Folks, I know there are already a couple of PPM tool questions on this board; I've read them and they don't answer my question so I'm hoping to get some helpful feedback on this question: We have (one of several) large programme that is already 25% down the path of Capability Definition and Blueprinting. Realisation is setting in that the original budget will just not suffice to meet business expectations, in view of the requirements that have been uncovered - not unusual, you might think, but this is on a massive scale, not just a ~15% over-budget situation. We have enterprise Demand Management in place, but it is extremely cumbersome both from a process and tool perspective. So the idea here is to find a package that allows us to channel currently known and future requirements into a multi-phase delivery channel, each of which can be funded and executed independently (at the right time etc. etc.). Once we have a handle on what goes into each phase/tranche, we will then revert to the existing enterprise tools for governance and standard methodology (retaining use of the tactical tool, see below). So I'm looking for recommendations for a tool that can do Demand Intake: Collection/categorisation of business requirements Estimation: effort and resource, from multiple vendors, internal and external Planning & Allocation of requirement to delivery phase Execute the phase: key milestones, dependencies tracked here; detailed project plan in MS Project, for example
I've looked briefly at the likes of Clarizen/Asana, and could still go there if nothing else shows up (will be difficult to justify). However, I saw smaller outfits like KeyedIn, Viewpath that seem far more focussed on what I want to do, don't clutter the offering with collaborative working features (don't get me wrong, they have their place) and could be quicker to implement. - Has anyone had any experience with the latter? - Has anyone faced a similar situation, and what package have you used to manage it?
I recognise that good practice means to start from the basics, follow a process etc., but we are where we are, and I would be extremely grateful for practical and constructive suggestions. Thanks very much in advance! Saving Changes...
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RAJESH K LProject Manager, PMP| Bharat Electronics, Bengaluru, IndiaBengaluru, Karnataka, India
