They had an
urgent need to get a better overview of all ongoing projects, to be able to
strengthen the business benefits of all project activities. There was also a
need for streamlining the resource situation to ensure that all projects and
activities got sufficient resources, so they could meet deadlines and the right
level of quality. The solution was simple, Antura Projects.
−Before
we implemented Antura Projects in our organization, we evaluated different project
tools to manage our project portfolio and our various projects, but nothing was
suitable to be the hub for our projects and portfolios. We are a hybrid
organization and work in our projects according to an agile project model in
symbiosis with the classic waterfall model, "Agifall" as we call it.
The solution that suited us best and that we are happy with is Antura Projects,
says Stefan
Lindgren, Project Manager at Elvaco.
Elvaco now
works effectively with the portfolio view in Antura Projects. It gives them a
clear overview and they can extract and present various reports and statistics
such as schedules, problems and risk reports. It has provided them with a whole
new level of transparency within the company.
−The
rollout and implementation of Antura Projects has worked very well, and we have
had exceptionally good support from Antura and our contact person Peter
Bergevald. But we have also had a clear goal and a project manager responsible for
the implementation internally. The strength of Antura Projects as we see it is
that you can efficiently manage both portfolio and projects, and that it can be
used at various levels depending on how mature the organization is in working
in the project format, Stefan continues.
Efficient
resource management
In addition to portfolio management, Elvaco has also got a very efficient
resource management process. They have integrated Antura Projects with Jira via
Antura's plug-in, which has created great value for them. Now they capture time
spent on R&D and use APIs to export portfolio data to an internal website.
The business benefits of all activities have also increased as they now can easily
see where more or less resources are needed in order to meet project deadlines.
−Antura
Projects fulfills our expectations for how a project, and portfolio tool shall
work. Now we have routines on how we shall work with our various projects. Antura
Projects will grow with our company and over time, more people within Elvaco
will probably work actively in Antura Projects, Stefan concludes.
−At
Antura we are impressed with the positive effects that we now see in Elvaco´s
business after they started working with Antura Projects. Elvaco is an exciting
company that we are happy to work with and it will be exciting to follow their further
development as they grow with the tool and Antura, says Peter Bergevald, Consultant Director at
Antura.