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Law Firm Improves Project Management Processes, Boosts Productivity

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Overview Foley & Lardner LLP, a law firm with offices and clients throughout the world, wanted to adopt a model of IT Governance, aligning IT goals with business objectives. Toward that end, the firm's Program Management Office (PMO) needed enterprisewide control of all IT projects. But without adequate tools or formal processes, project managers found it difficult and time-consuming to schedule, track, and report on projects. Now with the Microsoft Office Enterprise Project Management (EPM) Solution, the PMO manages all projects and resources centrally, project managers use consistent processes and procedures, and executives have immediate access to project information. The new EPM Solution has allowed Foley to eliminate high-risk projects, take on higher-value projects, manage projects consistently and efficiently, and provide directors with solid, real-time data for critical decision making.

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Publisher	Microsoft	File Format	WORD
Date Published	June 2005
Format	Case Studies
Topics	Methodology

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