© 2006 Heuristic Management Systems Inc. Implementation of Project at Tommy Hilfiger Chris Vandersluis : President, HMS Software

© 2006 Heuristic Management Systems Inc. Agenda Introductions The Tommy Challenge 10 axes of progress The Tommy solution Implementation Challenges A roadmap and a reality check

© 2006 Heuristic Management Systems Inc. The two aspects of HMS Services HMS has maintained an enterprise project management practice since its inception in HMS has worked on hundreds of epm implementations in both mid- and large- sized organizations TimeControl TimeControl is an enterprise timesheet system designed to work both with Microsoft Project and with Finance/ERP systems simultaneously. There are over 100,000 users of TimeControl worldwide.

© 2006 Heuristic Management Systems Inc. HMS Software History 1984HMS Software founded. First project: automating the project office at Philips Information Systems 1985HMS becomes a Welcom Software alliance partner 1994HMS releases TimeControl HMS releases TimeControl 2.0 for Windows with links to Microsoft Project 1995HMS joins Microsoft Project Solution Partners 1997HMS becomes a Primavera Alliance Partner 1997HMS releases TimeControl 3 a client/server version 1999HMS releases first web timesheet interface for TimeControl 2001HMS releases TimeControl 4.0, a full web-based version 2001HMS initiates Montreal chapter of Microsoft Project Users Group 2002HMS sponsors Toronto chapter of Microsoft Project Users Group 2004HMS named as a Premier Microsoft Project Solution Provider 2005HMS becomes a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner

© 2006 Heuristic Management Systems Inc. The Tommy Challenge Bring multiple disparate ways of managing projects into one system Continue to support Sarbanes-Oxley compliance with a Microsoft Project Server deployment Establish Resource Capacity Planning for IT projects Integrate cross-department projects

© 2006 Heuristic Management Systems Inc. The Tommy Challenge There is not a consistent way of managing projects and no consensus on how to proceed The US organization has just been purchased by it’s European counterpart There is no central PMO or processes that would be part of a PMO

© 2006 Heuristic Management Systems Inc. 10 Axes of progress Enterprise Project Management Basic Project Management EPM Project Management Portfolio Project Management Resource Management Reporting Analysis Budgeting Cost Timesheets Communication Collaboration Integration with external Apps Project Maturity Model

© 2006 Heuristic Management Systems Inc. Forbes “ “ Governance is definitely not a one size fits all type of process. It is very important to craft a process that fits the organization and political environment in which it will operate.“ “ Karl Salnoske Schering-Plough CIO

© 2006 Heuristic Management Systems Inc. SOX – Management responsibilities Accept responsibility for the ICOFR (Internal Control over Financial Reporting) Evaluate the effectiveness of the company’s ICOFR using suitable control criteria Support the evaluation with sufficient evidence, including documentation of the design of controls related to all relevant assertions for its significant financial statement accounts and disclosures Present a written assessment of the effectiveness of the company’s ICOFR as of the end of the company’s most recent fiscal year

© 2006 Heuristic Management Systems Inc. SOX – Management responsibilities Accept responsibility for the ICOFR (Internal Control over Financial Reporting) Evaluate the effectiveness of the company’s ICOFR using suitable control criteria Support the evaluation with sufficient evidence, including documentation of the design of controls related to all relevant assertions for its significant financial statement accounts and disclosures Present a written assessment of the effectiveness of the company’s ICOFR as of the end of the company’s most recent fiscal year

© 2006 Heuristic Management Systems Inc. Canada: Bill C198 The “Budget Measures Act’ by the Government of Ontario This is sometimes referred to as “Sarbanes Oxley for Canada”

© 2006 Heuristic Management Systems Inc. The Tommy Solution The most established area of EPM in the organization is SOX document management. Phase 1: Extend this success through the use of collaboration functionality Phase 2: Focus on Resource Capacity Planning Phase 3: Focus on timesheet compliance

© 2006 Heuristic Management Systems Inc. Portfolio Mgmt EPM Platform IndividualsTeamsOrganizations Scope of collaboration Business process & goal integration Centralized Project Management Ad Hoc Projects Coordinated Work Connected Project Teams Project Plans & Schedules Centralized Projects & Resources Microsoft’s evolving EPM vision

© 2006 Heuristic Management Systems Inc. Executives, Resource Managers, Team Members Project Managers Line of Business Systems Non-Employees Internet Components of EPM

© 2006 Heuristic Management Systems Inc. Implementation Challenges 1.Distractions 2.Competing legacy systems 3.Compliance audits underway

© 2006 Heuristic Management Systems Inc. Roadmap Establish Basic System

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Development Schedule MarJunSepNov Rapid Adoption All Data – One Place Resource Analysis Timesheet compliance Mar-Apr May-Jun Jul-Aug Sep-Oct

© 2006 Heuristic Management Systems Inc. Conclusion For the initial deployment of Project Server choose your EPM vector Make a roadmap. Just because you can get through the initial phase in a few weeks doesn’t mean that your EPM deployment is complete Never underestimate the unwillingness of people to change

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