Pinnacle Insights

Deltek CostPoint is a fully functioned Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software solution for mid-sized, project-oriented businesses. It includes software for Financial, Manufacturing, Human Resources, Purchasing, Regulatory Compliance and Business Performance.

The Scheduling Engine in an Earned Value Management System (EVMS) holds and is used to maintain the baseline and current schedule for the project.  The project schedule is often used as the basis for estimating and forecasting the resources required for the project. 

Primavera has been in business since 1983. Their business model was to build project management software and sell it through a network of distributors.  They now sell directly to major accounts, IT accounts and Government Agencies.

For two main reasons, Enterprise Risk Management has never been so popular in Government organizations worldwide. 

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.

Primavera P6 can be implemented as a single-project scheduling tool or a complete Enterprise Project Management application serving hundreds or thousands of projects and users. Pinnacle’s largest implementation supported 7,000 users on 4 continents.

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.