Pinnacle Insights

Deltek Open Plan can be implemented as a single-project scheduling tool, perhaps as part of an Earned Value Management System, or as part of a complete Enterprise Project Management application serving hundreds or thousands of projects and users.

Deltek Open Plan is a mature, Critical Path Method (CPM) based project-scheduling engine.

Deltek wInsight can be implemented standalone but is nearly always implemented along with a cost engine and a scheduling engine as part of an Earned Value Management system.

The role of a Project Management Office (PMO) differs greatly across industries and companies; there is no standard PMO model for ensuring success.  The most effective PMO structure closely supports a company’s corporate culture, its’ business needs and current Project Management capabilities.  This means that a Project Management Office must evolve along with its’ customers need and capabilities.

As commercial construction opportunities decline, more companies are turning to Federal contracts.  

We have helped dozens of organizations evaluate project management software and implement it for various purposes.  Additionally, we are often called in to fix an unsuccessful implementation and get to observe what worked and what didn’t.

There is no consistent approach to, or definition of, Enterprise Project Management (EPM). It is critical to define early on what your specific goals for EPM are.