Project Success in the Real World through easy access to enterprise software
Ben Taunt, Asta Development plc
Project Challenge, 14th October 2014
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Project Success in the Real World…
Who are Asta Development?
What customers are using the software?
What are the product options?
Customer Case Study Material
CACI
Lancaster University
Questions?
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Asta Development PLC
Project, Portfolio and Resource Management
specialists since 1988
Used by 92% of UK top construction
contractors
Utilised across Technology Sector: IT services,
software development, consultancy,
engineering, manufacturing
Over 75,000 users worldwide
Total solution provider delivering Software,
Support, Training and Consultancy
Offices in Thame and Telford with a worldwide
distributor network
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Sample User Base
Engineering
Public Sector
Professional
Services
Construction
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Asta’s Product Suite
Real-time multi-user
system empowering
collaboration across
multiple projects and
resources
Class-leading
project, portfolio
and resource
management tool
used on projects of
all sizes and by all
industry sectors
Asta
Powerproject
Enterprise
Asta
Powerproject
Easy-to-use planning
tool designed for the
planning, managing
and delivery of smaller
projects
Asta
Easyplan
Specialist
Tools
Products for specific
niche applications
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A Solution For All Roles
Business
Intelligence
Sales
Progress & Time
Entry
Portfolio
Management
Asta Powerproject
Enterprise
Notifications
and Reports
Team Members
Project
Management
Resource
Management
Team
Leaders
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Portfolio Management Layer
Business Intelligence
Dashboard Reports
on costs, resources,
progress, status etc
GIS Map-based
Reports
Resource
Management
Risk/Issue
Management
Capacity/Utilisation
Reports
Critical Risk
Visibility
Business System Integration
Application
Programming
Interface (API)
SAP, Great Plains,
J.D. Edwards, BIM
etc
Programme Management Layer
Programme Analysis
Management
Reports
Scenario
Simulation
Progress Plan
v Actual View
Resource
Management
Cost
Management
Risk/Issue
Management
Custom
Automation
Forward Load
Analysis
Cost
Fluctuation &
Summary View
Filtered Issues
View
VBA Macro
Engine
Project Management Layer
Activity Scheduling
Gantt Chart
Project/Task
Templates
Progress Reporting
Timesheet
Site Progress
Mobile
Resource
Management
Cost
Management
Task
Allocation &
Re-allocation
Task Cost &
Income
Detail
Risk/Issue Management
Monte Carlo
Simulation
Risk Register
Asta Powerproject Client Application
Powerful yet easy to use
Read/write data live to
central project database
Fully supports collaborative working
Team
Leaders
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Asta Powerproject – Portfolio Management
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Asta Powerproject – Resource Views
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Timesheet for Asta Powerproject
Team
Leaders
Team Members
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Web Access for Asta Powerproject
Team
Leaders
Team Members
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Business Intelligence for Asta Powerproject
Sales
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What Asta Powerproject Offers...
Accurate planning which eliminates scope change
Ensures Project Management becomes visible
across the organisation
Enforces accountability for project performance
Better prioritisation of projects
Optimum utilisation of resources
Better communication and collaboration across
roles and departments
On budget and within cost = improved profitability
Prove It !?!
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Asta Case Study – CACI UK
Subsidiary of CACI International Inc.
Marketing solutions and information systems to local and
central government, plus private sector
Develop innovative IT solutions combining data, software
and expertise
Reputation built from keeping customer needs at the
forefront of business
Place highest importance on deliver to the customer
Adopted Asta Powerproject
Enterprise to sustain quality
and timeliness of delivery
Asta Powerproject Concurrent Licences
– serve over 50 users
110 Timesheets for Asta Powerproject
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“Before we started using Asta Powerproject
suite it was difficult to manage all these
projects in a cohesive way”
“Asta allows us to
start from the
beginning and build
up accurate
perspectives of a
project”
“We now have one accurate
version of the truth”
“Not only does the
software help
improve quality for
our customer, it
keeps us compliant
with our certification
in terms of
consistency and best
practice”
Asta Case Study – Lancaster University
The Information Systems Services (ISS) department within Lancaster
University provides IT systems, services and facilities centrally for
the university
Campus IT network, email, central IT systems, software, PC labs and access
to IT facilities at off-campus locations
On-going challenge to meet the growing demands placed on ISS.
Needed to understanding the demands on teams and individuals
To maximise available capacity, ISS decided to introduce a
professional project planning and management tool
Adopted Asta Powerproject
Enterprise to manage resources for
service delivery and projects
Asta Powerproject Concurrent Licences
– serve over 35 users
Over 100 Timesheet for Asta Powerproject
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“The software is
providing insight into
bottlenecks and helping
us understand why
things sometimes take so
long. Our hope is that it
will enhance the way the
business and IT work
together”
“We have a real sense that
Asta is keen to support us
and make it work for us”
Complete Solution Provider
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Mature Implementation Process
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Ben Taunt
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