There can be several reasons you might want us to audit
your Enterprise Project Management system and/or your
related business processes.
Maybe you have been
having technical problems or possibly you are getting
ready to prototype or pilot and you would like to have
us review your workflow before configuration.
Our audit services are customized to address process,
functional or technical issues.
Reasons and Types of Audits
Perhaps an
EPM deployment didn't get off the ground or it was
owned by your predecessor and you would like to
have an EPM specialist perform a technical and
functional audit just to be sure everything is in
proper working condition before you pick up and run
with it again.
This type of engagement is typically two or three
days depending on the extent of use, functionality
deployed and amount of customization.
You are not 100% confident in the people
who configured your system so you would like more
experienced professionals vet that configuration.
Our estimate is that 50% or more EPM deployments are
done by technical Microsoft Gold Partners that have
little experience with this system. These firms may
have great technical expertise but an understanding
of what functionally works or how the
system should be applied in an organization is often limited.
It is always good to have a second set of eyes
look at something you are going to spend a lot of
time and money on. We often do this type of audit in
four hours in two remote sessions.
You are having a lot of technical
problems and you would like a technical expert to
come in and review your system and provide
recommendations for performance improvement.
Often a customer may be looking for ways to just
solve problems and improve performance. At other
times they might be considering rolling out EPM to a
larger group of users and they want to be sure this
system is really something they can base their
reputation on, that their configuration is likely to
work in a larger context.
You want to more closely tie your business
processwith this system so
that you can maximize value to your stakeholders.
Many consulting firms take the perspective that
"customization" can address all alignment issues
between your process and Microsoft's EPM system.
We do not make this assumption; in fact we think
there are serious limitations with this EPM system
that no amount of customization can address.
Correctly matching EPM with your internal system
requires a very honest audit, assessment, and
recommendations.
There can be several reasons you might want us to audit
your Enterprise Project Management system and/or your
related business processes.
