EPK-Suite in a New Product Development Environment

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EPK-Suite in a New Product Development
Environment

• JoEllen Becker Janet Pitterson
• Director IT PMC Specialist

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Presentation Agenda

• Business Situation
• Schedule for Implementation
• Implementation Issues/Problems
• Results
• Sample Views/Reports

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Business Situation

• What were the main issues we wanted to address?
• IT
• IT Governance
• Timekeeping (IT)
• New Product Development
• Increase in number of new products
• In house system not scalable
• Uniformity (templates)
• Schedule driven reporting
• Collaboration
• PM maturity level Young
• Project Server experience- None

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NPD Process Map
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Approach and Schedule

• Approach
• Requirements gathered based on old system
• Enhanced functionality identified
• Piloted with one team
• Phased global roll out
• Schedule

Engage partner Dec04
Define system 1Q05
Develop 2Q05
Go Live May05
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Implementation Issues

• Large number of fields used because of disparate
  project metadata (IT vs. NPD)
• High Learning Curve -old system vs. EPK Suite
• Shifting user priorities
• Global access and use

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Results

• Accurate metric reporting (i.e. time to market)
• Global collaborative environment (virtual teams)
• Single repository for schedules and metadata (old
  system had multiple)
• Standardized templates
• Schedules
• Phase gate templates
• Etc.
• Dynamic portfolio visibility

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EPK NPD Portfolio ViewActive NPD Project
(Prefiltered)
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NPD Portfolio TabsGeneral, Project Information
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NPD Portfolio TabsTeam, Financials, Collaboration
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NPD Portfolio -Edit Costs
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NPD Portfolio-Edit/Progress Stage
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NPD Portfolio-ExplorerIssues View
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NPD Report
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Questions?