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Growing Your Project Portfolio Shouldn’t Make You Less Efficient

When efficiency matters, you need a purpose-built tool for project portfolio optimization that keeps teams aligned and improves project outcomes. Can your spreadsheets do all that?

Maximize Value. Improve Processes. Boost Efficiency.

Prism PPM helps reduce complexity by simplifying resourcing, keeping you focused on critical path projects and ensuring alignment with all stakeholders, including executives.

  • End Wasted Time and Data Errors

    Trust the accuracy of your data with a system built to manage and report at both the project and portfolio level. With Prism PPM as your single source for project and portfolio information, manual reporting is a thing of the past, allowing you to focus on improving your outcomes instead of questioning the data.

  • Deliver Consistently and Efficiently

    Prism PM is built on project management best practices to support standardized management across the portfolio. Drive delivery consistently and efficiently with Customizable Templates that outline milestones and deadlines via Gantt, Kanban, and more.

  • Maximize Your Resources

    Working with a small or cross-functional team can lead to under- or over-scheduling and resource bottlenecks. Our Resource Leveling tool enables you to balance workloads based on skills, experience, and availability, and to accurately forecast Resource Capacity.

  • Improve Processes and Governance

    If you’re managing projects without improving processes, you’re not maximizing value. Reporting key metrics and having visibility into project health drive better project governance, as it allows teams to align around maximizing results.

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Intek Plastics Streamlines M&A

Intek Plastics, a manufacturing company focused on growth through acquisition, needed a more efficient way to manage post-merger integration processes in order to realize value from their investments as quickly as possible. Their previous approach relied heavily on Excel spreadsheets, creating critical challenges that slowed integration progress and delayed ROI. They turned to Prism for help.

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The overall difference is that we have that visibility to work together as a team. Prism PPM has created more momentum toward getting things done on time and ensuring things don't get missed.
Caleb Sandahl
PMP, Project Manager, Intek Plastics

Risk Less, Realize More.

Our pricing is fully transparent. There are no hidden fees, just plenty of features already included. Get a custom quote today.

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We know finding the right PPM solution for your business can be challenging. If you don’t find an answer to your question here, reach out to us at any time!

Prism PPM’s Manufacturing Project Management Software provides tools for managing end-to-end project workflows, including planning, scheduling, resource allocation, budgeting, and task tracking. The software includes capabilities to improve efficiency like workflow automation, real-time project monitoring, and advanced reporting and analytics.

  • Project Scheduling: Using Prism PPM for all your projects allows you to optimize project timelines, track all key deliverables and keep everyone informed of project progress
  • Resource Allocation: Assign resources from across your organization based on availability, skill set, and project needs, minimizing bottlenecks.

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  • Real-Time Project Status Reports: Access real-time data on project timelines, resource usage, and task completion rates.
  • Resource Utilization Reports: Evaluate how resources are allocated across projects to maximize efficiency.
  • Customizable Dashboards: Tailor dashboards to focus on the metrics that matter most to your manufacturing project processes.

Prism PPM is highly scalable and can grow alongside your business. Whether you’ve got a single portfolio of projects or coordinating complex, multi-location projects, our software adapts to your needs with flexible modules, customizable workflows, and scalable infrastructure.

Prism PPM offers a transparent, flexible pricing structure based on user roles within your organization, we are always available to answer your pricing questions or to provide a quote.

Our onboarding process is designed to get your team up and running quickly. We offer:

  • Initial Consultation and Customization: Our team works with you to configure the software according to your specific needs.
  • Comprehensive Training: Prism PPM provides remote training options, ensuring your team is confident using the software.
  • Ongoing Support: We offer continuous support and resources for questions or adjustments as your team becomes familiar with the platform.

Prism PPM simplifies complex manufacturing workflows by automating routine tasks, providing visual planning tools like Gantt charts, and enabling workflow customization. This helps teams to:

  • Visualize Project Steps: Create and manage workflows with clear milestones and dependencies.
  • Create Custom Templates: Streamline processes and project plans with templates that allow you to start projects quickly and accurately.
  • Adjust to Changes in Capacity or Deliverables: Visibility into all project plans allows you to react quickly to unforeseen changes in project schedules or resource availability.

Prism PPM uses cloud-based technology that updates in real-time, allowing team members to view project status, resource allocation, and task completion immediately. This real-time tracking helps prevent delays and keeps teams aligned on project timelines and priorities.

The software enables dynamic resource allocation, allowing managers to assign tasks based on resource availability, skill level, and workload. Resource tracking features include:

  • Utilization Monitoring: Check which resources are over- or under-utilized.
  • Skill-Based Allocation: Match tasks to team members based on skill sets.
  • Capacity Planning: Ensure that all resources are balanced across current and future projects.

Prism PPM optimizes project timelines by providing tools to manage dependencies, schedule tasks, and allocate resources efficiently. Real-time tracking and automated alerts notify teams of approaching deadlines, helping to mitigate risks and ensure on-time project completion.

Yes, Prism PPM provides dedicated customer support. Our in-house support team is available to assist with technical issues, answer questions, and offer guidance.

Yes, Prism PPM includes configurable workflows that can be customized to match specific manufacturing production needs. These workflows allow teams to:

  • Customize Project Processes: Adapt workflows to fit the unique stages of your projects.
  • Automate Milestone Tracking: Automatically track the progress of key milestones.

Prism PPM is highly customizable to fit your organization’s unique manufacturing needs. Customization options include:

  • Dashboards and Reports: Tailor dashboards to highlight key metrics and generate custom reports.
  • Workflow Adjustments: Modify workflows to align with specific manufacturing processes.
  • Role-Based Permissions: Customize access and permissions based on team roles.

Prism PPM offers robust reporting capabilities that are customizable for manufacturing project needs. This includes:

  • Automated Reports: Generate reports automatically on schedules that align with production cycles.
  • Detailed Project Insights: Gain visibility into costs, timelines, resource usage, and quality control metrics.
  • Export Options: Export reports in various formats for presentations or analysis in other software tools.

Unlike generic project management tools, Prism PPM is built to address the specific challenges of manufacturing projects that need to run efficiently, focus on benefits realization and optimize staff usage over multiple projects and departments.

Prism PPM is also SOC 2, Type 2 and HIPAA compliant. We take data security seriously, implementing industry-standard encryption, regular backups, and role-based access controls. Our cloud infrastructure is protected by advanced firewalls, and we follow best practices for securing sensitive data. Prism PPM is also SOC 2, Type 2 compliant.

By streamlining workflows, improving resource allocation, and reducing delays, Prism PPM helps manufacturing teams operate more efficiently, reducing project costs and speeding time to delivery. Many clients see a significant ROI within the first year through increased productivity and improved project outcomes.

The project portfolio governance process is a structured framework that organizations use to evaluate, prioritize, and oversee projects to align with strategic goals. It involves key activities such as:

  1. Portfolio Planning: Defining objectives, criteria, and guidelines for project selection.
  2. Project Evaluation & Selection: Assessing potential projects based on value, risk, and resource availability.
  3. Resource Allocation: Ensuring optimal distribution of budgets, personnel, and technology across projects.
  4. Performance Monitoring: Tracking progress, KPIs, and ROI to ensure projects stay on course.
  5. Risk Management & Compliance: Identifying risks and ensuring adherence to organizational policies and industry regulations.
  6. Continuous Optimization: Reviewing and adjusting the portfolio to maximize business impact.

A well-defined governance process ensures that organizations invest in the right projects, maintain alignment with business strategy, and achieve long-term success.