Progreto

Progreto is a method tool, making it easy to follow best practice project management. Progreto provides oversight of the purpose and status of projects and programmes and can use this oversight to help you ensure the project and programme goals are met. Powerful project management methods like PRINCE2 can be extremely useful, but implementing such a method in an organization can be challenging. Many organizations will resist any new framework and label it as “yet another bureaucratic process”. The trick is to implement such a method step-by-step in a way that brings more value than annoyance at any given time. A generic method like PRINCE2 can easily be misunderstood, misused and blamed for everything that went wrong in a project. To avoid this, you need a thorough and well thought through project method implementation tool like Progreto. Progreto takes you through the project management processes and themes step-by-step, simplifying and demystifying proj...

Progreto helps you group and organize key projects and initiatives to align them with strategic business objectives. Progreto provides the transparency of performance needed by management to monitor progress versus the strategic plan. Prioritize the right projects and programs.  Progreto can guide decision-makers to strategically prioritize, plan, and control enterprise portfolios. It also ensures the organization continues to increase productivity and on-time delivery - adding value, strengthening performance, and improving results. Eliminate surprises Formal portfolio project oversight provides managers and executives with a process to identify potential problems earlier in the project lifecycle, and the visibility to take corrective action before they impact financial results. Build contingencies into the overall portfolio Flexibility often exists within individual projects but, by integrating contingency planning across the entire portfolio of investmen...

Progreto helps you manage your projects stage by stage through the lifecycle of the projects in a controlled manner. The project board stays in control of the project by granting the project manager the authority to execute the project stage-by-stage. Progreto helps the project manage and the project board to implement this governance process in a simple and pragmatic way. The project manager enters the highlights of the coming stage plan in Progreto, including suggested tolerances for time and cost. Progreto will flag any requests to have the stage approved by the project board and logs all approvals and changes.

Risk management applies proactive identification of future problems and understanding of their consequences allowing predictive decisions about projects. A risk is an uncertain event that, should it occur, will have an effect on the achievement of the project’s objectives. Progreto supports you in the process to identify, assess and control uncertainty and, as a result, improve the ability of the project to succeed. Many solely pay attention to the uncertainties with negative consequences, but there are two main types of risks, and both should get the needed attention: Threat – an uncertain event that could have a negative impact on objectives. Opportunity – and uncertainty that could have a favorable impact on objectives.      Progreto risk management helps you through the following five steps: Identify Assess Plan Implement Communicate Identify Risks can be identified using a number of techniques like review lessons, ris...

Progreto helps you to establish mechanisms to monitor and compare actual achievement against those planned; provide a forecast for the project objectives and the project's continued viability; and control any unacceptable deviations. Progress controls ensure that for each level of the project management team the next level of management can: Monitor progress Compare level of achievement with plan Review plans and options against future situations Detect problems and identify risks Initiate corrective action Authorize further work.  Progreto provides progress control through: Delegating authority from one level of management to the level below it Dividing the project into management stages and authorizing the project one stage at a time. Time-driven and event-driven progress-reporting and reviews Raising exceptions.

Progreto can be used by everyone, from large organizations getting a grip on the project portfolio, to single individuals who wants to use a best practice project management method in a simple way. Try Progreto for free by entering your first project . Image courtesy of Stuart Miles at FreeDigitalPhotos.net