VirtualePM for Product Development
The ability to bring new and innovative products to market rapidly is a critical competence for successful consumer-driven organizations. In a competitive global marketplace, product development organizations must slash lead times while maintaining quality standards.
Based on Microsoft’s world-class EPM 2007 technology, VePM for Product Development is a customized solution designed specifically for product development organizations.
According to the American Productivity and Quality Center only 1 in 10 new product concepts succeeds; 44 percent fail to meet profit objectives and 49 percent are launched late to market!
And according to an AMR Research finding a staggering 75% of new product launches fail!
HOW DOES IT WORK?
• 12 preconfigured dashboards, templates and reports accelerate implementation time, lower costs and enforce industry best practices
• Over 10 custom fields including cost and budget categories
• Customized executive portals and team dashboards
• “Out of the Box” support for Stage Gate and Product Lifecycle Management methodologies Developed with Fortune 500 Product Development Organizations.
VePM FOR PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT INCLUDES
• Configuration sessions to configure the VePM application to meet your specific needs
• Role-based training for Engineers, Administrators, Project Managers and Executives (including step-by-step manuals)
• Quick-reference guides to the most commonly used features
• End user & administrator support via a dedicated email and toll-free support hotline
• 24×7 Infrastructure support
• The option to migrate the environment in-house after just 12 months of service
VePM FOR PD TRACKER FEATURES
VePM for PD is a set of preconfigured dashboards that dynamically track your most critical data. In addition to customized, pre-built reports, the PDA includes numerous tracking features so you and your organization are up-to-date on every aspect of the product development process. The solution consists of 4 unique components, which include:
• Milestone Tracker – tracks instant schedule status on critical milestones across projects and matrixed resources
• Resource Tracker – tracks shared resources across the portfolio
• Cost Tracker – tracks multiple cost categories for accurate and complete cost accounting
• Bug & Issue Tracker – tracks bugs and issues to see real-time status and progress
