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Cora Systems have developed ProjectVision's project management softwarefor project managers and project team members to enable them to fully control their tasks, projects and programs.  ProjectVision’s capabilities focus around Control, Visibility and Simplicity.

ProjectVision offers user a number of capabilities.  Such as:

    Project Planning

    Project Portfolio Management

    Program Management

    Time Sheet Tracking

    Expense Tracking

    Risk Management

    Resource Management

    Performance Management

    Project Mapping

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ProjectVision enables project managers (PMO) to get a roll up of costs from all its projects within a program of work or project management across the entire organization.  The information is viewed simply and collectively through one program management report available 24/7 ProjectVision.  Cashflow problems and management costs aligned to projects can be filtered and the necessary action highlighted. ProjectVision's project management software gives the program manager insight to the status of all projects in any program management. Using the ProjectVision dashboard reports the program manager can ensure program goals are achieved and manage cross-project dependencies.

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We will be attending the PMI National Conference in the Aviva Stadium Conference Centre on April 19th 2012 where we will be exhibiting our Project Management Software ProjectVision. Highlights of the conference include:     Opening address by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Brendan Howlin TD     Keynote address by David McWilliams, economist, broadcaster and author     Distinguished speakers for an array of backgrounds including; Michel Thiry, Sheilina Somani, Colm ó hEocha, Claudio Perrone     Topics:         Agile Project Management         Programme and Portfolio Management         Management Best Practices Throughout the day we invite delegates to join members of the Cora Systems team, to discuss how ProjectVision’s online and enterprise project management software can help your organization.

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ProjectVision allows each member of the project team to have a personal calendar, to track holidays, sick days, vacation and availability of resources per project or per project skill. The calendar within ProjectVision's project management software allows the user and project manager action the following:

    Scheduled Tasks

    Scheduled Risks

    Scheduled Issues

    Annual leave/ vacation

    Project utilization

    Project resource management

    Time sheet tracking

Each of the above can be view individually or rolled up to project team as required. Project Calendars gives:     The ProjectVision user an overview of tasks/ risks/ issues they are currently dealing with     The Project Manager a view of the tasks/ risks & issues their team members are working on Users can see other user’s calendar as needed, access control can be configured to allow the project manager to see all calendars, so project tasks can be assigned based on skill or availability. To find out more start a free trial

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The time sheet functionality within ProjectVision’s project management software allows Project Managers (PM) to view how project team members are spending their time on tasks, projects or programs. Do you, as a PM, face the task of chasing 100+ project team members to find out how they spend their time while working on a particular project?  This process is necessary for the organization and control of project or program as it enables the project manager to keep to the time line that has been set.  Manually keeping an account of timesheets can be both an unproductive and time consuming job.

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ProjectVision's project management software ensures your projects get off to a fast start by allowing the user to input project data into an already existing project template which has been configured to suit an organization.

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Cora Systems implemented its leading web-based Project and Portfolio Management (PPM) Solution, ProjectVision, in Servier’s Arklow-based Project Office. ProjectVision allows the Project Office to manage the entire program of work for the Arklow plant in a single, easy to use system.

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As anyone involved with Project Management knows, Work Breakdown Structure or a WBS is one of the key terms used in project management.  The WBS is essential for the correct management of a projects lifecycle.  It forms an important component of the planning of a project with a particular focal point being put on time management. The core principle behind having a work breakdown structure is to divide a project into sections.  Having this step by step structure in place will enable project managers (PM’s) to encompass more control and visibility of their work program. The WBS has the following objectives:     Scope:  The WBS will aid in the organisation and function of a project’s scope by providing PM’s with the elements to precisely establish the work that needs to be done within a particular project.     Organization and Management:  By interacting with a WBS a Project Manager can assign resources and responsibilities.  This gives them the control to manage the project in a way that’s structured to ensure project success.     Verify that all details are covered in a project.  This will prevent project change requests being issued. The development of the WBS is the most important part of the process.  If this stage is done poorly it will follow through and affect the cost and time of the project.  If done correctly and thoroughly a project should sail through the plan schedule without any changes needing to be made.  The first part of the process is to gather the entire project team and any other individual who will have a part to play in the project.  By gathering a wide range of know-how and experience at the one time will allow a project manager to get to the smallest of details within the deliverables of a project. Once these deliverables have been established they will need to be broken down into manageable tasks.  By dividing the deliverable into smaller tasks will give the project manager more control and focus over the management of the time and cost associated with it.  In fact the WBS is a foundation for the timeline of projects.  Having the work broke down into manageable sections allows a PM to make a relatively close estimation on the amount of time required to complete the project.  The project breakdown will allow the project manager to identify the time constraint that should be applied to the tasks.  Therefore if a project manager decides not to go with a WBS they could run a risk of facing project delays.  By having a timeline drawn up it will give the project manager and project team members a visual aid of what the progress of the project should be at a certain point in time. The Benefits that are connected to the WBS include:     Clarity:  the project team will be encouraged to seek out risk and issues in order to be prepared for it     Timeline:  the abilities of the project team can be refined and from there an obtainable project timeline can be drawn up     Resources:  The layout of having a work breakdown structure ensures that the project team members are answerable to the work assigned to them by the project manager.  Aids in the participation and team work associated with a project It must be noted that the work breakdown structure isn’t without its faults.  The process is not always straight-forward and a project manager must have the drive to deliver a worthy WBS.  Even after the WBS is prepared the structure does require persistent modification. However these limitations are minor when you compare them with the benefits that the WBS brings to the table.  A well executed WBS has the power to give a PM the control and visibility needed for successful project management. To see how ProjectVision can give an organization control and visibility, contact us or start a free trial

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ProjectVision provides the tools to plot and manage your portfolio management and governance processes including visual workflows of all the process steps. ProjectVision also guides you through process steps, management rules, resource planning and allocation plus process step outputs linked to project templates. To find out more contact us or start a free trial.

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ProjectVision RAG Status Report shows the status of project tasks in real time and gives a visual communication of any project status.  ProjectVision's project management software allows you to define what the RAG Status means for your organization or program management users.

To find out more contact us or start a free trial

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The healthcare industry is facing increasing difficulties at the moment, as they are expected to make cuts in their budgets without having a direct hit on patient care. Healthcare organizations are using ProjectVision's project management software to proactively manage their Transactional and Transformation Change Program, delivering efficiencies and cost control.  ProjectVision’s easy to use functionality provides key managers and directors with visibility and control of their:

    Benefits – by monitoring their savings delivered per project or rolled up to a program or entire organization

    Budget - planned and actual costs with profiling over time

    Integrated view of project and financial information

    Operational and transformational change programs

    Qualitative and quantitative key performance indicators

    Risk and issue management

To find out more contact us or start a free trial

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To realise your vision you are invited to join us in a Webinar on ProjectVision's project management software where a member of our team bring you through the software in in-depth detail and explain further where ProjectVision can aid your organization.

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ProjectVision’s project management software and along with its Key Performance Indicator (KPI) management functionality allows organizations to create, track and report on key business metrics. KPI management aids organizations in reaching their organization goals.

Find out how Perth and Kinross Council use ProjectVision to manage their Key Performance Indicators.

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Cora Systems is delighted to introduce a full working Free Trial of its Project Management software, ProjectVision.

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ProjectVision is trusted with the management and control of thousands of programs across all continents and market sectors, including Health, Public Sector, Government, Pharmaceutical, IT, Energy and Infrastructure.

 It delivers a set of program management tools to support our customers with the right strategies and helps address the major areas of program management during a program lifecycle.

·        Program Governance

·        Program Leadership

·        Financial Management

·        Program Execution

·        Program Planning

ProjectVision's project management software gives your program management an oversight of the individual projects:

·        to ensure they stay on track

·        to identify and manage inter-dependencies between the projects

·        to monitor, report and influence the net benefit to the business.

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Corporate Risk Management Software

ProjectVision’s corporate risk management capability allows its users to identify and assess any risks or issues facing an organization. Risks or issues have the potential to negatively impact a project. ProjectVision's project management software will enable these risks and issues to be correctly managed so as to ensure they have the lowest possible negative effect on the organization. ProjectVision allows the user to: -Create a risk matrix which is configurable for each organization -Add multiple risk impact areas to a single risk -Includes risk justification section – this allows you to document your reason for setting the levels for the impact and probability of the risk -Additional reporting capabilities on standard risks report -Throughout the project lifecycle, risk levels will change, can be closed or become issues.  ProjectVision will maintain a log of all activity surrounding the risk

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Project Management Software

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