The earlier that businesses recognise the value that PM principles can deliver, and take steps to embrace them appropriately, the better they can take control of their development. This presentation will summarise Asta's perspective on PM maturity, outlining four main developmental stages and the consequences this means to the people and tools within an organisation. Attendees will learn how to assess their level of PM maturity and see an overview of Asta Powerproject. Asta Development has been helping companies to enhance and develop their PM maturity for over two decades.

1. Understanding Project Management
maturity to improve software selection
Ben Taunt, Asta Development plc
Project Challenge, 15th October 2013
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2. Project Management (PM) Maturity…
Why should I care about PM Maturity?
Asta’s perception of the key PM Maturity levels
What are the product options?
Questions?
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3. Gloomy Times
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4. Green Shoots?
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5. Managing Transformation
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6. Setting Objectives
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7. Project Management Maturity
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8. Level 1 – PM Novice
Organisation:
No recognition as
yet of PM need or
potential
People:
No formal PM skills
yet exist
PM Novice
Tools:
No dedicated PM
tools
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9. Level 2 – PM Learner
Organisation:
Desire PM benefits
but no knowledge
or experience yet
PM Learner
PM Novice
People:
Self-taught PM
Leaders
Tools:
Spreadsheets &
occasional single
user PM tools
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10. Level 3 – PM Professional
Organisation:
PM processes in
place, early
benefits realised
PM Professional
PM Learner
PM Novice
People:
First professional
hires made
Tools:
Variety of specific
PM tools – still
some spreadsheets
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11. Level 4 – PM Master
PM Master
PM Professional
PM Learner
PM Novice
Organisation:
Mature, consistent
PM processes
delivering value
People:
PM leaders/teams
well established
Tools:
Enterprise-wide PM
platform in place,
used consistently
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12. PM Maturity Levels
PM maturity:
PM Novice
PM Learner
ORGANISATION: No recognition as yet Desire PM benefits
Recognition/
of PM need or
but no knowledge or
readiness
potential
experience yet
PEOPLE:
The Skills base
TOOLS:
PM projects and
tools
PM Professional
PM Master
PM processes in
place, early benefits
realised
Mature PM
processes, delivering
business value
No formal PM skills
exist in the firm
Self-taught PM
leaders are finding
their path
First professional PM PM leaders and
hires have been
teams are well
made
established
No PM tools have
been bought
Using functional
software,
spreadsheets and
occasional single
user PM tools
Variety of specific
PM tools ranging
from desktop to
enterprise - some
spreadsheets remain
Enterprise wide PM
platform in place and
used consistently
and knowledgeably
Visibility of corporate activities
Efficiency of Business
Predictability of Business
Assurance of Delivery
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13. Developing Greater Maturity
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14. Recognising Where You Sit
Fulfil goals and plans when
expected? Or delays and
unanticipated roadblocks
Key activities to be delivered on
time, at or under budget, and
without surprises?
Planning culture; are we any good
at it?
Do we need better tools or better
PM overall – or both?
Approaches to planning activities
and projects?
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15. Recognising Where You Sit
Supported by software and of what
kind: whiteboards, spreadsheets,
ERP tools, bespoke, desktop PM
tools?
Consistent, comparable plans?
Collaborative? Scalable from key
activities up to senior level?
Manual reporting?
Formal PM training or qualification?
How many of them, and where do
they sit?
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16. Developing Greater Maturity
Novice
Learner
Professional
Master
• RESEARCH
• …then… REALISE
• RECOGNISE
• RATIONALISE
• REVIEW & REVISIT
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17. Project Management Maturity
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18. Asta Development PLC
Project, Portfolio and Resource Management
specialists since 1988
Used by 92% of UK top construction
contractors
Utilised across Technology Sector: IT services,
software development, consultancy,
engineering, manufacturing etc
Over 65,000 users worldwide
Total solution provider delivering Software,
Support, Training and Consultancy
Offices in Thame and Telford with a worldwide
distributor network
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19. Sample User Base
Engineering
Public Sector
Professional
Services
Construction
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20. A Complete Solution Offering
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21. Asta’s Product Suite
Unique real-time
system collaborating
multiple users,
projects and
resources
Class-leading
project, portfolio
and resource
management tool
used on projects of
all sizes and by all
industry sectors
Asta
Powerproject
Multi-User
Asta
Powerproject
Easy-to-use planning
tool designed for the
planning, managing
and delivery of smaller
projects
Asta
Easyplan
Specialist
Tools
Products for specific
niche applications
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22. A Solution For All Roles
Business
Intelligence
Sales
Notifications
and Reports
Portfolio
Management
Asta Powerproject
Multi-User
Progress & Time
Entry
Team Members
Project
Management
Resource
Management
Team
Leaders
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23. Asta Powerproject Client Application
Powerful yet easy to use
Read/write data live to
central project database
Fully supports collaborative working
Team
Leaders
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24. Asta Powerproject – Portfolio Management
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25. Asta Powerproject – Resource Views
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26. Timesheet for Asta Powerproject
Team
Leaders
Team Members
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27. Web Access for Asta Powerproject
Team
Leaders
Team Members
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28. Business Intelligence for Asta Powerproject
Sales
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29. What Asta Powerproject Offers...
Accurate planning which eliminates scope change
Ensures Project Management becomes visible
across the organisation
Enforces accountability for project performance
Better prioritisation of projects
Optimum utilisation of resources
Better communication and collaboration across
roles and departments
On budget and within cost = improved profitability
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30. Explore the
scope of the
Asta
Powerproject
Formalise and
agree scope for
implementation
process.
Datasource
configured
remotely by Asta
Installation of
Asta
Powerproject
User
Training
Role-based
training courses
as agreed with
the client
Stage 6
Installation
and Admin
Training
Stage 5
Project
Setup
Stage 4
Implementation
Planning
Workshop
Stage 3
Pre IPW
Training
Stage 2
Stage 1
Implementation Support
Review
Continued post
implementation
to ensure the
continued
success of the
system.
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31. Presentation Resources and Questions?
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presentations
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32. Asta Powerproject
Ben Taunt
ben.taunt@astadev.com
01844 261700
www.astadev.com
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