The Solution

The Microsoft Office Project Portfolio Server and Campana & Schott’s process model make a need-oriented project portfolio solution possible. No matter whether selected modules or an integrated full system are to be used.

Portfolio Definition

A central aim is defining the project portfolio to align with the company’s strategy. To do this, master data for new projects include name, description, start-/final date, persons in charge of planning, overall resource planning and budget. The potential of new projects is weighed and evaluated via business drivers.

Portfolio Selection

Thanks to sophisticated methods, priority tags can be attached to proposed projects. In order to optimally align the project portfolio, different scenarios can be compared to each other and flexible “what if” analyses carried out. It is possible for example to compare the economic efficiency and strategic importance of individual projects by taking different restrictions into account.

Portfolio Management

The portfolio dashboard makes it possible to monitor all projects on an overall level for the entire range of department and sub-portfolios. To do this, actual data stemming directly from the Microsoft Office Project Server can be included.

The experienced consultants at Campana & Schott provide assistance in designing the best solution for each respective company situation. The available process models and best practices reduce the amount of work and time necessary for establishing the system.

Reference projects from different branches, for example, reveal which workflows are needed or when business intelligence algorithms are required for multidimensional assessments. Special expertise is also available with respect to all issues concerning the connection to SAP ERP (CS Connect), in cases where financial or personnel data should be included.

Microsoft software combined with Campana & Schott’s process competence lead to professional project portfolio management. The result:

• Alignment of project portfolio with strategic company objectives
• Set up of analyses and scenarios as decision documents
• Capacity-optimised entry of new projects
• Monitoring the project portfolio with regards to progress, timeline and cost trends