Project ManagementIT projects are complex creatures that involve the time and expertise of many different resources across the enterprise and even people outside of the enterprise. Given the temporary nature of an IT project and its associated financial/resource risks, therefore having a complete tool to effectively manage an IT project becomes crucial. The Project Management Institute (PMI) defines a project as having characteristics where it is performed by people, constrained by limited resources and is a planned, executed, and controlled series of events. Projects are a means of achieving an organization's strategic plan, whereas operations are ongoing and repetitive, projects are a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product or service.

Introducing Wipro  BSM Project Management (cPM)
Wipro BSM Project Management (cPM) was designed to fill the need of having a comprehensive tool to effectively manage an IT project, track it's success and is based on PMI's PMBOK (Project Management Body of Knowledge) set of best practices.

Wipro BSM cPM leverages the strength and flexibility of the BMC Remedy AR System(r). Because of the shared AR System(r) platform, cPM can be deployed in conjunction with or standalone from other BMC Remedy Applications.

cPM console integrates PMBOK processes into tabs for Project Initiation, Planning, Executing/Controlling and Closing.

Overview of cPM Modules

Integration: A process to ensure all elements are properly coordinated. cPM's integrated console uses tabs to clearly  section PM processes.

Scope: Ensures that project includes all required work and only the required work to complete the project. cPM allows for attachments of most recent design documents or statements of work (SOW).

Time: Ensure the timely completion of the project. cPM includes the ability to create track able effort estimates, milestones and associated start/end dates. cPM console integrates PMBOK
Processes into tabs for Project Initiation, Planning, Executing/Controlling and Closing

Cost: Ensure that the project is completed within budget. cPM helps to breakdown costs by day and resource to provide cost analysis from many views.

Quality: Ensures that the project will satisfy the needs for which it was undertaken. cPM allows you to attach test plans and also integrates into BMC Remedy Quality Management.

Human Resources: Ensures the most effective use of the people involved in the project. cPM is a repository of all project related personnel contact information, roles and responsibilities.

Communications: The timely and appropriate reporting of project information. cPM allows for performance reporting to analyze the delta between your planning (expected) and execution (actual) plan/resource/cost elements.

Risk: Process of identifying, analyzing and responding to project risk. cPM helps to identify and track potential risks to a project in order to monitor and control them for minimal impact to the project's success.

Procurement: Process required to acquire project related goods and services. cPM provides functionality to manage the potential providers and their relative value to the current initiative.

Benefits of cPM

• PMI PMBOK Process Compliant
• Fully integrated project management solution
• Single view into all project related information
• Built on BMC Remedy AR System(r) for easy integration to
• other BMC Remedy applications
• No additional software licenses needed
• Fast yet customizable application deployment based on Wipro
• Wipro BSM pre-built foundation