Epm 2010

AstroWix Consulting Services influence transformation,

by helping create strategies and models from

conceptualization through execution.

•Enterprise Maturity Assessment for

Business Analysis

•Project Portfolio Management

•Process and Methodology Consulting

•Project Management Office Set-up and

Support

•Enterprise Project Management Roll Out

•Project Audits

•Project Management Consultancy

•Operational ITSM

•Transformational ITSM

AstroWix Consulting Services

AstroWix is the first organization in Asia to be awarded the membership of the PMI® Registered Consultant

Program. AstroWix

Portfolio

ManagementStrategy

Program

ManagementDesign

Project

ManagementDelivery

CXOs / Top Management

Program Directors / Program Managers

Project Managers /Team Managers

CXOs and the Top Management

Visibility: Maintaining the overall visibility to ensure that the organization is aligned to the business strategies

Control:Empowerment with the right information to take informed decision at the right time

Direction:Understanding the business situation and formulating strategies to steer the organization right direction, ahead of the competition

Agility:Capacitate the overall system to be able to swiftly react to changes and unforeseen events

Retention of Resources and a Structured Knowledge Transfer to maintain the quality level and stay ahead of competition

•Choosing the right project and prioritize them with respect to the strategies for a given time period

•Governance Processes: end to end process control through workflow implementation

Program Directors / Program Managers

Integration: Ensuring that programs are in line with the company's mission, as well as they are sustainable and scalable

Cost Management:Creating a full proof cost management plan including the long term business goals as well as resource constraints

Resource Mobilization:Affirm the availability of the right resource at the right time for the projects and tasks that are designed

Evaluation:Continually assessing the program's progress and efficacy

Connecting the strategies designed by the Top Management with the projects and tasks being assigned to the Delivery Team

Project Managers / Team Managers

Scope Deviation: Understanding the shifting priorities of the organization and Managing the challenges related to the scope creep

Accountability:Determining and using accountability as part of the project risk profile

Collaboration:Effectively working with the global virtual teams and overcoming challenges related to work culture and timelines

Lack of Essential Skill Sets in Project Professionals which crucial for the successful implementation of projects

Microsoft EPM Implementation Success Stories

Case Studies

Business SituationKaiser Permanente was seeking to set-Up Project Management Office (PMO) to provide Project Management support on Y2K Project for Divisional/Program Offices North (DPON) area. It sought support from AstroWix to Help Y2K program management team to establish processes to ensure Y2K compliance on desktops, laptops and servers. Designed schedule and cost/ financial planning specifications (time, resources and costs) for Kaiser's major 1999 initiative in D/PON.

Solutions Offered

•Set-Up Project Management Office (PMO) to provide Project Management support on Y2K Project for Divisional/Program Offices North (DPON).

• Helped Y2K program management team to establish processes to insure Y2K compliance on

desktops, laptops and servers. Designed schedule and cost/ financial planning specifications

(time, resources and costs) for Kaiser's major 1999 initiative in D/PON. • Defined requirements, design and specify solutions & project proposals for new IT-

infrastructure services.

• Define, develop, plan and manage project objectives, scope, plan, timelines, and schedule.

Develop and track the project schedule; manage the critical path to resolve schedule conflicts.

• Streamlined the process of the Company’s maturity into the Project Management Domain.

Company:

Kaiser Permanente

Industry:

Health and Pharma

Year:1999

Case StudiesBusiness SituationReduced investment income required California Casualty to cut the cost of managing information technology in projects which constitute a significant expense for this information intensive company. But the solution in place, an internally developed time-entry system, was unable to capture task activity at the necessary level of detail.

Solutions Offered

• Together with California Casualty AstroWix spent a month in the planning and preparation

before the solution was built.

• AstroWix deployed Microsoft EPM Solution first in the IT department and then throughout

the enterprise.

• AstroWix helped California casualty with planning, customization, server configuration and

Project Management Institute (PMI) certified training for roles including server

administrator, manager, team member and executive.

Technology:• Servers/Version : EPM 2003• Window Server Enterprise: 2003• Project Server: 2003• SharePoint Server: WSS2.0• MSP: 2003• SQL Server: 2000

Company: California Casualty

Location: California

Year:2003

Case Studies

Business Situation Irrigation Department of Uttar Pradesh needed a system for planning, monitoring and controlling their projects. AstroWix helped them in facilitating and guiding the implementation and monitoring of all UPWSRP activities, by deploying EPM Solution ensuring synergy and coordination amongst activities and agencies implementing these projects.

Solutions Offered

•Deployment of Microsoft Enterprise Project Management 2007.

•Creation an integrated plan by deploying and configuring MSP 2003 Server

Deliverables

•Replacement of spreadsheet-based tracking practices by the functionality in Microsoft®

Office Project Professional 2003

•Training of Project Stakeholders on Project Management Concept and the EPM Tool

Company:

UP Irrigation Department

Industry:

Government

and Public Sector

Case Studies

Business SituationHousing Board, Haryana needed to implement an integrated system for their Project Management functions (planning, monitoring and control) and methodology of their housing projects all over Haryana. For that purpose the organization wanted AstroWix to carry out a competency test to gauge the organization’s and its Project Manager’s Project Management Maturity.

Solutions Offered

•Conducted an assessment on Project Management concepts and applications

•Conducted an assessment on Construction Management concept and applications

•Conducted an assessment on Basic IT concept

Deliverables

•Presented a Blue Print for implementing a project management system to meet their project goals.

Company: Haryana Housing Board

Industry: Government and Public Sector / Construction

Year : 2006

Case Studies Business SituationAirtel Mobility erects 15000 approx. towers in a year. Their target to achieve 30000 towers in a year needed all their SLAs to be monitored through a central system. AirTel required a solution that would reduce time to market, increase coordinating efficiencies, and provide visibility into various mission critical initiatives device, monitoring throughout each phase.

Solutions Offered

• Studied the Project Management processes of Bharti Airtel and identified the changes

required.

• Set up the Project Management Office at Bharti Airtel for monitoring of Operational as well as

Transformation Projects.

• Project modeling Microsoft Project 2007

• Network Planning using Microsoft EPM 2007

• Project Monitoring and Reporting

• Knowledge transfer to Airtel Project Managers and Stakeholders.

• Trained 799 project professionals on Best Practices in Project Management to cultivate a

culture of project management.

Technology:• Servers/Version : EPM 2007• Window Server Enterprise: 2003/2008• Project Server: 2007• SharePoint Server: WSS 3.0• MSP : 2007• SQL Server : 2005 with (SP2)/2008• Dot Net FrameWork : 3.0V

Company: AirTel – Bharti Group

Industry: Telecom

Location: Gurgaon

Year:2007

Case StudiesBusiness SituationJubilant Organosys wanted to set-up an effective Project Management System to monitor various Projects and to mentor, coach and train their professionals and various stakeholders on the Project Management practices and systems. AstroWix implemented the Microsoft Enterprise Project Management Solution and also designed processes to streamline the structure of monitoring to be mapped on to the technology.

Solutions Offered

•Implemented the Microsoft Enterprise Project Management Solution

•Designed processes to streamline the structure of monitoring to be mapped on to the technology

•Helped professionals view the status reports, project descriptions, milestones; schedules etc to

support the integration of tasks to be performed

•Improved productivity by eliminating the problems of lost paperwork and enabling the teams to

easily share project information


Company:

Aircel

Industry:

Pharmaceutical

Year : 2007

Case Studies Business Situation

Venire was facing a critical situation of managing construction Projects. AstroWix supplied with a

professional project management technology in controlling time and cost over-runs in a project and

still showcasing the creativity in designs.

Solutions Offered

•Helped in determining the cost and completion time

•Implemented the Microsoft Enterprise Project Management Solution

•Designed for them an extensive training program to educate them on using Microsoft Enterprise

Project Management Solution to its best potential

•Provided sole Communication and Reporting back-bone to Project Stakeholders

•Helped the Company adapt to Project Management best practices

Technology:

• Servers/Version : EPM 2007• Window Server Enterprise: 2003/2008• Project Server: 2007• SharePoint Server: WSS 3.0• MSP : 2007• SQL Server : 2005 with (SP2)/2008• Dot Net FrameWork : 3.0V

Company:

Venire

Industry:

Construction

Year : 2007

Case Studies Business SituationWTTIL was facing a critical situation of managing various Infra Projects and competing in Telecom Market. AstroWix, by setting up the PMO, provided a head-on solution to the Company to gain foot hold in the Market and simultaneously groomed it to attain maturity into the Project Management sphere.

Solutions Offered

• Provided sole Communication and Reporting back-bone to Project Stakeholders.

• Identified & highlighted critical issues/bottlenecks and resolved them by involving the project

stakeholders & Management.

• Helped the Company adept to Project Managements best practices.

• Helped the WTTIL project managers to properly evaluate the project status and suggest

corrective actions to the Management for better business yield.

• Streamlined the process of the Company’s maturity into the Project Management Domain.

Technology: EPM 2007


Company:

WTTIL – TATA Group

Industry:

Telecom

Year : 2008

Case Studies

Business Situation Orchid Pharmaceuticals wanted to develop project plans to back-track their on-going project based on the deadline. They also demanded schedule analysis to monitor issues & risks through a professional project management technique. AstroWix implemented the EPM solution to become the common source for Project Management in the organizational level

Solutions Offered

• Enhanced its then current business processes through the assessment and implementation of Microsoft Enterprise Project Management office

• Implemented the EPM solution to become the common source for Project Management in the organizational level.

• Provided insight into how projects and resources align with business objectives and affect performance

• Facilitated quick implementation of projects in a rapidly changing environment

Technology:


Company:

Orchid Chemicals and

Pharmaceuticals Ltd

Industry:

Pharmaceuticals

Year : 2008

Case Studies Business SituationACME wanted to implement a Project Management System (PMS) for planning, monitoring and controlling various Telecom Towers across India. They erect Telecom Towers for AIRCEL and wanted to track the Erection of towers as well as the deliveries of various related materials across Circles across India.

Solutions Offered

Deployment of EPM 2007.

Creation of GBT / RTT Templates

Monitoring of various Circles through Customized Reports.

Deliverable Materials:

GBT / RTT Template.

Replacement of their existing (excel) manual reporting structure through EPM generated Reports.

Training of Project Stakeholders with respect to EPM.


Company: ACME

Industry: Telecom

Year : 2008

Case Studies Business SituationThe rate of growth in the telecom industry, especially in India, is very fast. Aircel needed innovative products to be rolled out as soon as soon as they get conceptualized. Constant pressure on the project deadlines and increasing the competency of its project professionals was the key challenges faced by the client.

Solutions Offered

• Studied the projects and project management processes at Aircel

• Set up processes that would help them select the right projects and increase visibility

• Implemented Microsoft EPM 2007 for project planning, monitoring and reporting

• Knowledge transfer and handholding to Aircel Project Managers and Stakeholders.

• Analyzed the knowledge gap among the project professionals on project management concepts and

principles.

• Trained 96 project professionals on Best Practices in Project Management to cultivate a culture of

project management.


Company:

Aircel

Industry:

Telecom

Year : 2009

Case Studies Business Situation

Alcatel Lucent needed a defined workflow which could be tracked on PM System at various stages.

Since Alcatel executes projects of laying of Optical Fibres for various telecom service providers it had

become crucial for them to set up project management processes for improved monitoring and

control.

Solutions Offered

•AstroWix implemented Microsoft EPM Solution wherein the Workflows were designed to track

the projects at various Phases (Initiation , Planning, Executing, Monitoring & Closing).

•AstroWix has designed processes and automated them with the help of the EPM solution. Now

whenever Alcatel receives a PO from telecom player, a MWO (Mother Work Order) is created

defining the detailed plan for the Project (in the Planning Stage). The same MWO is broken down

into CWO (Child Work Order) for teams spread across the regions.

•Even all the approval phases and levels, resource allocations & Optimizations are being tracked

through EPM Solution.

Technology:


Company: Alcatel-Lucent

Industry: Telecom

Year : 2010

Case StudiesBusiness Situation IFCI needed an IT Solution to monitor and control the progress of the project/s. IFCI also required to monitor the Finances involved with respect to a particular project. Once IFCI Sanctions a particular amount for a project, the disbursement happens over a period of time and sometimes it is related to be progress of the projects.

It needed an IT solution which could help the Project Team Members to efficiently capture the required information, track the progress and help them in reminding for the upcoming dates of ‘Receivables’ both of Interest and the Principal Amount.

Solutions Offered AstroWix helped monitor the progress of their client’s projects and manage their Investments. It created the project specific ‘custom lists’ for IFCI, wherein they can track their detailed financial information. On the other hand the project schedule is being monitored on Web Server wherein the actual progress of the project (delay, on-time, early, late start etc) is being tracked and is made visible across to the concerned stakeholders. Powerful Dashboard reports have been created specific to every project, wherein the complete nature of the engagement gets reflected.

Technology:


Company: IFCI

Industry: Financial Services

Year : 2010

AstroWix Education ServicesProject Management• Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM®)• Project Management Professional (PMP®)• Program Management Professionals (PgMP®)• Risk management Professional (RMP)• Schedule Management Professional (SMP®)

Business Analysis• Business Analysis Principles

• Certified Business Analyst Professional (CBAP) Prep

• Writing High Quality Requirements

Product Lifecycle Management• Advanced Product Management and Marketing

• Product management Professional

• Productizing Essentials for Project Professionals

IT Service Management• ITIL Foundation Course

• ITIL V3 Intermediate Course

• ITIL V3 Managers Bridge

Process Improvement• Lean Six Sigma • Six Sigma Green Belt Lean • Six Sigma Master Black Belt

e learning: State of the art technology to enable effective learning from any location in the world

Blended learning: An innovative approach with the fusion of online and instructor led learning

ILT: Experts from the industry delivering programs in traditional classrooms and live on the web to ensure an ultimate learning experience

Online Assessments: Measurement of your knowledge and competencies to help you implement the best practices

Onsite: Empowerment of your resources by helping them learn from the real time projects, processes, experiences and case studies

AstroWix introduced the

global best practices to India

in year 2001, at a time when

India needed it the most and

helped evolve Project

Management Profession in

India

AstroWix is one of the First

Project Partner of Microsoft

Corporation since the

Inception of Enterprise

Project Management (EPM

2010) and REP of PMI since

2002

The efforts made by AstroWix, throughout the last decade have been the driving force for laying down the foundation of project management in India. We Sponsored, Organized and Supported landmark events on Project Management.

AstroWix has been the leading force for promoting project management across the nation

AstroWix has not only trained

professionals across all industry

verticals, but has been popular

for producing entrepreneurs in

the field of project

management

For the decade long exemplary

consulting services, AstroWix has been

awarded the membership of the

PMI® Registered Consultant Program.

AstroWix is not only the first organization

in India but also the first in Asia to be

chosen as the member for this program

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LEADING CHANGELet the Foot steps of past Shape a Legacy for tomorrow…

Epm 2010

Technology

right project

project management support

project server

project schedule

project management domain

y2k project

project professionals

project objectives