Category: Project Management & Staffing

24 Feb 2020
PPM Maturity Assessment and Software Optimum

Case Study: Public Utilities Company Enhancing Portfolio Project Management Utilizing Maturity Model and Road-map

Download Full Case Study Challenge/Opportunity The client has inconsistent project mgmt. maturity level across departments and project mgmt. standards, processes, and templates are not fully defined and consistently used. Also, portfolio mgmt. processes and standards are not defined, and demand mgmt. best practices are not fully utilized. A robust and enterprise-level portfolio and project management […]

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29 Jan 2019
PMO and Smartsheet Control Center Case Study-Optimum

Case Study: Machinery Manufacturer automates PMO processes and projects with Smartsheet

Download Full Case Study A global Machinery and Manufacturing company has engaged Optimum to assist the company in the establishment of their Portfolio and Project Management processes and best practices and to replace their existing, in-house PPM tool with Smartsheet’s Control Center. Optimum conducted a Process Mapping and PMO Maturity assessment phase, identifying obstacles to […]

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28 Jan 2019

Case Study: A Caterpillar Machinery Reseller brings work automation and business intelligence to their PMO

Download Full Case Study Executive Summary: One of the major Caterpillar Machinery Dealers engaged Optimum to establish the company’s Project Management Center of Excellence and implement Smartsheet best practices and templates for the execution of their large initiatives. Our team of Project Management and Technology Experts started the project by evaluating and assessing the organization’s […]

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13 Jul 2017
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Case Study: Project Management and Work Automation Solution with Smartsheet

Executive Summary: Stillo Construction engaged Optimum in Spring 2016 to establish project management best practices and methodology and also to provide a technology solution that can help Stillo manage their large number of projects more effectively, increase their team’s productivity,  improve their real-time communications with their customers, and untimely reduce their operational cost.    We implemented a […]

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09 Oct 2016

Most Effective PMO Models

In today’s complex and rapidly changing business environment, successful PMOs must evolve from reporting and tactical project management entities into high-performing strategic partners in order to empower executives to make the right decisions and achieve better business outcomes. Many organizations still struggle to position their strategic PMOs to support their long-term strategic objectives. View Report

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15 Nov 2015
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Integrated Project and Change Management

This article summarizes the underlying factors of internal and external project failure and presents preventive or corrective actions to tackle the unavoidable nature of wrongness in today’s business settings. The intent of this article is not to provide a widely-known list of project failure factors resulting from unmanaged schedule, budget, risks, and quality. It is […]

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