Authors:

Jose Mora is Senior Director of Product Marketing; CA Clarity PPM at CA. Randy Perry is Vice-President of Business Value Consulting at IDC

This IT Briefing is based on a CA/TechTarget Webcast, "How CA Clarity PPM On Demand Delivers Value: Building the Business Case." This TechTarget IT Briefing covers the following topics:

• Business Benefits of PPM Solutions
  
• How to Optimize the Benefits of PPM Solutions
  
• Meeting Implementation Obstacles
  
• The Benefits of CA Clarity PPM On Demand
  
• Clarity Customer Case Studies
  
• Build a Better ROI Model to Justify a PPM Solution
  
• Conclusion
  
• Common Questions
  

    "-CIOs and their IT staffs are facing an increasing number of challenges when it comes to managing and delivering projects. Despite reduced budgets and staffs, they are expected to deliver high quality products that emphasize innovation. And pain points that were minor issues before cut-backs are now crucial to the success of projects. For example, users must adopt the applications that the organization has dedicated scarce resources to develop. Even the best application won't add value to the organization if nobody uses it. And there's an increasing need to collaborate beyond IT with business stakeholders, executives, etc.

    Project and Portfolio Management (PPM) solutions are designed to help IT staffs and their organizations meet these challenges. Research and analyst firm IDC studied 13 organizations in 2008 to determine the degree that PPM solutions help organizations better manage IT resources and project planning. The study, Measuring the ROI of Project and Portfolio Management, uncovered significant benefits.-" Download the full article here and enjoy reading…!