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Prime for ProjectManagement

Start Up

ReviewOpportunity

ProjectPlanning

Monitoring& Controlling

Closureand Sign off

Obtain ProjectInitiation Report

Develop ProjectCharter

Obtain and ManageScope Content

Project CostTracking by Tasks

Plan and ControlScope Change

Analyze Percentageof Completion

Obtain ProjectClosure Report

Risk and StatusReview

EstablishAcceptance of

Scope Completion

Manage Timelineand Milestones

Create and MaintainStakeholderAssessment

The success of every project

depends on how effectively

it is managed. That is why

Software AG has developed

Prime for Project Management,

a proven project management

methodology to help you

achieve Business Process

Excellence.

What is Prime for ProjectManagement?Project management is a disciplined process fororganizing, planning, steering and supervising allthe necessary tasks and resources to accomplishproject objectives within the project constraintsof time, budget, resources and location. Primefor Project Management is a standardmethodology used globally by Software AG

consultants and customers to:

Manage project activities

Comply with standards

Support and manage the critical success factorsof any project

The methodology provides an umbrella of projectmanagement capabilities that spans thecomplete life cycle of a business process or atechnology project.

Process maps with activities, guidancedocuments, templates, samples and presentationmaterials are provided in an ARIS database.Training materials are also included.

Because Prime for Project Management

integrates with every Prime implementationmethodology, it also includes a work-breakdownstructure to insert into other Prime plans.

Put best practices to work for your project. Themethodology was developed using the ProjectManagement Institute (PMI) standards-basedFramework of Guides and Templates as well asSoftware AGs implementation expertisedeveloped over decades.

Put best practices to work with our proven project

management methodology

Prime

for Project Management

Prime for Project Management Solution Map Subset: Four phases that include 32 work packages in total

FACT SHEETfor Project Management

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Product Fact Sheet | Prime for Project Management Managing critical successfactors with Prime forProject ManagementFundamental to all successful projects is a clearand definitive set of project management needs,which includes:

A clear set of business objectives or goals

Active participation of the business in definingthe requirements, directing the build of thesolution and accepting the final solution

Clear definition and management of constraints(such as budget, t ime and resources), risks andissues

Effective communications with all internal andexternal stakeholders

Effective quality controls and checkpoints

Based on these project management needs, keysuccess factors are defined and measured foreach of the specific requirements.

To address these critical success factors, Primefor Project Management enables you to:

Control scopePrime for Project Management defines theprocess for managing scope and managingchanges when they are required. Tight control ofchange requests reduces inefficiencies and helpsto keep the project on track.

Manage risk and issuesDeal with issues promptly and effectively, andidentify risks before they become issues.Mitigate those risks through lower-cost remedial

action. Prime for Project Managementestablishes the process for issues management,from creation through authorization to solutiondevelopment, escalation and sign-off for bothissue resolution and changes that couldadversely impact project constraints.

Deliver qualityDeliver a result that vigorously meets projectrequirements. With Prime for ProjectManagement, the project manager is driven bythe quality plan to:

Perform assurance steps to confirm the qualityplan is being followed

Establish quality controls to confirm that theplan is driving the level of quality desired

Formulate improvements where gaps areidentified

Manage resourcesAssign the right people to the project andsupport those people appropriately. Provideeffective advice/input and empower projectresources to meet requirements.

Prime for Project Management includesprocesses to manage and utilize resources. Theprocess includes identification and review ofroles and resources, their assigned activities andtheir ability to fulfill assignments within theproject timeline.

Manage stakeholder relationshipsCommunication with stakeholders is fundamentalto the success of all projects. Thats why Primefor Project Management incorporates a processfor:

Stakeholder assessment

Evaluating stakeholder influence

Nurturing relationships

Planning communications to managestakeholder involvement

Assure customer valueToo often the original value proposition of animplementation is lost through the fog of theproject. Failure to manage the traditional projectlevers of timeline, budget and scope along withdelivery quality diminishes the overall projectvalue.

Prime for Project Management was written tofocus on maintaining the visibility of those leversand effectively communicate deviations andgaps from the defined value proposition andmitigate as early in the processes as possible tohelp you reach your goals.

Communicate resultsPrime for Project Management offers proceduresfor communicating success, which include:

Quality points to review and project variablesto manage

A process to identify possible variances andgaps in the planned delivery

Methods to mitigate variances and gaps

Key Benefits:

Scales to any size projectfrom

one-week projects with one

consultant to multi-year projectswith many team members

Enhances monitoring and control

analysis, risk abatement and

leadership effectiveness

Reduces extraneous efforts and

helps you avoid hazards

Integrates with all Prime

implementation methodologies