Have you setup Portfolio Server on your own (without consultants)?

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George

Hi, we are considering setting up Project Portfolio Server on our own after
attending a Public Course. I would be interested in hearing from anyone who
has done this. You can also email me at [email protected]

Thanks.
 
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Marc Soester [MVP]

Hi George,

I have been looking at your post for a couple of days now and I am not
surprised that no one respoded to it. Look we implement Project Server and
Portfolio Server for other organisations. The likelyhood of success is very
much increased when you use consultants. It may appear to be more expensive
at the start, but you will see that throughout the deployement it will
actually become cheaper since you profit from the experience of organsiations
that have implmented the solution many times.
Anyway, you may think that is the view of an "external consultant", but to
be honest, that is my firm believe based on the experience I had with
organisations that implemented it internally, messed it up and then called
us.
Eitherway all the best for your deployment
 
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George

Hi Marc,

Thanks for your response. My understanding is that there are companies that
provide public courses focusing on configuring and setting up portfolio
server. I would assume that the objective of those courses are to enable a
person with a reasonable IT and business background to setup the tool.

I do understand the value of engaging a consultant with expertise in this
area, but am trying to understand the complexity involved. Would it be
possible to speak with one of your customers (if in the US)? Please let me
know by email at [email protected].

Thanks,

George
 
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Marc Soester [MVP]

Hi George,

we are located in Australia therefore have no clients in the States. I am
sure that you will have no problems finding an EPM shop in the States that
will give you contact details of their customers.

Yes you are right, there are courses out there that allow you to learn the
configuration and a person with IT and business skills will be able to
configure Project and Portfolio Server. The problem that you will come
accross is more business related. The idea implmenting an EPM solution most
organisations love, the commitement to actually roll out an EPM Solution
looks different very often.

The tip that I can give you is not to implement Project and Portfolio Server
like an IT solution, but as a business solution. Your organisation will
require the right people (training/experience), methodoloy and executive
sponsorship before rolling out an EPM Solution. You will need to make sure to
map your methodology to the toolset in order to give true business value.

I hope this will help. Greeting from Australia
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Marc Soester [MVP]
State Manager: EPM
http://marcsoester.blogspot.com
 
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