mbh also develops and implements technology solutions for enterprise-wide deployment that address key management and project management issues. Our premier web-based, enterprise portfolio and project management software solution, UniPhi, automates and assists in embedding the key elements of the managing by project methodology in organisations - from integration and quality management, to change management and benefits realisation.

UniPhi facilitates cross-functional communication among project team members, and allows every team member - from executive project sponsor to project administrator - to quickly understand a project's or project portfolio's current status and progress. UniPhi is designed to capture and communicate key management methodologies, while simultaneously tracking and managing project portfolios and tactically assisting in the implementation of single projects.

Also, UniPhi automates all the key reporting and documentation functions, so the project team reduces time spent on lesser value administrative work and increases time spent on actually managing critical aspects of the project.  mbh's analysis shows that organisations that implement UniPhi can expect to enhance the efficiency of their portfolio and project management processes by 10 to 30 per cent within one year of adoption.

Some of UniPhi's important technical features include:

• online project documentation
• document register and version control
• party role modelling
• digital sign off
• Microsoft Project integration
• issues tracking
• risk tracking
• portfolio dashboards
• methodology communication
• time sheeting
• change control
• resource levelling

By combining workflow, library and template components into a single, web content management framework, organisations' methodologies can be easily updated and maintained, incorporated into the daily execution of projects and therefore readily adopted as the accepted way to run projects.

UniPhi has three access levels, one for team members, one for project managements and another higher level of access for the program office or project directors. Features for each access level are outlined below:

Team Member Features:

• browse workflow and methodology library
• populate project documentation
• view reports and communications on the portfolio of projects
• add issues, actions and risks
• view issues, actions and documentation assigned to you
• search the entire system for knowledge sharing

Project Management Features:

• assign issues, actions and risks to team members
• assign due dates to documents, issues and risk mitigation actions on your project
• import Microsoft Project plans for earned value, cost and time tacking reports
• manage change control
• compile automated status reports
• maintain the system through bulk update functionality

Program Office Features:

• methodology creation including flow charts, library pages and document templates
• Content Management System for your companies methodology
• dynamic template creator including role owner and sign off
• role allocation
• project life cycle creation
• methodology definitions
• end user reports using SQL reporting services

 To learn more about UniPhi, please visit www.uniphi.com.au.