Projects

The Projects module offers all the capabilities and functionalities that enable you, as a project manager, to plan and manage your projects successfully for increased responsiveness, maximized productivity as well as improved quality and consistency.

Project Initialization

Choosing the best methodology When initializing a new project, choosing the right project management methodology is critical for your team’s ability to successfully deliver projects on time and on...

Project Team

A project team is a team whose members usually belong to different groups, have different functions, and are assigned by the project manager to activities for the same project. A team can be divided...

Project Permissions

Project Permissions are settings within Sciforma that control what users within Projects can see and do. There are different types of Project permissions in Sciforma, and they range from lowest...

Project Workflow

Companies are diverse and complex structures producing goods and/or services. Depending on their organizational structures and end products, companies may rely on different sets of production...

Tasks Scheduling

Defining Tasks and the WBS The goal of the task definition step is to identify all the tasks or phases required to complete the project. If the project team does not have an established scope...

Resources Scheduling

Once the project tasks have been identified and outlined, the focus shifts to how each of the tasks is to be implemented. This requires identifying the resources needed to complete each particular...

Resource Utilization

Resource utilization is a measure, expressed as a percentage, of how much of a project team or individual team member’s time is booked for work or actually spent working. To calculate resource...

Resources Leveling

Whether Project managers are planning one or many projects, they should first review where the assigned resources are allocated. If resources are over-allocated, Project Managers should resolve those...

Cost Items Scheduling

When talking about projects, most of the resources are people, as to say the project teams. However, projects might also need Equipment, Materials, Supplies, Facilities, and Infrastructure to proceed...

Cost Transactions

Transactions are used to estimate and schedule the funds required for a project. Deriving these estimates, in and of itself, is different from planning the usage of resources and cost items. For...

Baselines

The project’s baseline is used to measure how performance deviates from the plan. Your performance measurement would only be meaningful if you had an accurate baseline. A project’s baseline is defined...

Schedule Tracking

Different Tracking Types To manage a schedule, the project manager must know how the work is progressing compared to the master schedule, and, if necessary, make the changes required to keep the...

Effort Tracking

Different Tracking Types To manage a schedule, the project manager must know how the work is progressing compared to the master schedule, and, if necessary, make the changes required to keep the...

Agile

Scrum, an Agile development methodology, is a framework for project management that emphasizes teamwork, accountability and iterative progress toward a well-defined goal. The three pillars of Scrum...

Project Budget

Every project involves costs. The larger and more complex the project, the more costly to execute in terms of time and money. Because no company has unlimited resources, every project requires a...

Project Costs

Any project, big or small, or regardless of the industry, needs to be performed and delivered under certain constraints. Cost is one of those constraints that project management needs to effectively...

Project Forecast

Any project, big or small, or regardless of the industry, needs to be performed and delivered under certain constraints. Cost is one of those constraints that project management needs to effectively...

Project Savings

During project execution, Project Managers need to take into account potential and confirmed incomes or revenues. In Sciforma, the following revenues can be managed: Project Savings which allow the...

Contracts

The Contract represents the terms agreed upon by the Manager of the Source object and the person who is in charge of the connected object (Target objects) in regard to timeframe , budget , and...

Billing

Professional services firms exist in many different industries. They include lawyers, advertising professionals, architects, accountants, financial advisers, engineers, and consultants, among others...

Phases & Gates

Phases & Gates is one of the most popular methods of project management. Business firms and companies adhere to this method to invest or stay afloat in highly competitive, existing markets . Phases &...

Issue

An Issue is an event that has an impact on the project. It can be problems with staff or suppliers, technical failures, material shortages, etc. These events address obstacles that can hinder project...

Action

Action items are discrete tasks that must be accomplished, usually by a single individual or a small team or group. They differ from Task in that they are driven by execution. In other words, Tasks...

Change Request

A change request is a proposal to alter a product or system, often brought up by the customer or another team member. During a project, this can happen when a customer wants to change or alter the...

Deliverable

A deliverable is a term used in project management to describe a tangible or intangible product or service produced as a result of a project that is intended to be delivered to either an internal or...

Risks Management

Risks affecting organizations can have consequences in terms of a company’s economic performance, professional reputation, as well as environmental, safety and societal outcomes. Therefore, managing...

Programs

Projects vs. Programs A project is defined as both unique, in that it is not a recurring operation, and finite, given it has a beginning and an end. A program , on the other hand, is defined as a...

Dependencies

Projects Dependencies is a term used to denote a situation when two or more projects are related to each other in certain ways (they depend on each other somehow). Projects Dependencies can be...

Connections

In the context of Business Management, it is apparent that in the same company, a large number of projects are interrelated. We can distinguish the following user cases: Projects can share a common...

Milestone Monitoring

The Milestone Monitoring feature has been designed to support the Milestone Trend Analysis chart, and allows users to: Review the evolution of the project’s milestone dates during the lifecycle of the...

Evaluation

It is becoming increasingly important for the board and senior management to focus on investments that deliver true business value. Initiatives throughout the business, including innovation; business...

Status Reports

Reporting iteratively on a project’s status is a key practice when it comes to controlling and monitoring a project. Status reporting usually takes the form of a document that contains information...

Project Health Score

Project managers, sponsors and the project team are often so involved in the day-to-day activities that they can fail to recognize the true status of a project. The project Health Score indicator is...

Lessons Learned

Projects are unique in nature. Although the context might be the same for various projects, products, and even customers, the uncertainty and variable objectives that define the project environment...

Lessons Learned

Projects are unique in nature. Although the context might be the same for various projects, products, and even customers, the uncertainty and variable objectives that define the project environment...

Document

Managing projects often involves managing project information, including information stored in documents. It is crucial for organizations to be able to store and retrieve all information related to...

Attachment

Managing projects often involves managing project information, including information stored in documents. It is crucial for organizations to be able to store and retrieve all information related to...

XML Exchange

XML Exchange XML file types are used to hold project information as well as transferring Sciforma element information from one system to another. Export Scenarios enable users to customize the pattern...

Chat Notifications

For most companies, internal communication tends to revolve more and more around a chat tool (such as Google Chat or Microsoft Team) for day-to-day updates and quick collaboration. While this form of...

Tasks Scheduling (CCPM)

Defining Tasks and the WBS The goal of the task definition step is to identify all the tasks or phases required to complete the project. If the project team does not have an established scope...

Critical Chain Identification

Define the Critical Chain and Resolve Resources Contention The Critical Chain of a project is the longest chain of tasks, taking into account both task dependencies and resource dependencies. This is...

Tracking Preparation (CCPM)

Switching to Tracking mode Sciforma uses two distinct modes to manage Critical Chain projects: Planning mode and Tracking mode. To track progress on a project, the Tracking mode must be set to on...

Critical Chain Monitoring

According to proponents, monitoring is, in some ways, the greatest advantage of the Critical Chain method. Because individual tasks vary in duration from the 50% estimate, there is no point in trying...

Plannings

In this section, you will learn more about the Plannings workspace interface. Select a planning Refresh the current planning Toolbar A - Filter B - Display the detail of the selected file in the...