manage the execution of projects and programs by providing real-time dashboards and executive-level reporting at your fingertips.

HPE PPM is composed of eight tightly integrated modules. Below are just some of the key benefits realized when each module is successfully implemented.

Module 1: Portfolio Management

Enables PMO’s and Portfolio Managers to easily monitor, manage, and prioritize all projects within the portfolio from proposed projects → to active projects → to completed projects → to operational assets
Provides tools to compare and contrast new project proposals to help management make fiscally sound decisions and keep activities aligned with Business Objectives
Enables real-time Executive Dashboards & What-If Analysis on all the proposed projects, projects in-flight and delivered projects (assets) to ensure that every dollar spent is aligned to key Business Objectives

Module 2: Program Management

Allows the PMO to manage and report on related projects for large initiatives
Tracks issues, risks and scope changes at the program level
Enables rolled-up financial information from all projects under the program to give the overall program costs vs. budget
Manages groups of related project proposals, in-flight projects & operational assets to provide a holistic, multi-year picture
Tightly integrates with Project Management and Portfolio Management modules

Module 3: Project Management

Provides an enterprise-wide, centralized project management tool with customizable workflows to match your business process
Enables project managers to track detailed schedule, budget, risks, issues, scope changes and more
Provides consistent, real-time project health reporting across the enterprise with easy to define red, yellow, & green statuses
Tightly integrates with all modules providing executive leadership “one source of the truth”
Centralizes all project artifacts providing a centralized document library for the PMO

Module 4: Resource Management

Provides tools to manage the capacity and allocation of resources throughout the entire organization
Allows allocation of resources between project proposals, projects in-flight, delivered projects and production support
Manages project team time tracking with built in vacation calendars and auto-scheduling features
Project managers can assign project resources to scheduled tasks and track status until completion
Resource managers can track resource capacity, allocate resources, and forecast bottlenecks in resource availability with real-time reports and dashboards

Module 5: Time Management

Enterprise-wide time tracking system to capture actuals (time logged) against Proposals, Projects and Assets (including application support and maintenance activities)
Enables project managers to approve time logged against their projects & a view into the progress of their project tasks
Timesheets can be routed for approval, sent back for rework, or cancelled giving you ultimate control
Provides resource managers and finance team a real-time view on the status of time sheets, overtime, vacation, sick leave & PTO via custom reports and executive dashboards

Module 6: Financial Management

Manages capital and operational funds (CapEx and OpEx) for projects from inception to support & maintenance
Tight integration with financial systems such as SAP resulting in greater visibility & less manual work
Provides “Bottoms-Up” approach to project budget estimation
Allows finance teams to manage the cost factors and exchange rates for calculating the cost of projects and programs
Provides the PMO a tool to forecast the cost of proposed projects
Provides project managers and asset owners the ability to monitor the cost of their projects, applications, or assets

Module 7: Demand Management

Digitizes any business process using a powerful workflow engine including if/then or daisy-chain approvals
Executes O/S scripts and PL/SQL functions and procedures
Provides a tool to automate PMO and Service Management (ITIL) related processes using a powerful workflow engine
Processes such as these can easily be automated:
- Service Requests
- On-boarding and Off-boarding resources
- Enhancement Requests
- Bug Fix Requests

Module 8: Application Change Management

Automates and tracks all software application changes
Integrates with Oracle, SAP and other web-based applications
Allows application administrators to package and automate the changes of their applications and route them for approval and deployment
Automate the promotion of application changes from DEV to TEST to PROD
Tightly integrates with Demand Management so enhancement requests and future change request are visible in the pipeline

A Short History of HP PPM and Digital Business Process

1995: Kintana Becomes One Of The First Project Portfolio Management (PPM) Applications

Kintana was founded in the mid-90s as a provider of software products and services that enabled IT organizations to manage and automate changes for software applications.

Kintana was one of the first applications that provided true portfolio project management (PPM).

2003: Kintana Becomes Mercury IT Governance

In 2003, Kintana was acquired by Mercury Interactive Corporation, an Israeli company founded in 1989.

Mercury offered software for application management, application delivery, change and configuration management, service-oriented architecture, change request, quality assurance, and IT governance.

Kintana’s software was re-branded as “Mercury IT Governance.”

The founder of Digital Business Process (Abraham Delgado) was one of the members of the Mercury IT Governance team.

2004: Digital Business Process (DBP) Begins Implementing Mercury IT Governance

Digital Business Process (DBP) was established in 2004 when our founder, Abraham Delgado, left Mercury Interactive to focus on delivering value to IT and software organizations.

After working for some of the largest software companies in the world and leading teams of IT professionals and software developers, he realized that he could make a larger impact by helping companies automate their business processes and manage their project portfolios.

DBP helps companies become more efficient and cost-effective by optimizing three fundamental areas: people, process and tools (or technology).

2006: Mercury IT Governance Becomes HP Project and Portfolio Management (HP PPM)

On 25 July 2006, Hewlett-Packard announced that it would pay approximately $4.5 billion to acquire Mercury Interactive.

On 7 November 2006, Mercury Interactive formally became part of HP. Mercury Interactive products were rebranded and sold as part of the HP IT Management Software portfolio from the HP Software Division.

Hewlett-Packard re-branded “Mercury IT Governance” to “HP Project and Portfolio Management Center” or HP PPM.

2017: HP PPM Becomes Micro Focus PPM

Micro Focus International is a multinational software and information technology business based in Newbury, Berkshire, England.

On September 1, 2017, Micro Focus and HPE Software joined to become one of the largest pure-play software companies in the world. Bringing together two leaders in the software industry, Micro Focus is uniquely positioned to help customers maximize existing software investments and embrace innovation in a world of hybrid IT—from mainframe to mobile to cloud.

HP PPM will soon be re-branded to Micro Focus Project and Portfolio Management (MF PPM), however until the re-branding is complete, we will refer to the software solution as HP PPM.

2017: Digital Business Process Is An Expert Implementer of Micro Focus / HP PPM

No other consulting firm has the depth, breadth, and length of experience implementing Micro Focus / HP PPM as Digital Business Process. Contact us today to discuss your business needs and determine if HP PPM is the right solution for you.

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