IPM Global

In the beginning, our Project Management systems consisted of a myriad of the manual process generating countless kinds of documents all stored in a plethora of places! Our time poor Project Managers were expected to juggle a multitude of tasks and all the while trying to deliver a project.
But then came IPM Global, a product that could simultaneously manage all the tasks all in one place! An intuitive, functional user-friendly tool that would allow our PM's to concentrate on their prime role while every other facet was almost taking care of itself.
If you can think of a Project Management task that you would like automated and managed then IPM Global does it and does it well.

Vorteile

It's ability to site beside CRM and Outlook and integrate every project management task into one place.

Nachteile

The various different places you have to access some elements e.g. main menus and dashboards, then remember where you found them.
The User Guide is really terrible and does not deal with the current version of the software.

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You really have to commit to using this product from the get-go, I do not believe you can afford to dabble with it, you have to jump in feet first and immerse yourself until you fully understand and appreciate its nuances.

Runs INSIDE of Outlook - very easy to use and navigate, rapid user adoption, automatically integrates emails for projects and documents within a project (RFI, RFQ, change request, etc.).

Single Source of the Truth... IPM houses all functions between the estimating and accounting space related to projects. More than documents, it tracks budgets, change management, forecasting, scheduling integration, billings, and all their relationships.

Estimating Import - can import any estimate file from a spreadsheet format (most formal estimating systems can export to Excel).

Accounting Integration - IPM has an integration utility that links it bi-directionally with most major construction accounting systems (Oracle, SAP, JDE, Sage 300CRE (Timberline), Dexter-Chaney, Viewpoint, QuickBooks, and Microsoft's Dynamics accounting solutions. Customers don't have to give up their accounting system to have a real time integrated project management solution designed for project managers.

Seamless presentation from office server out to tablets in the field using Microsoft's standards for device connectivity via the web.

Automated workflows defined by the customer - automate business processes such as emailing reminders to parties that their RFI is due or insurance certificate is expiring, or moving an issue to RFI to Change Request to Change Order. Very powerful functions!

IPM has two license models. Cloud based subscription model OR traditional perpetual (purchase) license.

Because IPM is built within the Microsoft Dynamics CRM application solution, contractors have a full professional Business Development and Customer retention system as part of the project management system.