Case Study: Attenda achieves greater operational efficiency with Technology Associates’ Microsoft Office Project Server solution

Managed Services Firm Uses Collaborative Framework to Gain Efficiency, Cut Costs

Attenda, a London-based managed services provider, needed a better way to manage more than 100 concurrent projects, allocate resources, and collaborate across teams. Its spreadsheet-based, siloed approach made it difficult to forecast demand, control costs, manage documents, and maintain efficient project execution. Technology Associates is named as the vendor, and the solution used was Microsoft Office Project Server 2007 with Microsoft Office Project Professional and SharePoint-based collaboration tools.

Technology Associates helped Attenda implement a centralized project portfolio and resource management framework built on Microsoft Office Project Server 2007. The new system replaced manual work packages and disconnected spreadsheets with shared workspaces, standardized templates, better reporting, and proactive resource forecasting. As a result, Attenda achieved an estimated 10% improvement in operational efficiency, saved project managers about 15% of their time, reduced cost overruns and overtime, and expects at least £100,000 in labor savings over 24 months.

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Tom Needs

Director of Client Services