Version 9.0 of the EPO includes all of the following great content and features:

Templates

110 easy to use Word, Excel, MS Project and PowerPoint templates.  All the templates you need for your project! 

eBooks

51 instructional documents to support project, program and portfolio management processes. Complete coverage of PMBOK® Guide & OPM3 ® processes are provided.

EPO Training

• Project Management flowcharts – EPO project management methodology laid out in flowchart format

• 42 training modules to assist in the deployment and use of EPO methods and processes

PM Tools

Other Features

EPO EBooks:

Planning the Project

• Project Initiation & Scope Planning - Preparing the project charter, scope statement and scope management plan

• Work Breakdown Structure Planning - Preparing a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

• Work Package Planning – Preparing and assigning WBS Work Packages

• Project Plan Integration - Preparing core management plans (scope. time & cost) and planning subsidiary management processes (quality, human resources, communications, risk and procurement)

 Developing the Schedule

• Schedule Management Planning – Preparing a plan to manage the project schedule

• Activity Planning & Estimating - Preparing a project activity list and estimating activity durations & resource effort

• Activity Scheduling – Preparing and optimizing the project schedule based on activity sequence and durations

• Project Schedule Management - Tracking and reporting schedule progress and updating the schedule baseline with approved changes

 Managing Project Costs

• Cost Management Planning – Establishing project cost accounts and preparing a plan to track project costs

• Project Estimating & Budgeting – Estimating project costs and establishing a project budget

• Earned Value Performance Reporting - Preparing and reporting earned value performance forecasts

• Project Cost Management - Tracking and reporting project costs and updating the cost baseline with approved changes

Tracking & Reporting

• Project Tracking - Gathering and reporting progress on activities and conducting team tracking meetings

• Progress & Status Reporting - Reporting project accomplishments and milestone status for Executive, Business Management, and Project Sponsors

Project Execution & Control

• Issue & Change Management - Resolving project issues and managing changes to project baselines

• Project Closure Reporting - Documenting project closure and lessons learned

Developing the Project Team

• Human Resource Planning - Planning human resource requirements on projects

• Human Resource Assignment - Assigning responsibilities for Work Packages

• Team Development – Developing the team and enhancing team performance through delegation and empowerment

• Team Management - Planning project team communications and resolving conflicts in project teams

Communicating with Stakeholders

• Stakeholder Identification & Analysis - Identification and analysis of project stakeholders and preparation of a communication strategy

• Communications Planning - Preparation of a project stakeholder communications plan

• Stakeholder Management - Using Project Steering Committees to approve issue resolutions & change requests; exerting influence on stakeholders to manage their expectations

• Facilitation & Meeting Management – Effective facilitation and management of project meetings

Managing Project Risks

• Risk Management Planning - Preparing a risk management plan based on stakeholder tolerances and thresholds

• Risk Identification - Descriptions of project risk factors and risk identification techniques

• Risk Assessment & Prioritization - Assessing the risk probability & impact and determining risk priority

• Decision Analysis - Quantitative risk analysis using decision trees and influence diagrams

• Risk Response Planning & Control - Preparing risk response plans and monitoring project risks

Managing Contracts and Procurement

• Procurement Planning - Planning procurement processes and preparing a Statement of Work for prospective sellers

• Bid & Proposal Evaluation - Establishing mandatory and optional criteria to evaluate proposals

• Readiness Assessment - Identifying categories of organizational readiness and comparing attributes of alternatives

• Contract Administration - Administrating contract performance, amendments & violations and documenting contract closure conditions

Managing Product Quality 

• Quality Management Planning - Preparation of Quality Management Plan

• Quality Assurance & Control - Establishing quality assurance & control processes

• Software Inspections and Deliverable Reviews - Conducting and documenting deliverable reviews and software inspections 

• Software Test Planning & Execution - Preparing test plans, recording test execution and tracking acceptance of test cases and the resolution of test defects

Managing the Project Portfolio

• Project Prioritization & Approval - Potential projects are identified, prioritized, justified and approved

• Business Case Preparation - Preparing a project business case and cost/benefit analysis

• Portfolio Management - Tracking project investments and benefits realization.

Managing Programs of Related Projects

• Program Governance – Determining the governance structure and processes for programs

• Program Management - Reporting status of projects within a program and tracking interdependencies

• Human Resource Coordination – Coordinating resource forecasts and acquisition for projects in a program

• Independent Project Reviews - Conducting project management reviews to assess project management processes used on projects

• Project Management Office - Provide project management support to projects

Object Oriented Analysis (Basic with Software Applications Extension and PMO Edition only)

• Business Event Modeling - Identifying business events and using Data Flow Diagrams to model responses

• Business Object Modeling - modeling business object relationships; specification and normalization of attributes

• Use Case Modeling - Preparing Use Case Diagrams and specifying use cases

Software Development (Basic with Software Applications Extension and PMO Edition only)

• Iterative Lifecycle Framework - Iterative lifecycle model; Evolution and categories of software applications deliverables

• Software Configuration Management - SCM concepts including configuration items, SCM baseline, promotion model and version management

• Implementation Planning - Planning and scheduling the deployment of software applications

EPO Training (PMO Edition only)

The EPO Project Management Training consists of 7 series containing 42 training modules to:

• Train project manager candidates on project management processes and deliverables,
• Provide a refresher for experienced project managers to upgrade their skills,
• Compliment the instructions provided in EPO e-Books and templates,
• Provide a Project Management Office training to help roll-out the EPO.

PM Tools

The EPO Version 9.0 provides valuable project management (PM) tools to assist the project manager including:

• EPO Lite – Subset of the EPO e-Books and Templates tailored to the management of small projects.

• Project Management flowchart – Complete project management methodology laid out in flowchart format – shows where every EPO template and e-Book is used! (PMO Edition only)

• PMBOK® Guide flowchart – graphic depiction of all PMBOK® Guide processes and their relationships.

• EPO PMBOK® Guide reference tool contains hyperlinked HTML descriptions of all the PMBOK® Guide processes and deliverables with links that open the applicable EPO e-books and templates

• Project Management Checklists intended to help you identify constraints, assumptions, risks and activities:

  • Constraints & Assumptions Checklist (MS Word) - Identify project constraints and assumptions based on over 75 questions and 10 categories of constraints & assumptions.

  • Project Management Checklist (MS Excel) - Identify project management techniques and deliverables to be applied to the project.

  • Risk Identification Checklist (MS Word) - Identify project risks based on over 100 potential risk events and 13 categories of risk factors.

  • Project Management Processes (MS Project) - Plan project management activities and dependencies on a project.  Based on the PMBOK® Guide 2004 processes.

Other Features

EPO Desktop Application:

The EPO Desktop is a browser-based application that provides easy access to all the EPO components:

• Links to EPO templates and e-Books (by both PMI ® knowledge area and process group),

• Links to the project management training modules and EPO flowcharts,

• Links to the project management tools including the PMBOK® Guide Flowchart and hyperlinked reference tool and PM checklists,

• Overviews of the Software Development Framework and EPO Repository,

• Repository deployment instructions.

All designed to ease the use of the EPO!

EPO Project Repository:

The EPO Project Repository is a hierarchical project artifact library for easy storage and retrieval of project deliverables. It is structured to support both:

• Project Management - Based on the nine PMBOK® Guide knowledge areas and the processes within each knowledge area.

• Software Configuration Management - Based on deliverable categories and iterative software development lifecycle steps

The EPO Project Repository can be copied for use on individual projects and deployed on workstations, LAN's, Intranet or secure Internet sites.  Repository deployment instructions are provided.

Software Development Framework:

The EPO Software Development Framework includes structured software application lifecycle processes (with suggested deliverables) based on iterative lifecycle steps and deliverable categories.

Iterative Lifecycle Steps:

• Define

• Design

• Develop

• Deploy

The EPO also comes with set-up instructions for easy installation

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**All this, PLUS a Lessons in Project Management and a Lessons in People Management ebook!**