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- Tube Lines Group Takes on the Modernization of London's Transport Icon
- As London's Tube has developed over the past 140 years it has become inextricably linked to the city's psyche. As the Tube entered its third century, the British government realized it needed to change the way upgrades and maintenance are managed. The network was split into several groups of lines,...
- Tags: Consortium, London, Primavera Systems Inc., Government, Vertical Industries, Networking, Enterprise Software, Software
- Case studies
- With the Help of Primavera Software, the New Jersey Department of Transportation Is Smoothing Out the Bumps in Its Road and Bridge Projects
- To smooth construction projects, Jersey Department of Transportation's NJDOT Capital Program Management Division, which manages NJDOT road and bridge construction, has begun to deploy the latest release of Primavera planning and scheduling software. With responsibility for over 10,000 miles of roadway counting all road lanes, NJDOT will use Primavera to...
- Tags: U.S. Department Of Transportation, Primavera Systems Inc., Transportation, Tools & Techniques, Management
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- Since Turning to Primavera, AT&T Wireless' Mobile Media Services Is Realizing New Efficiencies in Tracking Projects and Better Allocation of Resources
- Formed in 2001 and based at AWE headquarters in Redmond, Wash., Mobile Media Services MMS is a wholly owned subsidiary of AT&T Wireless AWE. The company wanted to establish efficiencies, help managers understand the budgeting process, and better allocate their resources. To meet its project portfolio management needs, MMS chose...
- Tags: Mobile, AT&T Wireless, Allocation, Primavera Systems Inc., Project Management, Tools & Techniques, Advertising & Promotion, It Operations, It service Management, Management, Marketing
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- Alcatel TAS-Austria and Primavera: Keeping Projects on Track
- Alcatel TAS-Austria develops and installs software systems for railway infrastructures, both within control centres and the Austrian network itself. To be successful in the international arena, Alcatel TAS-Austria needed to become project-focused. Since the existing software tool was unable to cope with the complex multi-project environment and handle the resource...
- Tags: Software, Primavera Systems Inc., Alcatel, Alcatel TAS-Austria, Tools & Techniques, Project Management, Management, It Operations, It service Management
- Case studies
- Mobilizing HP: Project Management as an Executive Priority
- Compaq's original business case for the Primavera implementation of Primavera software anticipated far-reaching effects throughout the enterprise. However, external events, such as Compaq's merger with HP, moved so quickly that Compaq's Program Management Office PMO was thrust into the limelight, reconstituted as the organization's PMO, and given multiple new responsibilities....
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Primavera Systems Inc., Compaq Computer Corp., Project Management, Tools & Techniques, Mergers & Acquisitions, Strategy, It Operations, It service Management, Management, Investment, Finance
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- Benchmark Implementation: Primavera Case Study
- Compaq's original business case for the Primavera implementation of Primavera software anticipated far-reaching effects throughout the enterprise1. However, external events, such as Compaq's merger with HP, moved so quickly that Compaq's PMO was thrust into the limelight, reconstituted as the organization's PMO, and given multiple new responsibilities. The merger demanded...
- Tags: Primavera Systems Inc., Compaq Computer Corp., Mergers & Acquisitions, Project Management, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, Investment, Finance, It Operations, It service Management, Management
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- With a Common Language and Tool for Gathering Critical Information and Performance Metrics, Bell Helicopter/Textron's Project Managers Fly in Clear Skies
- Bell Helicopter, a subsidiary of Textron, builds military and civilian aircraft. Developing and managing leading aircraft technology takes the most sophisticated tools available. One of those tools, Primavera project portfolio management software, helps Fort Worth, Texas-based Bell Helicopter manage its information technology IT projects. Bringing Primavera software online presented not...
- Tags: Performance, Aircraft, Primavera Systems Inc., Clear, Tool, Aerospace & Defense, Productivity, Manufacturing
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- Since Standardizing on Primavera, AmerenUE Has Created an Enterprise Project Management Process for Managing the Company's In-House Projects - And Now Asks Its Contractors to Do the Same
- But AmerenUE's 865-megawatt coal-fired Meramec generating plant celebrated its fiftieth year in service in 2003 by producing its personal best - some 5.5 million megawatt hours. AmerenUE has standardized on Primavera across their entire division and developed templates for risk, communications, and quality management. Since standardizing on Primavera, AmerenUE has...
- Tags: Primavera Systems Inc., AmerenUE, Quality, Project Management, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, Business Operations, It Operations, It service Management, Management
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- Siemens AG: Information and Communication Networks/Enterprise Networks
- Siemens Enterprise Networks is currently completing the largest, most challenging development initiative1 within the last years - on time and within budget. Just prior to undertaking this initiative, the Global PSO Project Support Office implemented Primavera project portfolio management software in order to handle the inter-dependencies that linked the complex,...
- Tags: Siemens AG, Primavera Systems Inc., Siemens Enterprise Networks, Global PSO, Project Management, Tools & Techniques, It Operations, It service Management, Management
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- From Chaos to Core Competency
- Agere, located in Allentown, Pa., is a leading maker of integrated chips for wireless devices, disk drives and network gear, with 7,000 employees and about $2 billion in annual sales. There was no ability to clearly see interdependencies among projects. The solution for Agere was straightforward: Start taking full advantage...
- Tags: Core Competency, Primavera Systems Inc., Agere Systems Inc., Strategy, Tools & Techniques, Sales Strategy, Project Management, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Management, Sales, It Operations, It service Management
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- Change the Culture, Save the Organization: The Principal Financial Group Revitalized Its Culture by Adopting a Project Management Approach
- Balancing change with tradition proved to be an essential part of the Principal Financial Group's forward-looking strategy. The Principal needed to transition from its ad hoc approach to a more structured project management environment that included standard methodology, resource evaluation, project planning, collaboration, and project review and analysis. After compiling...
- Tags: Principal Financial Group, Primavera Systems Inc., Project Management, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, It Operations, It service Management, Management
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- The Soft Stuff Is Really the Hard Stuff: IMA's ERP Survival Kit
- For many companies, the price to be paid for ERP has been too big to bear. IMA implemented a $70 million SAP R/3 financial and procurement system at a major pharmaceutical corporation. IMA provided consultation, measurement, facilitation and action-learning. IMA played a key leadership role in all aspects of the...
- Tags: ERP, Procurement, Primavera Systems Inc., Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Purchasing & Procurement, Leadership, Enterprise Software, Software, Business Operations, Management
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- Project Return Through Earned Value Management Enhancing: E-Government Is Changing the Way the U.S. Office of Personnel Management Works
- OPM handled five of the original e-Government projects that were initiated by the Office of Management and Budget OMB. The e-Government projects are led by a small e-Government team of project managers. To meet the challenge of keeping so many projects on track, the OMB mandates the use of a...
- Tags: Personnel Management, Microsoft Office, Primavera Systems Inc., E-government, Government
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- A Smooth Ride for BNSF
- BNSF operates one of the largest rail networks in North America, covering 28 states and two Canadian provinces. In 1999, faced with the challenge of forging a more consistent approach to developing and maintaining its large and diverse inventory of applications, BNSF began an intensive training program to familiarize IT...
- Tags: Primavera Systems Inc., BNSF, Project Management, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, It Operations, It service Management, Management
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- Parsons Corporation and Primavera: Integration of Technology and Processes for Competitive Edge
- Parsons Corporation is a full-service engineering, project management, and construction management company that is known for its ability to create innovative solutions and manage complex projects. At any given time, Parsons I&T works on approximately 1,000 projects simultaneously. The group also supplies project control support to other Parsons companies. The...
- Tags: Primavera Systems Inc., Integration, Tools & Techniques, Project Management, Team Management, Strategy, Management, It Operations, It service Management
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- The Las Vegas Valley Water District's Project Delivery Engine Driven by Primavera Software Helps the Organization Build and Manage Critical Water Facilities in the Desert
- Las Vegas Valley Water District LVVWD supplies water to more than a million people in Southern Nevada. LVVWD uses Primavera planning and scheduling software for managing project-related information spanning the entire project life cycle, including planning, design, construction, warranty, operation and maintenance. In addition, the organization uses Primavera Contract Manager...
- Tags: Primavera Systems Inc., Tools & Techniques, Management
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- With Primavera Evolve, IT Leader EDS Employs Predictive Workforce Management to Improve Service Excellence and Boost the Bottom Line
- Founded in 1962 as Electronic Data Systems, EDS is one of the world's most experienced outsourcing services companies, providing information technology services to more than 35,000 business and government clients around the world. EDS wanted quick, company-wide answers to a host of critical workforce management questions. Neither homegrown solutions nor...
- Tags: Information Technology, Primavera Systems Inc., Electronic Data Systems Corp., Workforce Management, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources
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- Swinerton Management & Consulting and Primavera: Delays at LAX, Not on My Watch
- In April 1999, Swinerton Management & Consulting, a division of Swinerton, Incorporated, was chosen by Los Angeles World Airports LAWA to help LAX ease airport congestion, create safer movement of aircraft, and improve aircraft ground movement efficiency. To accomplish these goals, Swinerton needed to extend the Sepulveda Boulevard Tunnel by...
- Tags: Primavera Systems Inc., Consulting, Aerospace & Defense, Service Management, Manufacturing
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- Optimize Service Delivery: Leveraging People and Projects to Drive Strategic Value
- Service delivery organizations, whether IT, R&D, or professional services organizations, are under increased pressure to reduce costs, meet new business challenges head-on, and maintain their flexibility and capabilities in the face of challenging business environment. A solution that focuses on automating the key business processes that surround service delivery fundamentally...
- Tags: Information Technology, Professional Services, Primavera Systems Inc., Time Management, Productivity
- White papers 2006-07-17
- Earned Value Management: Monitoring Capital Investment Performance
- Federal agencies are under increased pressure to use Earned Value Management EVM when planning and controlling capital investments and purchasing related products and services. At first glance, this insistence on EVM may seem a difficult burden. Yet it also presents an enormous opportunity, because EVM is a proven methodology for...
- Tags: Performance, Investment, Monitoring, Capital Investment, Primavera Systems Inc., Performance Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management
- White papers 2005-08-12
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