CASE STUDY – INTEGRATE & MANAGE MICROSOFT PROJECTS
Customer Profile:
Client is a large law firm, based in Miami, Florida. It was founded in 1920 and has grown to become one of the largest in the United States. The company is known for its Corporate, Real Estate, Construction, Government Relations, Labor & Employment, Litigation, and Intellectual Property law practices and has been recognized for encouraging diversity. Company is a leading transactions and trial law firm known for its core strengths in middle market M&A, within the financial services and real estate industries, and for a diverse Latin America practice. With more than 600 lawyers and government affairs professionals and a network of 20 offices, this company is ranked among the top 100 law firms in the United States by The American Lawyer (2015). They are also is ranked among the top 50 law firms for diversity in The American Lawyer’s Diversity Scorecard (2015).
Business Case
Client needed a supporting tool to integrate and manage projects created using Microsoft Project. They required an Enterprise level project dashboard.
Solution: Microsoft SharePoint
Global Infonet assisted client with their project infrastructure planning and implementation using Microsoft Project 2013 with SharePoint Server 2013 Project Sites & Project Server 2013.
Benefits
- Enterprise Level view of Project Progress
Users will now be able to have an enterprise level view of all projects in progress and in completion.
- Better Project Control
The users are now able to manage and complete their project more effectively. The portal provides inbuilt MIs reports to Mgt.
- Greater resource planning and utilization.
With the capability of getting an enterprise level resource utilization, it is helping the client manage their resources more effectively with higher productivity.
