Ivan Lloyd, CPSStructured methodologies and Agile
together in Project Online
✓A Single source of Portfolio, Project and Resource Data
✓A rich, powerful and fully functional PPM toolset
✓Endless customisation and configuration options
✓The ability to standardise on one solution for all users
✓Standard Microsoft look and feel
✓Integrated with other Microsoft products
✓Value add solutions from partners
Microsoft PPM The Platform
✓The right tools for the right users✓Project Online – PM’s, PMO, Execs✓Agile App – Scrum masters, Agile team members
✓Use Project online for the normal PPM processes
✓In the project plan, plan Agile elements at the highest level (e.g. Sprint or Epic)
✓In the Agile app, break down the Agile elements to their lowest levels of details (e.g features and tasks)
✓Use the Task boards in the Agile app to progress tasks
✓Automatically summarise progress up to the highest Agile level in the project plan
✓Best of both worlds✓PM’s use familiar tools and understand progress✓Scrum masters use a familiar UI and are not constrained by the project approach
Waterfall and Agile together
Waterfall and Agile better togetherTagged ‘Agile activities’
in Project automatically
appear in the Agile App
Waterfall and Agile better together
The Agile process is
definable – in this case
Sprints break down into
features which then
break down in to tasks.
Sprint One has 6
features which in turn
have 11 tasks
Waterfall and Agile better togetherEasily manage Issues,
bugs and documents for
each project
Waterfall and Agile better togetherTeam members and
Scrum masters interact
at the task level in the
familiar Task Board UI
Waterfall and Agile better together
Update Sprint progress
in Project Online directly
from the Agile App
“For Three, Project Online with the added value of the PS+ Apps, makes perfect sense. Project Online fits with our cloud strategy to reduce costs and drive productivity and the PS+ Apps provide additional functionality that really enhance the core package”
Justin Bull, Head of Programme Assurance, Three
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