Software at Work
TeamDynamix Delivers Project Management Solution to Franklin University
Company
Franklin University
Founded
in 1902, Franklin University is central Ohio’s leading and most experienced educator
of adult students. Annually, more than 10,000 students attend Franklin, both on campus and online. Franklin offers 18
undergraduate majors and three graduate programs, including the Vantage MBA, and
graduates more than 1,500 students annually.
www.Franklin.edu
The Challenges
Franklin’s success in adult and
online education has exponentially increased the project load on their IT
staff. IT leadership in conjunction with the PMO
documented the challenges and engaged TeamDynamix to provide resolution.
Documented Challenges:
1.
Projects regularly exceeded budget and fell short of expectations.
2.
Poor visibility into project status.
3.
Lack of visibility into true resource capacity and bottlenecks, leading
to overloaded resources, project delays and failure.
4.
Projects were not selected according to how they align with organizational
goals.
5.
Reporting was typically out of date and untrustworthy
6.
Multiple tools and processes increased overhead costs and created
confusion among staff and management.
7.
Rather than projects proceeding in a consistent, reliable manner, Franklin relied on
manager talent and brute force to complete them.
8.
Poor understanding of where IT resources were being consumed in the
organization.
9.
Franklin did not view the IT function
as strategic.
The Solution
TeamDynamix
quickly addressed Franklin’s
challenges with a simple easy to use web based solution.
Key
elements:
1.
Consolidated projects, resources, reporting, tickets and portfolio
planning into one Web-based solution.
2.
Enabled consistent project performance and reporting practices.
3.
Projects now are selected objectively based upon their value to the
organization, increasing IT visibility and role in the organization’s business
plan.
4.
Trained project resources on basic project process and tools to provide
an environment for consistent performance.
5.
Worked with management to define best practices and support them with an
easy-to-use technology solution.
6.
Created an evolution path to guide Franklin
to long-term success.
7.
Rolled out capabilities within 60 days to enable Franklin to improve project management
immediately.
The Results
Within
several months of usage Franklin
was able to benefit from the following positive results:
1.
Consistent, strong project performance.
2.
Franklin now selects projects
that move the organization toward stated goals more quickly.
3.
Executives know project status at all times.
4.
Resources are less burdened, allowing them to complete more projects on
time and on budget.
5.
CIO understands where and how resources are being consumed.
6.
IT has become more strategic by objectively guiding project selection
and giving leadership a clear view of resources and performance.
7.
Administrative overhead has been significantly reduced.
Software
at Work is a series of case histories
demonstrating
the power of Team Dynamix Enterprise Project Software
