European unification and the opening of the Eastern block for trade has created a wealth of projects for western companies such as Alcatel Transport Automation Systems (TAS)-Austria.For example, the growing need for public transport requires that the European railway system be equipped with integrated, compatible hardware and software, which is interoperable with respective national standards.
    Alcatel TAS-Austria develops and installs software systems for railway infrastructures, both within control centres and the Austrian network itself. These projects often last for several years and are resourced by a pool of employees.These people offer a range of skills and tend to work on several projects simultaneously.
    To be successful in the international arena, Alcatel TAS-Austria needed to become project-focused. At first, the organisation relied on project management software that needed to be enhanced by a variety of tools developed and implemented by individuals to suit their own requirements. As a result, valuable information was isolated in silos that only a few people could access.
    Since the existing software tool was unable to cope with the complex multi-project environment and handle the resource planning needs of the organisation, Alcatel TAS-Austria decided that a radical new solution was required – Primavera.Within six months of implementing the project portfolio management software, the time required for project tracking was dramatically decreased by 50 percent while re-planning time was reduced 25 percent.......

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