Improvement

[Vazabe]

Can I say to my project managers that they could expect a 1% , 5%, 20% or
higher rate of improvement in project performance (duration etc.) if they use
Microsoft EPM?

 

[Kevin W Flanagan]

I wouldn't. At first you will actually lose productivity trying to learn the
new tool. Most PMs I have worked with do not like the new tool because they
can't be "sloppy" in their schedules any longer because the entire enterprise
is affected when assigning resources at 100% no matter what the reality is.
I would concentrate more on the increased communication flow and
collaboration which is where I have experienced dramatic changes.

 

[Vazabe]

I agree that at first the productivity will decrease, but after that, what
will happen to productivity after two or more projects?

 

[Marc S.]

Vazabe,

If you look at it from a single project point of view, Project Server can
improve productivity within in the project team, especially with using
project workspace to share documents, manage risks and issues etc.

The greater benefit however will be achieved from a project portfolio (or
multi project) point of view. Since all projects use the same resources from
one Enterprise-wide resource pool, the organization will achieve a high level
of transparency as far as resource usage is concerned, as well as
over-allocation of resources.

However, it's pretty hard to say if and by what rate project performance
will finally improve...

Marc