Manzana xRM Project - Management of project activity

Manzana Group presents the specialized solution of Manzana xRM Project for automation of project activity. The solution offers an effective project management methodology and covers all stages of project implementation – from initiation and planning before end and the analysis of results.

Increase in effective management of projects – a question which is particularly acute in modern Russia extremely. So that recently it was designated by the Russian President as one of priority strategic issues of development of the country. It is no secret that performance of processes of management at many Russian enterprises often is at the low level. The reason of it is in abundance of routine work for which heads are forced to spend the working time, solving routine managerial tasks.

The Manzana Group company proposes solution – a specialized system for management of project activity of Manzana xRM Project. Developed on the Microsoft Dynamics CRM platform, the solution assumes all routine transactions in project management and allows to release time of the management body for the solution of more important, strategic tasks of management.

Manzana xRM Project is intended for any organizations conducting project activity: research institutes, design offices, the companies and divisions rendering professional services on a project basis.

Its fundamental difference from the analogs existing in the market consists in automation of all management process: initiations of the project, its planning, implementation, control and end. The solution allows to manage contents of the project, its resources, cost, terms and quality, communications, possible risks.

Manzana xRM Project provides an effective project management methodology, including the standards, the principles and the general instructions published by Project management institute (Project Management Institute, Inc.) and also the best experience of domestic and foreign specialists.

The solution Manzana xRM Project is developed in close cooperation with Microsoft based on the newest version of a system for customer relationship management – Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011. Use of the Microsoft platform provides the usual and clear interface, the high level of security, flexible management with user rights, scalability and ample opportunities of data analysis.

The basis of the solution Manzana xRM Project is formed by three functional areas: project management, works on their implementation and resources of projects. Grouping of projects on the set signs, tracking of temporary and cost indicators, planning and works monitoring, resource management of the project – cost indicators of employees, the equipment, subcontractors is possible.

The result from implementation of Manzana xRM Project consists in increase in effective management of the project. It occurs thanks to consecutive planning and tracking of the course of the project, competent distribution of responsibility, obtaining timely and exact information on the current works, resource analysis of the company. The solution provides also more effective financial management due to high-quality planning of cost value and profit, profitability analysis of the project and also timely control of receipt of funds from clients.

The "boxed" format of the solution allows to minimize an implementation time: in total transition to a new project management system will take less than a month. A system can be easily customized under any specifics, whether it be IT projects, production and construction projects, Research and Development, activities for studying of public opinion, any other activity.

"The methodology put in Manzana xRM Project is aimed at providing the maximum comfort for management of the company, transfer of routine work to technologies and less expensive resources. The solution allows to automate all array of the everyday transactions connected with project management including processes of detailed planning, the current control, the reporting, the solution of the local, operational conflicts of resources, building of the current processes of office-work, approval. Only 2-3 weeks, and the company receives the effective tool which allows to save finance costs, to reduce project deadlines and to increase efficiency of each separate project, and, therefore, and the general profitability", - Andrey Gladkikh, the head of industry CRM solutions, Manzana Group notes.

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