Power Framework FAQ

Overview

What is Power Framework?

Power Framework is a Project Portfolio Management (PPM) and Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) solution built on the Microsoft Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI). It offers seamless Microsoft 365 integration, deployment in your tenant, and low-code customization.

 

How is it different from other tools?

Unlike other PPM and ERM tools, it is deployed right into your own Microsoft cloud. This means that your existing user community can access it without leaving the cloud platform they log into every day. This delivers single-platform collaboration, integration, automation, and AI, far exceeding the capabilities of other solutions and maximising the value of your organisation's Microsoft investment.

Where is my data stored?
Data is stored securely in your own Microsoft cloud tenant, rather than being hosted by a 3rd party. This gives you peace of mind and full control of your data.

Features & Capabilities

What are the key features?

Power Framework offers rich solutions for Project Portfolio Management (PPM) and Enterprise Risk Management (ERM). 

For PPM, this includes:

  • Project, programme and portfolio management
  • Demand intake and strategic prioritisation, scenario modelling
  • Resource and financial management
  • RAID logs, status reporting and all other typical PPM features

For ERM, this includes:

  • Configurable register of operational and strategic risks
  • Inherent and residual assessment
  • Controls and Key Risk Indicators
  • Business units owning their risks and escalating as required

All solutions benefit from built-in features of the Microsoft platform, such as:

  • AI Assistant
  • Automated workflows via Power Automate
  • Interactive Power BI dashboards
  • Exceptional integration capabilities with any of your business applications and databases
What integrations are supported?
Power Framework benefits from over a 1000 connectors available in the Power Platform, to connect with all kinds of cloud services, applications, and databases. Connect scheduling tools like Microsoft Planner, Jira, DevOps. Or service management tools like Service Now. Or financial accounting systems like SAP. In short, there are amazing opportunities to join up to your ecosystem of applications.
Can it be customized?

Probably more than most other tools on the planet, thanks to being built on the Microsoft low-code platform. The system can be configured to deliver you individual data, process, automation integration and reporting requirements.

Project & Portfolio Management

How does it support PPM?
Power Framework PPM is a rich solution supporting the full project lifecycle from initial idea to closure and benefits realisation. Streamlines demand management, prioritization, scenario modelling, resource and financial planning, document management and many other aspects. Supported by artificial intelligence to drive productivity.
What is Power Framework for Planner?
This is a simpler PPM foundation solution build around Microsoft Planner. For organisation that want to keep it simple with entry-level requirements and looking to get up and running with minimal investment.

Enterprise Risk Management

What is Power Framework RISK?

This is a highly configurable Enterprise Risk Management application, replacing spreadsheets with a centralized risk register that is shared across the business. Built in the Microsoft platform, it has the power to get everyone involved in risk management and change risk culture. 

How does it support collaboration?

In many ways, for example:

  • By embedding risk features in Microsoft Teams, for collaboration of internal and external users.
  • By assigning risk related tasks and allowing users to see and update their work in Microsoft Planner
  • By providing everyone with visibility of 'single source of truth' risk data, to drive awareness and drive meaningful conversation.

Implementation, Training & Support

How do you work with us to implement the solution?

Our skilled team looks after you from day one. Our implementation service covers:

  • Rapid prototyping, giving you access to the solution early on so you can explore it
  • Running workshops to understand your requirements and agree how the application should be set up for you
  • Configuring data model, automations, integrations, reporting and more 
  • Briefing and working with your IT colleagues to get the solution deployed into your Microsoft cloud environment.
  • Helping you with data migration
  • User training.

A customer success manager will look after you throughout the implementation and thereafter, making sure that you get the result you expected.

What training is available?

We work with you to create a training plan that is tailored to your needs. This will cover personalized training for different user groups such as administrators, PMO, project or risk managers, report authors, team members. We usually apply a 'train-the-trainer' approach to make sure that you can bring on future users of the system without having to rely on us.

How do you ensure user adoption?
The customer success manager ("CSM") assigned to you will be a certified Prosci change manager. We will guide you from the beginning to make sure that user adoption is a key consideration for solution design and roll-out. This needs to be seen as a journey - with initially functionality kept simple, then switching on more features when users are ready. Your CSM will continue to be on hand as long as you use our applications.
What about ongoing support?
We have a professional helpdesk service, and all our solutions come with generous unlimited support calls. Any issues or questions that come up you can just fire off to us, you will be well looked after.

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