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AstroWix Consulting Services
AstroWix Consulting Services influence
transformation, by helping create strategies and
models from conceptualization through execution.

• Enterprise Maturity Assessment for
Business Analysis
• Project Portfolio Management
AstroWix is the first organization in Asia to be awarded
• Process and Methodology Consulting
the membership of the PMI® Registered Consultant
• Project Management Office Set-up and Program. AstroWix

Support
• Enterprise Project Management Roll Out
• Project Audits
• Project Management Consultancy
• Operational ITSM
• Transformational ITSM

CXOs / Top Management

Program Directors /
Program Managers

Project Managers /
Team Managers

Visibility:
Maintaining the overall visibility to ensure that the
organization is aligned to the business strategies

Control:
Empowerment with the right information to take
informed decision at the right time

Direction:
Understanding the business situation and formulating
strategies to steer the organization right direction, ahead
of the competition

Agility:
Capacitate the overall system to be able to swiftly react
to changes and unforeseen events

Retention of Resources and a Structured Knowledge Transfer to maintain the quality
level and stay ahead of competition

• Choosing the right project and prioritize them with respect to the strategies for
a given time period

• Governance Processes: end to end process control through workflow
implementation

Program Directors / Program Managers

Integration:
Ensuring that programs are in line with the company's
mission, as well as they are sustainable and scalable

Cost Management:
Creating a full proof cost management plan including the
long term business goals as well as resource constraints

Resource Mobilization:
Affirm the availability of the right resource at the right
time for the projects and tasks that are designed

Evaluation:
Continually assessing the program's progress and efficacy

Connecting the strategies designed by the Top Management with the projects and
tasks being assigned to the Delivery Team

Project Managers / Team Managers

Scope Deviation:
Understanding the shifting priorities of the
organization and Managing the challenges related to
the scope creep

Accountability:
Determining and using accountability as part of the
project risk profile

Collaboration:
Effectively working with the global virtual teams and
overcoming challenges related to work culture and
timelines

Lack of Essential Skill Sets in Project Professionals which crucial for the successful
implementation of projects

Microsoft EPM Implementation
Success Stories

Case Studies
Business Situation
Kaiser Permanente was seeking to set-Up Project Management Office (PMO) to provide Project
Management support on Y2K Project for Divisional/Program Offices North (DPON) area. It sought
support from AstroWix to Help Y2K program management team to establish processes to ensure Y2K
compliance on desktops, laptops and servers. Designed schedule and cost/ financial planning
specifications (time, resources and costs) for Kaiser's major 1999 initiative in D/PON.

Solutions Offered

• Set-Up Project Management Office (PMO) to provide Project Management support on Y2K
Project for Divisional/Program Offices North (DPON).
• Helped Y2K program management team to establish processes to insure Y2K compliance on
Company: desktops, laptops and servers. Designed schedule and cost/ financial planning specifications
Kaiser Permanente (time, resources and costs) for Kaiser's major 1999 initiative in D/PON.
• Defined requirements, design and specify solutions & project proposals for new IT-
Industry:
infrastructure services.
Health and Pharma
• Define, develop, plan and manage project objectives, scope, plan, timelines, and schedule.
Year:1999 Develop and track the project schedule; manage the critical path to resolve schedule conflicts.

• Streamlined the process of the Company’s maturity into the Project Management Domain.

Case Studies
Business Situation
Reduced investment income required California Casualty to cut the cost of managing information
technology in projects which constitute a significant expense for this information intensive company.
But the solution in place, an internally developed time-entry system, was unable to capture task
activity at the necessary level of detail.

Solutions Offered

• Together with California Casualty AstroWix spent a month in the planning and preparation
before the solution was built.
• AstroWix deployed Microsoft EPM Solution first in the IT department and then throughout

Company: California Casualty the enterprise.
• AstroWix helped California casualty with planning, customization, server configuration and
Location: California
Project Management Institute (PMI) certified training for roles including server
Year:2003 administrator, manager, team member and executive.

Technology:
• Servers/Version : EPM 2003
• Window Server Enterprise: 2003
• Project Server: 2003
• SharePoint Server: WSS2.0
• MSP: 2003
• SQL Server: 2000

Case Studies

Business Situation
Irrigation Department of Uttar Pradesh needed a system for planning, monitoring and controlling
their projects. AstroWix helped them in facilitating and guiding the implementation and monitoring of
all UPWSRP activities, by deploying EPM Solution ensuring synergy and coordination amongst activities
and agencies implementing these projects.

Company:
Solutions Offered
UP Irrigation Department
• Deployment of Microsoft Enterprise Project Management 2007.
Industry:
• Creation an integrated plan by deploying and configuring MSP 2003 Server
Government
and Public Sector Deliverables
• Replacement of spreadsheet-based tracking practices by the functionality in Microsoft®
Office Project Professional 2003
• Training of Project Stakeholders on Project Management Concept and the EPM Tool

Case Studies

Business Situation
Housing Board, Haryana needed to implement an integrated system for their Project Management functions
(planning, monitoring and control) and methodology of their housing projects all over Haryana. For that
purpose the organization wanted AstroWix to carry out a competency test to gauge the organization’s and its
Project Manager’s Project Management Maturity.

Company: Haryana
Housing Board Solutions Offered

Industry: Government
• Conducted an assessment on Project Management concepts and applications
and Public Sector /
Construction • Conducted an assessment on Construction Management concept and applications
• Conducted an assessment on Basic IT concept
Year : 2006

Deliverables

• Presented a Blue Print for implementing a project management system to meet their
project goals.

Case Studies Business Situation
Airtel Mobility erects 15000 approx. towers in a year. Their target to achieve 30000 towers in a year
needed all their SLAs to be monitored through a central system. AirTel required a solution that would
reduce time to market, increase coordinating efficiencies, and provide visibility into various mission
critical initiatives device, monitoring throughout each phase.

Solutions Offered

• Studied the Project Management processes of Bharti Airtel and identified the changes required.
• Set up the Project Management Office at Bharti Airtel for monitoring of Operational as well as
Transformation Projects.
• Project modeling Microsoft Project 2007
Company: AirTel – Bharti • Network Planning using Microsoft EPM 2007
Group
• Project Monitoring and Reporting
Industry: Telecom • Knowledge transfer to Airtel Project Managers and Stakeholders.

Location: Gurgaon • Trained 799 project professionals on Best Practices in Project Management to cultivate a
culture of project management.
Year:2007
Technology:
• Window Server Enterprise: 2003/2008
• SharePoint Server: WSS 3.0
• MSP : 2007
• SQL Server : 2005 with (SP2)/2008
• Dot Net FrameWork : 3.0V

Jubilant Organosys wanted to set-up an effective Project Management System to monitor various
Projects and to mentor, coach and train their professionals and various stakeholders on the Project
Management practices and systems. AstroWix implemented the Microsoft Enterprise Project
Management Solution and also designed processes to streamline the structure of monitoring to be
mapped on to the technology.

Solutions Offered

• Implemented the Microsoft Enterprise Project Management Solution
• Designed processes to streamline the structure of monitoring to be mapped on to the technology
• Helped professionals view the status reports, project descriptions, milestones; schedules etc to
Company:
support the integration of tasks to be performed
Aircel
• Improved productivity by eliminating the problems of lost paperwork and enabling the teams to
Industry:
easily share project information
Pharmaceutical
Year : 2007
Technology:
• MSP : 2007

Venire was facing a critical situation of managing construction Projects. AstroWix supplied with a
professional project management technology in controlling time and cost over-runs in a project and
still showcasing the creativity in designs.

Solutions Offered

• Helped in determining the cost and completion time
• Implemented the Microsoft Enterprise Project Management Solution
• Designed for them an extensive training program to educate them on using Microsoft Enterprise
Company: Project Management Solution to its best potential
Venire • Provided sole Communication and Reporting back-bone to Project Stakeholders
Industry: • Helped the Company adapt to Project Management best practices
Construction
Year : 2007
Technology:

• MSP : 2007

WTTIL was facing a critical situation of managing various Infra Projects and competing in Telecom
Market. AstroWix, by setting up the PMO, provided a head-on solution to the Company to gain foot
hold in the Market and simultaneously groomed it to attain maturity into the Project Management
sphere.

Solutions Offered

• Provided sole Communication and Reporting back-bone to Project Stakeholders.

• Identified & highlighted critical issues/bottlenecks and resolved them by involving the project
stakeholders & Management.
Company: • Helped the Company adept to Project Managements best practices.
WTTIL – TATA Group
• Helped the WTTIL project managers to properly evaluate the project status and suggest
Industry:
corrective actions to the Management for better business yield.
Telecom
• Streamlined the process of the Company’s maturity into the Project Management Domain.
Year : 2008
Technology: EPM 2007

• MSP : 2007

Case Studies
Business Situation
Orchid Pharmaceuticals wanted to develop project plans to back-track their on-going project based on
the deadline. They also demanded schedule analysis to monitor issues & risks through a professional
project management technique. AstroWix implemented the EPM solution to become the common
source for Project Management in the organizational level

Solutions Offered

• Enhanced its then current business processes through the assessment and implementation of
Company: Microsoft Enterprise Project Management office
• Implemented the EPM solution to become the common source for Project Management in the
Orchid Chemicals and
organizational level.
Pharmaceuticals Ltd • Provided insight into how projects and resources align with business objectives and affect
performance
Industry:
• Facilitated quick implementation of projects in a rapidly changing environment
Pharmaceuticals
Year : 2008
Technology:

• MSP : 2007

ACME wanted to implement a Project Management System (PMS) for planning, monitoring and
controlling various Telecom Towers across India. They erect Telecom Towers for AIRCEL and wanted to
track the Erection of towers as well as the deliveries of various related materials across Circles across
India.

Solutions Offered

Deployment of EPM 2007.
Creation of GBT / RTT Templates
Monitoring of various Circles through Customized Reports.
Deliverable Materials:
Company:
ACME GBT / RTT Template.
Replacement of their existing (excel) manual reporting structure through EPM generated Reports.
Industry:
Telecom Training of Project Stakeholders with respect to EPM.

Year : 2008
Technology:
• MSP : 2007

The rate of growth in the telecom industry, especially in India, is very fast. Aircel needed innovative
products to be rolled out as soon as soon as they get conceptualized. Constant pressure on the project
deadlines and increasing the competency of its project professionals was the key challenges faced by
the client.

Solutions Offered

• Studied the projects and project management processes at Aircel
• Set up processes that would help them select the right projects and increase visibility
• Implemented Microsoft EPM 2007 for project planning, monitoring and reporting

Company: • Knowledge transfer and handholding to Aircel Project Managers and Stakeholders.

Aircel • Analyzed the knowledge gap among the project professionals on project management concepts and

Industry: principles.

Telecom • Trained 96 project professionals on Best Practices in Project Management to cultivate a culture of

Year : 2009 project management.

Technology:
• MSP : 2007

Alcatel Lucent needed a defined workflow which could be tracked on PM System at various stages.
Since Alcatel executes projects of laying of Optical Fibres for various telecom service providers it had
become crucial for them to set up project management processes for improved monitoring and
control.

Solutions Offered

• AstroWix implemented Microsoft EPM Solution wherein the Workflows were designed to track
the projects at various Phases (Initiation , Planning, Executing, Monitoring & Closing).
• AstroWix has designed processes and automated them with the help of the EPM solution. Now
whenever Alcatel receives a PO from telecom player, a MWO (Mother Work Order) is created
Company: Alcatel-Lucent
defining the detailed plan for the Project (in the Planning Stage). The same MWO is broken down

Industry: Telecom into CWO (Child Work Order) for teams spread across the regions.
• Even all the approval phases and levels, resource allocations & Optimizations are being tracked
Year : 2010
through EPM Solution.

Technology:
• MSP : 2007


IFCI needed an IT Solution to monitor and control the progress of the project/s. IFCI also required to monitor the
Finances involved with respect to a particular project. Once IFCI Sanctions a particular amount for a project, the
disbursement happens over a period of time and sometimes it is related to be progress of the projects.

It needed an IT solution which could help the Project Team Members to efficiently capture the required
information, track the progress and help them in reminding for the upcoming dates of ‘Receivables’ both of
Interest and the Principal Amount.

Solutions Offered

AstroWix helped monitor the progress of their client’s projects and manage their Investments. It
created the project specific ‘custom lists’ for IFCI, wherein they can track their detailed financial
information.

On the other hand the project schedule is being monitored on Web Server wherein the actual
Company: IFCI progress of the project (delay, on-time, early, late start etc) is being tracked and is made visible
across to the concerned stakeholders.
Industry: Financial Services
Powerful Dashboard reports have been created specific to every project, wherein the complete
Year : 2010 nature of the engagement gets reflected.

Technology:

• MSP : 2007

Project Management AstroWix Education Services
• Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM®)
• Project Management Professional (PMP®)
• Program Management Professionals (PgMP®)
• Risk management Professional (RMP)
• Schedule Management Professional (SMP®) e learning: State of the art technology to enable effective
learning from any location in the world

Business Analysis
• Business Analysis Principles
• Certified Business Analyst Professional (CBAP) Prep Blended learning: An innovative approach with the fusion
of online and instructor led learning
• Writing High Quality Requirements

Product Lifecycle Management
• Advanced Product Management and Marketing ILT: Experts from the industry delivering programs in
traditional classrooms and live on the web to ensure an
• Product management Professional ultimate learning experience

• Productizing Essentials for Project Professionals

IT Service Management Online Assessments: Measurement of your knowledge and
competencies to help you implement the best practices
• ITIL Foundation Course
• ITIL V3 Intermediate Course
• ITIL V3 Managers Bridge Onsite: Empowerment of your resources by helping them
learn from the real time projects, processes, experiences
and case studies
Process Improvement
• Lean Six Sigma
• Six Sigma Green Belt Lean
• Six Sigma Master Black Belt

AstroWix introduced the
global best practices to India
in year 2001, at a time when
India needed it the most and
helped evolve
Project Management
Profession in India

AstroWix is one of the First
Project Partner of
Microsoft Corporation since
the Inception of Enterprise
Project Management (EPM
2010) and REP of PMI since
2002

AstroWix has been the leading force for promoting
project management across the nation

The efforts made by AstroWix, throughout the last
decade have been the driving force for laying down
the foundation of project management in India.

We Sponsored, Organized and Supported
landmark events on Project Management.

AstroWix has not only trained
professionals across all industry
verticals, but has been popular
for producing entrepreneurs in
the field of project
management

For the decade long exemplary

consulting services, AstroWix has been

awarded the membership of the

PMI® Registered Consultant Program.

AstroWix is not only the first organization

in India but also the first in Asia to be

chosen as the member for this program

Introducing

Let the Foot steps of past Shape a Legacy for tomorrow…

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