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Microsoft's EPM; It’s Not Just for Projects Anymore

By Pinnacle Management Systems, Inc. on Thursday, April 4, 2013

Categories: Aerospace & Defense, Energy, Utilities, Oil & Gas, Earned Value Management (EVM), Integrated Program Management (IPM), Technology, Project Portfolio Management (PPM), Government & Public Sector, Microsoft EPM, Enterprise Project Management (EPM)

The art and science of applying financial portfolio management principles

Through growing acceptance of the advantages of a projectized approach to most all aspects of business, the benefits of a disciplined application of program and project portfolio management (PPM) disciplines have become apparent and are being widely employed in IT, energy, manufacturing, transportation other industries.  

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The History and Evolution of Microsoft Project and Project Server

By Pinnacle Management Systems, Inc. on Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Categories: Aerospace & Defense, Energy, Utilities, Oil & Gas, Engineering & Construction, Technology, Government & Public Sector, Microsoft EPM, Enterprise Project Management (EPM)

MS Project Server 2003 to MS Project Server 2007

Since its less-than-user-friendly inception in 2003, Project Server has undergone some major and positive transformations, starting with the highly serviceable Project Server 2007 and the inception of Microsoft’s Enterprise Project Management (EPM) suite that introduced SharePoint as a key “baked-in” element.  

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Microsoft Project Server is Driving Innovation at Small and Mid-Sized Companies

By Pinnacle Management Systems, Inc. on Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Categories: Aerospace & Defense, Energy, Utilities, Oil & Gas, Engineering & Construction, Enterprise Project Controls (EPC), Technology, Project Portfolio Management (PPM), Government & Public Sector, Microsoft EPM, Enterprise Project Management (EPM)

Small and mid-sized corporate users of Microsoft Project Server (MSP) are developing increasingly innovative ways to employ this collaborative technology in ways that extend far beyond its core project management-oriented focus.  

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Integrating Microsoft Project and Project Server with Deltek Cobra

By Pinnacle Management Systems, Inc. on Monday, April 1, 2013

Categories: Aerospace & Defense, Earned Value Management (EVM), Integrated Program Management (IPM), Deltek PPM, Government & Public Sector, Microsoft EPM

In the Public sector and Private sector, Pinnacle often uses Deltek Cobra as part of an Earned Value Management System.  In all cases Cobra must be integrated a scheduling tool: Microsoft Project (MSP), Microsoft Project Server or often Oracle Primavera.

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EPPM with Microsoft Project Server

By Pinnacle Management Systems, Inc. on Sunday, March 31, 2013

Categories: Aerospace & Defense, Energy, Utilities, Oil & Gas, Engineering & Construction, Technology, Government & Public Sector, Microsoft EPM, Enterprise Project Management (EPM)

The Microsoft Office Enterprise Project Management (EPM) solution is a collaborative project and portfolio environment based on Microsoft Project Professional, Microsoft SharePoint and Microsoft Project Server.  The entire solution is commonly referred to as "MS Project Server".

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The Different Types of Enterprise Project Management Offices (ePMOs)

By Pinnacle Management Systems, Inc. on Saturday, March 30, 2013

Categories: Aerospace & Defense, Energy, Utilities, Oil & Gas, Engineering & Construction, Earned Value Management (EVM), Enterprise Project Controls (EPC), Integrated Program Management (IPM), Project Portfolio Management (PPM), Government & Public Sector, Enterprise Project Management (EPM)

Pinnacle has been guiding and assisting our clients in implementing and improving Enterprise Project Management Offices (ePMOs) for over 25 years. 

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Deltek Costpoint and Project Management

By Pinnacle Management Systems, Inc. on Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Categories: Aerospace & Defense, Earned Value Management (EVM), Integrated Program Management (IPM), Deltek PPM, Government & Public Sector

Pinnacle has implemented a number of Integrated Project Management systems using Deltek Costpoint, a Project oriented ERP System, to provide project performance analysis.

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Pinnacle's Recent EVM Systems Tool Implementation Successes

By Pinnacle Management Systems, Inc. on Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Categories: Aerospace & Defense, Earned Value Management (EVM), Enterprise Project Controls (EPC), Integrated Program Management (IPM), Project Portfolio Management (PPM), Deltek PPM, Oracle Primavera, Government & Public Sector, Microsoft EPM, forProject Technology, Enterprise Project Management (EPM)

Government agencies are increasingly requiring Contractors to implement EVM Systems, but often the Contractors don’t have the experience to get the job done. Pinnacle’s proven approach to people, processes and tools ensures a successful and sustainable EVM Systems implementation. 

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