Sentient Business Functions |
Module |
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Business Challenge |
Feature |
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Assessment
& Prioritization |
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- Subjective, inconsistent assessment of projects
- Ad hoc selection/initiation of projects
- Unscientific approach to prioritization
- Poor accountability for decision making
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- Project Scoping model
- Assessment Quadrant
- Prioritization tool
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Project Pipeline Management |
 |
- Poor adherence to project management processes
- Inconsistent capture of key project data
- Lack of visibility of project pipeline
- Information stored in multiple systems/locations
- No audit trail of project histories
- Time/Cost forecasting and tracking is neglected
|
- Project lifecycle processes
- Mandatory data capture
- Pipeline Reporting
- Milestones Calender
|
|
Risks & Issues Management |
 |
- Ineffective management of project and portfolio risk
- No centralized view of all issues and risks
- Inconsistent method of capturing risks and issues
|
- Risk and Issue tracking
- Integrated Actions
- Project Status Reporting
|
|
Governance
& Compliance
|
 |
- Poor process governance and gating
- Poor decision making, accountability and audit trails
- No formal approvals or compliance artifacts
- Little adherence to minimum standards of service
|
- Compliance Checklist
- Email Approval Routing
- Events tracking
- Process controls
|
|
Status Reporting |
 |
- Inconsistent, low-quality progress reporting
- No effective status summary information to enable management by exception
- Poor identification and visibility of at-risk projects
- Difficulty in getting an up to date picture of projects and programmes
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- Project Status Reporting
- Formatted word exports
- Programme Status Reporting
|
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Team Management |
 |
- Ad hoc scheduling practices and shoulder tapping
- No understanding of forward resource availability
- Regular resource conflicts and reallocation
- Unknown or poor utilization of staff
- Inconsistent timesheeting and tracking of project costs
|
- Team Scheduling
- Task Management
- Team Reporting
- Timesheeting
- Action Management
|
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Document Management |
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- Multiple folders and systems used to track documents
- Poor availability of key project documentation to stakeholders across your business
- Poor linkage between existing document management tools and project management tools
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- Files Management
- EDMS Integration
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