LMR Solutions and SMART EPMS

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LMR Solutions and SMART EPMS
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Agenda

• About LMR Solutions
• What is SMART EPMS?
• Business advantages
• Technical advantages
• Connectedness, productivity, best economics, and
  dependability
  
• Architecture of SMART EPMS
• LMR Solutions services

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LMR Solutions
Focuses on targeted enterprise management
software solutions and professional services
Is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner
Enhances the Microsoft business productivity
environment with additional capabilities in the
areas of Project management Document management
Portals Offers SMART product line to help busin
esses increase productivity, become more
cost-effective, and reach their goals sooner
Provides development, customization, and
deployment of software solutions
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SMART EPMS

• Convenient and cost-effective way to implement
  the Microsoft Office Enterprise Project
  Management (EPM) Solution
  
• Preconfigured instances of Microsoft Office
  Project Server 2003
  
• Configuration selected by customers depending on
  business needs
  
• Significantly reduced cost and complexity
  compared to traditional deployment
  
• Additional project management capabilities

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SMART EPMS Configurations

• SMART EPMS for Healthcare
• SMART EPMS for Bio-Tech
• SMART EPMS for Corporate IT
• SMART EPMS for High-Tech
• SMART EPMS for Retail
• SMART EPMS for Manufacturing
• SMART EPMS for Government
• SMART EPMS for Professional Service
• SMART EPMS for Finance
• SMART EPMS Custom

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SMART EPMS Capabilities

• Opportunity Investment Portfolio Management
• Automated request process
• Full control and consistency of planning and
  estimating
  
• Evaluation and tracking of projects and
  opportunities

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SMART EPMS Capabilities

• Process Management
• Facilitates organizational standards for project
  management
  
• Installs industry-standard management
  methodologies, guides, documents, and templates
  
• Can be customized by users
• Supports many widely used project management
  standards

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SMART EPMS Capabilities

• SMART Workflow
• Helps to manage people and projects more
  effectively
  
• Provides control mechanisms and status updates
• Lets users set up document approval workflows
  within Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services

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SMART EPMS Customers
Users include Westfield Shoppingtowns National
Pen Corporation
Fleetwood, Inc.
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SMART EPMS Business Advantages
Reduce the cost, duration, and complexity of
Microsoft Office EPM Solution deployment.
Increase the productivity and effectiveness of
project management in your organization.
Standardize workflows for document review and
approval routing. Manage projects with greater co
ntrol and accountability. Leverage best practices
in your industry for project management and
optimization of projects. Gain full insight into
project performance and progress with
specifically designed reports.
Increase the business value of current
investments in skills and technology.
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SMART EPMS Technical Advantages
Enhance worker and team productivity with
collaboration tools and streamlined workflows.
Rapidly install a preconfigured instance of
Project Server that already incorporates industry
standards and best practices. Consolidate data fr
om Project Server and Windows SharePoint Services
through SMART EPMS Project Web Access Web Part
Pages. Use SMART EPMS Web Part Pages to customize
and personalize each project page in Microsoft
Office Project Web Access. Support specific proje
ct management methodologies with Windows
SharePoint Services project pages, pre-designed
by LMR. Automate and accelerate the processes of
proposing, describing, and approving projects.
Configure SMART EPMS remotely to include remote
locations in the enterprise project management
infrastructure.
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Connectedness

• Combines and extends Project Server 2003, Windows
  SharePoint Services, and other Microsoft
  technologies
  
• Connects people and information in efficient,
  optimally defined project management processes

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Productivity

• Implement Microsoft Office EPM Solution quickly
  and effectively
  
• Collaborate on projects and project management
• Customize solution as needed
• Use consistent project management standards
• Share expertise

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Best Economics

• Deploy project management technology without
  lengthy trial or expensive consultants
  
• Streamlined and standardize project management
  practices
  
• Prioritize and coordinate effectively

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Dependability

• Low-risk project management
• Projects can be easily reorganized at any time
• LMR Solutions deployment specialists available to
  ensure optimal implementation

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SMART EPMS Architecture
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Services from LMR Solutions in Support of SMART
EPMS

• Build-to-Order service Reduces cost and
  complexity of deployment and management through
  customization based on a survey of the project
  management needs.
• Deployment services Help customers streamline
  development process and change management in
  their project management infrastructure.

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Contact Information

• Web site www.lmrsolutions.com
• Contacts
• Business Joe Larscheid, [phone]x17
• Sales Matt Wilson, [phone]x15

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