Blue Ant Expert Services

Implementation workshops

Our consulting team provides you with support during the introduction, installation, basic configuration and ongoing operation of Blue Ant. Solutions for process improvements and the implementation of Blue Ant into existing company processes are developed during workshops. This also includes the conceptual design of new processes, the configuration of interfaces and the design of reports.

• Implementation workshop - First steps
  Definition of workflows, roles, rights and reports
• Implementation workshop
  Definition of training formats and content, coordination of detailed scheduling, involvement of all relevant stakeholders
• Migration workshop
  Definition of data transfer and planning of migration steps
• Methods: Project landscape and project life cycle
  Support in defining a sensibly structured project landscape
• Methods: Resource management
  Support in defining resource handling in the line and projects
• Methods: Single-project management
  Consolidation or expansion of basic project management understanding
• Special topic: Ticket system
• Special topic: Rights system
• Special topic: Interfaces

We turn you into Blue Ant professionals

Even after the rollout, we will accompany you in the gradual professionalisation of your project management. By providing strategic or administrative support for your project management office (PMO) and individual consulting for your project managers during the initial planning phase, we deliver the required know-how and capacities.

Strategic MPM consulting

• Project maturity process
  Development of a project maturity model based on the project type
• Role definitions
  Clarification of necessary rights for Blue Ant functionalities and data
• Portfolio Planning and Monitoring
  Assistance with the design of an appropriate portfolio structure and portfolio controlling
• Resource Management
  Support in defining meaningful Resource Management processes

Administrative PM consulting

• Project management support
• PMO support                                     
• Migration implementation

Technical consulting

• Rights system
  Configuration of user rights profiles
• Process and workflow configuration
  Configuration of project life cycles
• Master data setup
  General master data maintenance
• Customising
  Configuration of the Blue Ant system
• Customising, dashboards & views
  Configuration of dashboard templates for projects, programs, portfolio and the start page. Central configuration of table column views
• Interface configuration
  Configuration of Blue Ant connectors
• Creation of reports (BIRT)
  Development of BIRT templates for integration into Blue Ant

Blue Ant training for the following target groups

• Project staff
• Project managers
• Program and portfolio managers
• Senior managers
• Administration
• Report designers (BIRT)

All services are provided on-site or in online sessions, depending on your wishes and local conditions.

We provide you with pm know-how in the form of consulting, training and ongoing support so that you can concentrate on the essentials: The success of your projects.

Thomas Eichler, Head of Expert Services