POLARISOFT THE ANYWHERE COMPANY LIMITED
Lightning PMO complete project management office solution
LightningPMO is a complete project management office solution, comprising standard business processes, best-in-class technology, and highly experienced PMO Analysts to support your project delivery and making it consistent, aligning your projects with your strategy and supporting your project managers in gaining an easy return on investment.
Features
- Project Manager Tool Kit providing simple framework and weekly reporting
- PMO Staffing provides highly experienced PMO Analysts to support you
- Chasing Data: PMO analysts will chase Project Status reports weekly
- Quality Assurance of Data: to identify missing or incorrect data
- Training: methodology and tools training on an ongoing basis
- Ad-hoc Support: Analysts provide business and technical support
- Impressive reports and dashboards to keep senior management informed
Benefits
- Increase Return on Investment and measure key performance indicators
- Enhanced decision-making to ensure projects align to overall strategy
- Assess the maturity of your business and instigate improvements
- Easy ROI through combination of PMO operations, process and tooling
- Achieve consistency and predictability via standard processes and methodology
- Standard processes for resourcing and financials
- Ensures your PMO has strategic focus by reducing manual processes
- Frees up PMO team to engage in more strategic activities
- Reduce risk of project failure and cost overrun
- Cost effective and scalable
Pricing
£38,000 a unit a year
- Education pricing available
Service documents
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Framework
G-Cloud 14
Service ID
6 2 6 3 4 5 3 0 4 2 7 0 7 4 9
Contact
POLARISOFT THE ANYWHERE COMPANY LIMITED
Scott Gemmell
Telephone: +44 (0) 7825 909 660
Email: sgemmell@theanywherecompany.com
Planning
- Planning service
- Yes
- How the planning service works
- The Anywhere Company (TAC) has over 18 years' experience in the planning, design and implementation of PMO software and services . Our professional services team work with you to plan and set up consistent PMO services delivered via The Anywhere Platform tailored to client needs and situation. This includes pre-implementation assessments through to assisting in the successful delivery of complex, multi-phase global projects. LPMO ensures a rapid PMO enabling efficient project delivery and effective executive reporting and governance. LPMO is planned with the customer and deployed through a consistent set of processes and reporting to keep your projects, programmes and portfolio on track, whilst bringing your team up to speed through coaching and training. Lightning PMO Service is delivered on the Anywhere Platform which incorporates other related modules such as Governance Risk & Compliance, KPI Performance, New Product Development and Professional Services Automation. Our team can advise on one or a combination of solutions as required.
- Planning service works with specific services
- Yes
- Hosting or software services the planning service works with
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- PPM (Project & Portfolio Management)
- Resource Management
- Timesheet Management
- Process Management
- Service Management
- Performance Management and Key Performance Indicators
- Operational Excellence
- Transformation and Change Management
- Governance Risk & Compliance
- Professional Services Automation
Training
- Training service provided
- Yes
- How the training service works
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The Anywhere Company has an experienced training team who deliver training in an appropriate format and who understand both business processes and tooling. As part of the LPMO service, training is delivered on an ongoing basis as required, bringing in-house PMO staff up to speed with processes, tooling and reporting. Training can be delivered on-site or remotely as part of our LPMO staff engagement, and covers both in-house 'Super-Users' as well as end users. Our suggested training delivery approach is a combination of on-site classroom training and web-based training materials depending on participant location.
For remote users and for simple processes, computer-based training modules are available via our Learning Platform which users can access in their own time. Training packages are purchased as part of the LPMO service and used by multiple users on an ongoing basis.
A ‘Train the Trainer’ approach is available for customers who prefer to undertake the training themselves. - Training is tied to specific services
- Yes
- Services the training service works with
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- PPMAnywhere on The Anywhere Platform
- Change Management
- Operational Excellence
- Professional Services Automation
- Agile New Product Development
- Performance Management & Key Performance Indicators
- Governance Risk & Compliance
Setup and migration
- Setup or migration service available
- No
Quality assurance and performance testing
- Quality assurance and performance testing service
- Yes
- How the quality assurance and performance testing works
- The Anywhere Company supports customers with quality assurance and performance testing in relation to all the solutions on the Anywhere Platform including the PPMAnywhere SaaS-based Project & Portfolio Management solution. Other solutions covered include Corporate Performance Management/KPIs, Professional Services Automation, New Product Development and Governance Risk & Compliance.
Security testing
- Security services
- No
Ongoing support
- Ongoing support service
- Yes
- Types of service supported
- Hosting or software provided by your organisation
- How the support service works
- LightningPMO (LPMO) supports all solutions on the Anywhere Platform such as PPMAnywhere which are hosted by TAC in the Cloud and forms part of our PMO as a Service. LPMO combines standard processes, tooling and experienced staff support to deliver effective PMO services in an efficient and cost effective manner. Our aim is to free up our customers' time to allow them to focus on more strategic issues by covering off the more administrative and support aspects of the PMO. Clients are allocated a Technical Account Manager under the LPMO service.
Service scope
- Service constraints
- LPMO is delivered primarily remotely, however the customer has the option, at an additional charge, to have a TAC staff member regularly or occasionally on-site to deliver elements of the support service.
User support
- Email or online ticketing support
- Email or online ticketing
- Support response times
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Response time is dependent on severity of support ticket raised. Most tickets are dealt with within normal UK business hours 9am-5pm Monday to Friday. For Urgent and Critical tickets response times are 24/7.
User can manage status and priority of support tickets. - User can manage status and priority of support tickets
- Yes
- Online ticketing support accessibility
- WCAG 2.1 AA or EN 301 549
- Phone support
- Yes
- Phone support availability
- 9 to 5 (UK time), Monday to Friday
- Web chat support
- Yes, at an extra cost
- Web chat support availability
- 9 to 5 (UK time), Monday to Friday
- Web chat support accessibility standard
- WCAG 2.1 AA or EN 301 549
- Web chat accessibility testing
- Testing of systems has taken place with customers with assistive technology users as part of their training and onboarding to ensure that needs and standards are met.
- Support levels
- Normal support and maintenance is provided as part of the LPMO service. TAC provides a Technical Account Manager to each customer to manage any support issues.
Resellers
- Supplier type
- Not a reseller
Staff security
- Staff security clearance
- Conforms to BS7858:2019
- Government security clearance
- Up to Security Clearance (SC)
Standards and certifications
- ISO/IEC 27001 certification
- Yes
- Who accredited the ISO/IEC 27001
- British Assessment Bureau (UKAS Management Systems)
- ISO/IEC 27001 accreditation date
- 15th July 2021
- What the ISO/IEC 27001 doesn’t cover
- There are no exceptions stipulated on our ISO27001 certification
- ISO 28000:2007 certification
- No
- CSA STAR certification
- Yes
- CSA STAR accreditation date
- 06/11/2020
- CSA STAR certification level
- Level 1: CSA STAR Self-Assessment
- What the CSA STAR doesn’t cover
- There are no exceptions stipulated on our CSA STAR certification
- PCI certification
- No
- Cyber essentials
- Yes
- Cyber essentials plus
- No
- Other security certifications
- No
Social Value
- Social Value
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Social Value
- Fighting climate change
- Equal opportunity
- Wellbeing
Fighting climate change
The Anywhere Company maintains an Environment Management System aligned to industry standards.
The Anywhere Company is committed to minimising the environmental impact of its operations through the adoption of sustainable practices and continual improvement in environmental performance.
The Senior Management Team fully support the environment management system and require all our staff, whether permanent or temporary, partner organisations, suppliers and contractors to do the same.
The Anywhere Company’s objectives for environment management are as follows:
• Be conscious of the environment beyond our immediate operations and to take steps to prevent pollution and to minimise environmental harm and nuisance.
• Be proactive in minimising our production of waste and reusing or recycling materials.
• Develop sustainable supply chains by using suppliers wherever appropriate that have environmental standards compatible with our own.
• Work in partnership with external stakeholders to develop our corporate social responsibility.
• Minimising the environmental impact of business travel.
• Reducing the consumption of resources such as paper and plastic by keeping records and information digitally where possible.
• Continually reassessing changing technology, business requirements and best environmental practices.
• Ensuring all employees are kept informed of their environment management responsibilities throughout the period of their employment
• embed a culture of measurement and continuous improvement
• implement environmental controls that are pragmatic, effective and measurable.
TAC is committed to becoming Carbon Net Zero well ahead of the 2050 target date set by the government. This includes:
1) Ensuring all our suppliers are carbon net zero, including energy providers to our premises.
2) Reduction in staff travel, in particular flights in favour of remote conferencing.Equal opportunity
TAC acknowledges its obligations towards its employees, stakeholders and the communities in which we work and operate. Our company wishes to carry out work and to do business in an ethical fashion.
We recognise that our business and livelihood is dependent upon our customers. Every employee is responsible for ensuring that customer contact is professional and appropriate.
All staff members share a responsibility for ensuring that the relationship we have with any of our clients, colleagues, shareholders, contracts or associates are conducted with high standards of honesty, integrity, openness and professionalism. We apply the same standards to the communities in which we live and work.
• We will always operate in a way that safeguards against unfair business practices.
• We believe that a responsible approach to developing relationships between companies and the communities they serve, global or local, is a vital part of delivering business success.
• When carrying out our business, in consultation with our clients, we will determine the environmental, social and economic issues.
We provide equal opportunities to all existing and prospective employees recognising that our reputation is dependent on the quality, effectiveness, and skill base of our employees. We are committed to the fair and equitable treatment of all our employees, customers, contractors, sub-contractors, suppliers, members of the public and other parties engaged with the Company’s business, and specifically to prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, religion, sexual orientation, nationality, or ethnic origin.
Opportunities are available to disabled persons in accordance with their abilities and aptitudes on equal terms with other employees.
We aim to eliminate discrimination on any grounds and promote equality of opportunity in the supply chain.
We will ensure that our customers and vendors are able to work together in confidence and be treated with respect by each party.Wellbeing
At The Anywhere Company we believe that doing good business also means doing good for the community. Our ethos aligns with the CCS’s as evidenced in our business policies, the diversity of our staff, and the makeup of our management team. When we opened our doors in 2006, we set out to create an organisation to foster the development of each and every one in our employee-owned business through mentorship programmes, on-the-job training and educational opportunities. Over the years employees at all levels in our organisation have ranged from a diverse group of cultural and economic backgrounds and countries.
By implementing The Anywhere Platform many opportunities will be enabled for the public sector community. One of the core pillars of the platform is maturity management. This focuses on helping organisations grow in their business maturity through the up-skilling of individuals. Another of the pillars is collaboration; removing barriers to success by improving the engagement and communication of your teams, regardless of their experience level. Additionally, by training on the platform and related fundamental subject matter, the public sector community will improve their vocational skills and knowledge, making a distinct impact on their long-term careers.
The Anywhere Company is a small progressive company, but we take our corporate social responsibility seriously. On that basis we align ourselves with charities that are making efforts to reduce social inequality across the four nations of the UK. The Anywhere company has been working with Buttle UK as our principle charitable cause which we support on an ongoing basis as part of our community engagement strategy. Buttle helps thousands of children and young people from disadvantaged backgrounds across the UK providing grants for living costs and temporary accommodation. Links to Buttle’s activities can be viewed here.
https://buttleuk.org/
Pricing
- Price
- £38,000 a unit a year
- Discount for educational organisations
- Yes
Service documents
Request an accessible format
If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need versions of these documents in a more accessible format,
email the supplier at sgemmell@theanywherecompany.com.
Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.