TPG QuickStart for TPG ProjectPowerPack is a turnkey solution for implementing an advanced and powerful tool for project management based on the Microsoft Power Platform. In just a few weeks, you will have be able to get started with your own cloud-based tool environment for multi-project, portfolio and resource management – at a reasonable price.
Thanks to the packaged approach to tool implementation – on a fixed budget – you will be up and running after a short time with this proven, centralized and easy-to-use planning, information and communication platform for your project environment.
TPG ProjectPowerPack is an off-the-shelf solution that serves as a centralized hub for accessing and collaborating on all of your company’s work and project management data. In project planning, you will benefit from its simple operation and the clear modern user interface of Microsoft Project for the Web or the powerful TPG Scheduler The Project Group have incorporated over 25 years of experience into this modular solution to achieve the most out of Microsoft Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, Dataverse and Teams. A special app for Microsoft Teams makes it even easier to use.
our TPG ProjectPowerPack solution will provide you with immediate benefits in these key areas:
| Scheduling | Having a clear overview of the tasks and progress helps you meet the project deadlines and manage your projects well. | |
| Time and task management | Everyone uses a shared, centralized approach to timesheets and scheduling. | |
| Resource management | Optimize your project team’s workload and prevent overuse / underuse of resources before it occurs. | |
| Problem and risk management | Keep track of problems and risks so that you can minimize or prevent them. | |
| Cost management | Monitor how costs are evolving and ensure that your project stays within budget. | |
| Idea management | Gather and document the ideas centrally, then analyze them and decide how to implement them. | |
| Custom fields, lifecycle phase | Use individual information, e.g. on the project status or on project objectives and benefits to make it even easier to evaluate your project portfolio. | |
| Project status | Continually monitor your projects using indicators and views showing costs, duration, effort, and deadlines. | |
| Dashboards and reports | Make quick and well-informed decisions based on up-to-date and meaningful data. Detailed dashboards showing KPIs related to portfolios, individual projects, and resource usage ensure that you have a good overview at all times. The drill-down feature gives you greater detail for each report. This lets you proactively manage your projects. | |
| User interface and usability | Navigating the system is easy and direct thanks to the new, well-designed interface. | |
| Collaboration | The ability of team members to work together easily is a key prerequisite for effective, successful projects. | |
| Stakeholder analysis | Manage and analyze all individuals affecting the project. | |
| Change requests | Maintain an overview and track all changes to the project. | |
| Status reports | With a single click, generate a one-page report showing the project’s current status – with summarized details and full history. | |
| MS Teams integration | Create a team at the push of a button and use all functions available in the popular Microsoft Teams environment. | |
| Time tracking | Let your employees do time tracking directly in MS Teams – simply and seamlessly integrated into TPG ProjectPowerPack. |
Are you trying to:
If yes, TPG QuickStart is the ideal approach for you. The solution is ready to use quickly and based on proven Microsoft technology. It provides you with excellent support in achieving these goals – at a fixed price.
Directly after the implementation, you will have access to generic project management processes and best practices from different industries. As your company’s maturity level continues to evolve, you can enhance the platform as needed with new functions and integrate it with other systems.
TPG QuickStart for TPG ProjectPowerPack allows you access to proven methods and functions of project management. It employs:
TPG ProjectPowerPack is modular:
Note: TPG product and Microsoft licenses are not part of the TPG QuickStart package.
In addition to basic functions such as project creation, resource planning, time tracking and evaluation, TPG QuickStart for TPG ProjectPowerPack includes field-tested traffic light indicators, pick lists, tables and filters. Directly after deployment and basic configuration, it is easy to access the desired information from your own project. This will include:
The basic solution of TPG ProjectPowerPack is installed as a Power App package with your Microsoft 365 tenant and is ready for use with the basic configuration. Find the detailed list of the services included in TPG QuickStart below:
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
DEPLOYMENT
CONFIGURATION
SYSTEM HANDOVER AND TRAINING
The TPG QuickStart approach to implementing TPG ProjectPowerPack includes three phases with clearly defined deliverables. Using standardized documents, standards, and configurations, you will have an effective solution based on TPG ProjectPowerPack in just a few weeks.
Activities (remote): Kick-off to get to know the project participants, organization (project marketing, communication, stakeholders), deployment (support in setting up the Power Platform environment, deployment of the basic system), configuration, system handover and acceptance
Deliverables: Technical documentation, configuration documentation, acceptance protocol
Duration: approx. 1-2 weeks
Activities (remote): Prepare training sessions, conduct 1-day PPP basics training for the core project team (up to 8 participants), conduct 0.5-day admin training (up to 3 participants)
Deliverables: TPG QuickStart standard training documents
Duration: approx. 1-2 weeks
Activities (remote): Pilot operation, Coordination to define further requirements in 4 jour fixe appointments, 16 hours of consulting to implement the enhancements, training and coaching, project completion meeting (1 hour)
Deliverables: Updated TPG QuickStart configuration documentation
Duration: approx. 4-6 weeks
Note: The implementation of TPG QuickStart for TPG ProjectPowerPack is entirely remote.
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