Project and Resource Manager

Elite® Project and Resource Manager™
Web-Based Project and Team Management for Profit-Minded Professional Services Organizations

• Enables enterprise-wide project management with links to comprehensive financial data.
• Includes all the tools you need to schedule projects, create and manage teams and deliver products and services - on time and on budget.
• Provides up-to-the-minute information about project status, deadlines, resource utilization and billing; access project data anytime, anywhere from your Internet browser.

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Give your project teams and professional services managers the information and access they need to outperform the competition with Elite Project and Resource Manager. A web-based solution developed for professional services organizations, Elite Project and Resource Manager provides an unprecedented view into firm-wide resources. Using this powerful tool, team leaders can create effective project teams and then manage team progress with real-time, accurate project information - eliminating the need to install Microsoft Project on local workstations, share project files, and keep track of versions. And since Elite Project and Resource Manager is tightly integrated with Elite’s popular time entry and billing solutions, this powerful tool provides a true snapshot of current project plans, including resource utilization and budget run-rate.

A Total Project Approach to Management - and Customer Satisfaction
Elite Project and Resource Manager goes beyond task management to provide team members, management and clients a complete view of even the most complex projects.

• At the individual level, Elite Project and Resource Manager displays daily to-do lists, over-due tasks and project assignments.
• Elite Project and Resource Manager provides a unique view into your professional resource pool with content-rich dossiers that include job skills, work history, cost information and project preferences.
• Team leaders can analyze project metrics including budget data, and share resource information and time-lines with cross-functional teams.
• Management benefits from a macro-view of multiple teams and progress updates. Project progress is displayed clearly and accurately, with consolidated and drill-down views of tasks and sub-tasks.
• When appropriate, clients can be provided a window into projects so they can track progress and be notified of key milestones.

All these capabilities are delivered from an easy-to-navigate zero-footprint application that requires minimal maintenance and provides a quick return on investment.

Elite Project and Resource Manager Features

• Time and expense entry compatibility with Elite Billing Manager, WebView, and TimeTrax for single-entry efficiency and unmatched visibility into project financials.
• Built-in messaging service delivers email notifications relating to project tasks, subtasks and status.
• Extends the usability of MS Project 2000 throughout the enterprise without local installation.
• Supports thousands of concurrent users, but equally effective for small teams.
• Personal and team management tools, including summarized to-do lists, over-due tasks and project assignments for improved productivity. Data is delivered in familiar graphic formats including outline, classic Gantt and tracking Gantt views.
• User-defined dossiers allow individual resources and supervisors to catalog skills (such as language skills, software expertise, travel preferences, past assignments etc.) and experience, as well as define areas of interest.
• Calendar integration maintains up-to-the-minute availability based upon ongoing project task assignments, vacation time, sick time and other approved non-billable time such as training.
• Model feature allows several project scenarios to be modeled by assigning different weights to resource matching criteria. A single-screen comparison provides data for optimal resource assignment. Matching models can be saved and reused in other projects.
• Built-in hyperlinks make navigating Elite Project and Resource Manager quick and easy, while advanced filtering options enable easy sorting and drill-down to pertinent project information.
• Streamlined bi-directional synchronization uploads current project information to and from MS Project 2000.