2. Asta Development
Project, Portfolio and Resource management specialists
since 1988
Owned by a London listed parent company
Representatives in more than 80 countries
Available with 7 languages
Over 60,000 users worldwide
Sales, Support, Training and Consultancy
Dedicated to continuous improvement via feedback
from customers
3. Asta Powerproject
Some worldwide projects
The London Eye,
The Eden Project ,
Jumeriah Park Dubai,
Reichstag in Berlin,
Hong Kong Airport,
PETRONAS Towers Malaysia,
The Space Shuttle,
Warsaw Metro Line,
The Great Court at the British Museum,
The London 2012 Olympic Game,
Renewable Energy Projects France,
Commonwealth Games Village in India,
Schipol Airport Netherlands,
Building the Education Revolution, Sydney NSW.
5. PM software use Construction
Construction Manager Magazine Dec 07
70%
60%
50%
40%
most frequently used
30%
used
20%
10%
0%
CS Project
MS Project
Asta Development plc
OpenPlan
Powerproject
Primavera
Project
Commander
TimeMinder
Powering project delivery for construction
6. Why Projects Fail – some reasons
Scope change
Lack of prioritisation and project portfolio management
Lack of a solid project plan
Bad decisions
Enterprise management of budget resources
Insufficient resources
Overruns of schedule and cost
Ignoring project warning signs
Poor User Input
Lack of management buy in
7. What does Powerproject offer..
Accurate planning can eliminate scope change
Project management becomes more visible across the
company
People become more accountable for project
performance organisation wide.
Better prioritization of projects across sites and
departments leading to better profitability.
Better communication and collaboration across roles
and departments
8. Solutions for all roles...
Business Intelligence
Stakeholders PMO
Architects
Team Members
Clients
Portfolio Management
Programme
Managers
Consultants
Site Staff
Executives
Project
Managers
Resource
Managers
Planners
Senior
Managers
Contract
Managers
Cost Managers Finance
Managers
Engineers
Site Managers HR
Project Management
Resource Management
Cost Management
Risk Management
Progress/Time Entry
Integration
9. Solutions for all issues…
Cost?
Who?
Cost Management
Track costs and income and
earned value
Resource Management
Ensure the right resources work
on the right projects
What?
Confidence?
Visibility?
Portfolio Management
Prioritise the projects to work
on
Risk Management
Quantitative Project Risk
mitigation
Business Intelligence
Analyse portfolio performance
When?
Project Management
Plan and execute projects on
time and within budget
10. Solutions for all roles…
Project manager
creates and manages
activities
Workers receive
notification of tasks
and feedback status
Stakeholders see
Portfolio status
15. Business Intelligence
A Strategic Business tool
Detailed analysis of your entire project supporting informed decision making and increasing overall project
success
Critical task data is clearly highlighted indicating those projects that are behind schedule, running over budget or
performing poorly
Data can be drilled down into allowing for more detailed analysis and quick discovery of the cause of delay or
negative performance through more fluent and regular flow of information
22. Planning Investment Project
Advance BI Reporting
Procurement Planning
Central Database
Integrated Tabular Report
Google Earth Portfolio Management
All information in one Place
Outlook Integration
Program Management
Risk Management
23. Essential Time Management Functions..
Critical Path Analysis
Multiple links between tasks
Unlimited Baselines (comparison)
‘What if’ Analysis
Sectional Completions (force critical)
Multiple Calendars
Constraints
Risk Anaysis
Resource Management
Progress reporting (see impact)
As Built programme
24. Integration with other business systems
ERP
HR
Asta
Powerproject
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