Select and Implement an IT PPM Solution

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The number of IT project resources and the quantity of IT projects and tasks can no longer be recorded, prioritized, and tracked using non-commercial project portfolio management (PPM) solutions.
Your organization has attained a moderate level of PPM maturity.
You have sufficient financial and technical resources to purchase a commercial PPM solution.
There is a wide variety of commercial PPM solutions; different kinds of PPM solutions are more appropriate for organizations of a certain size and a certain PPM maturity level than others.

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Critical Insight

Implementations of PPM solutions are often unsuccessful resulting in wasted time and resources; failing to achieve sustainable adoption of the tool is a widespread pain point.
The costs of PPM solutions do not end after the implementation and subscription invoices are paid. Have realistic expectations about the time required to use and maintain PPM solutions to ensure success.
PPM solutions help PMOs serve the organization’s core decision makers. Success depends on improved service to these stakeholders.

Impact and Result

Using Info-Tech’s Vendor Landscape and PPM solution use cases, you will be able to make sense of the diversity of PPM solutions available in today’s market and choose the most appropriate solution for your organization’s size and level of PPM maturity.
Info-Tech’s blueprint for a PPM solution selection and implementation project will provide you with a variety of tools and templates.
A carefully planned out and executed selection and implementation process will help ensure your organization can maximize the value of your project portfolio and will allow the PMO to improve portfolio stakeholder satisfaction.

Select and Implement an IT PPM Solution Research & Tools

Start here – read the Executive Brief

Read our concise Executive Brief to find out why you should implement a commercial PPM solution, review Info-Tech’s methodology, and understand the four ways we can support you in completing this project.

Select and Implement an IT PPM Solution – Executive Brief

1. Launch the PPM solution project and collect requirements

Create a PPM solution selection and implementation project charter and gather your organizations business and technical requirements.

2. Select a PPM solution

Select the most appropriate PPM solution for your organization by using Info-Tech’s PPM solution Vendor Landscape and use cases to help you create a vendor shortlist, produce an RFP, and establish evaluation criteria for ranking your shortlisted solutions.

3. Plan the PPM solution implementation

Plan a PPM solution implementation that will result in long-term sustainable adoption of the tool and that will allow the PMO to meet the needs of core project portfolio stakeholders.

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What Is a Blueprint?

A blueprint is designed to be a roadmap, containing a methodology and the tools and templates you need to solve your IT problems.

Each blueprint can be accompanied by a Guided Implementation that provides you access to our world-class analysts to help you get through the project.

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Guided Implementation 1: Launch the PPM solution project

Call 1: Identify organizational fit for the technology.
Call 2: Create the project plan.
Call 3: Choose the most appropriate baseline metrics for your project and your organization.
Call 4: Plan requirements gathering steps.