Program Framework

Power Framework PPM

Power Framework PPM uses Microsoft cloud services to deliver full capability for Project Portfolio Management. Built in the Microsoft Power Platform, it delivers collaboration, integration and automation for your PMO as well as full reporting and dashboards through Power BI.

Features

  • Supports full project life cycle, from idea to benefits realisation
  • Comprehensive financial controls at portfolio, programme and project level
  • Resource demand and capacity planning
  • Portfolio modelling capability to perform 'what if' analysis
  • Connects to Project4Web, Planner, Project Online, DevOps, Jira!
  • Manage risks, issues, benefits, variations, benefits
  • Rich reporting out of the box with Power BI
  • Easily create your own reports using data model provided
  • Automate approvals, alerts and integrations
  • Easily integrate with your financial account system

Benefits

  • Provides visibility and governance across all your portfolios and teams
  • Inspires collaborative working through Microsoft Teams integration
  • Improves visibility for all with comprehensive reporting
  • Transforms your PMO enabling your team to work more efficiently
  • Enable multiple task management tools, connected to single governance platform.
  • Efficient Demand Management, Portfolio governance, Risk & Issue Management
  • Improved governance for both agile and traditional waterfall projects

Pricing

£23,500 to £250,000 an instance a year

  • Free trial available

Service documents

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Framework

G-Cloud 13

Service ID

6 4 2 2 1 7 1 9 0 0 0 9 5 6 2

Contact

Program Framework Gero Renker
Telephone: 020 39347205
Email: gero.renker@programframework.com

Service scope

Software add-on or extension
Yes
What software services is the service an extension to
Microsoft Power Apps
Cloud deployment model
Public cloud
Service constraints
None
System requirements
  • Power Apps
  • Power BI
  • Power Automate
  • Optionally integrates with Teams, Planner, Project Online, Jira, &others

User support

Email or online ticketing support
Email or online ticketing
Support response times
Response to a support request on the online helpdesk system occurs within 30 minutes with an email reply with a ticket number.

Response times:

Severity 1 - Major functionality loss impacting many or all users - 4 business hours

Severity 2 - Minor functionality loss impacting few or no users - 16 business hours

Severity 3 - - No functionality loss impacting any users - 4 business days
User can manage status and priority of support tickets
Yes
Online ticketing support accessibility
None or don’t know
Phone support
Yes
Phone support availability
9 to 5 (UK time), Monday to Friday
Web chat support
No
Onsite support
Yes, at extra cost
Support levels
Response to a support request on the online helpdesk system occurs within 30 minutes with an email reply with a ticket number.

Response times:

Severity 1 - Major functionality loss impacting many or all users - 4 business hours

Severity 2 - Minor functionality loss impacting few or no users - 16 business hours

Severity 3 - - No functionality loss impacting any users - 4 business days
Support available to third parties
Yes

Onboarding and offboarding

Getting started
Using our QuickStart process, we run a workshop to determine their portfolio business processes and issues, and configure the solution to match the organisation's needs, and provide online support and guidance.
Service documentation
Yes
Documentation formats
PDF
End-of-contract data extraction
The data will be stored in the user's own Microsoft Cloud tenant.
End-of-contract process
At the end of the contract term, the customer will be obliged to remove the application.

Using the service

Web browser interface
Yes
Supported browsers
  • Internet Explorer 11
  • Microsoft Edge
  • Firefox
  • Chrome
  • Safari
  • Opera
Application to install
Yes
Compatible operating systems
  • Android
  • IOS
  • Windows
Designed for use on mobile devices
Yes
Differences between the mobile and desktop service
Using standard Microsoft mobile apps interfaces, e.g. for Power Apps, Teams, Power BI
Service interface
No
User support accessibility
None or don’t know
API
Yes
What users can and can't do using the API
Standard APIs provided by Microsoft for Power Platform services, in particular Dataverse
API documentation
No
API sandbox or test environment
No
Customisation available
Yes
Description of customisation
Will be configured and customised upon implementation.
Built with Power Platform tools, the customisation options are unlimited.

Scaling

Independence of resources
Operates in user's own Microsoft Cloud tenant. Scalability is built in.

Analytics

Service usage metrics
Yes
Metrics types
The solution uses the generic Microsoft Cloud analytics for service usage.

Resellers

Supplier type
Not a reseller

Staff security

Staff security clearance
Conforms to BS7858:2019
Government security clearance
Up to Security Clearance (SC)

Asset protection

Knowledge of data storage and processing locations
Yes
Data storage and processing locations
United Kingdom
User control over data storage and processing locations
Yes
Datacentre security standards
Managed by a third party
Penetration testing frequency
At least once a year
Penetration testing approach
Another external penetration testing organisation
Protecting data at rest
Physical access control, complying with CSA CCM v3.0
Data sanitisation process
Yes
Data sanitisation type
Deleted data can’t be directly accessed
Equipment disposal approach
Complying with a recognised standard, for example CSA CCM v.30, CAS (Sanitisation) or ISO/IEC 27001

Data importing and exporting

Data export approach
The data can be easily exported into Excel.
Data export formats
CSV
Data import formats
CSV

Data-in-transit protection

Data protection between buyer and supplier networks
TLS (version 1.2 or above)
Data protection within supplier network
TLS (version 1.2 or above)

Availability and resilience

Guaranteed availability
99.9% availability, assured by Microsoft cloud platform
Approach to resilience
Available on request from Microsoft
Outage reporting
Standard Microsoft 365 service dashboard

Identity and authentication

User authentication needed
Yes
User authentication
  • 2-factor authentication
  • Username or password
Access restrictions in management interfaces and support channels
Internal controls for designated managers
Access restriction testing frequency
At least once a year
Management access authentication
  • 2-factor authentication
  • Identity federation with existing provider (for example Google Apps)

Audit information for users

Access to user activity audit information
Users have access to real-time audit information
How long user audit data is stored for
At least 12 months
Access to supplier activity audit information
Users have access to real-time audit information
How long supplier audit data is stored for
At least 12 months
How long system logs are stored for
At least 12 months

Standards and certifications

ISO/IEC 27001 certification
No
ISO 28000:2007 certification
No
CSA STAR certification
No
PCI certification
No
Cyber essentials
Yes
Cyber essentials plus
No
Other security certifications
Yes
Any other security certifications
Microsoft has CSA Star Certification

Security governance

Named board-level person responsible for service security
Yes
Security governance certified
Yes
Security governance standards
  • CSA CCM version 3.0
  • ISO/IEC 27001
Information security policies and processes
As per Microsoft cloud platform standards.

Operational security

Configuration and change management standard
Supplier-defined controls
Configuration and change management approach
Change management documentation and processes optional and differ by customer; we adapt to the customer's requirement
Vulnerability management type
Undisclosed
Vulnerability management approach
As per Microsoft cloud platform standards.
Protective monitoring type
Undisclosed
Protective monitoring approach
As per Microsoft cloud platform standards.
Incident management type
Undisclosed
Incident management approach
As per Microsoft cloud platform standards.

Secure development

Approach to secure software development best practice
Supplier-defined process

Public sector networks

Connection to public sector networks
No

Social Value

Covid-19 recovery

Covid-19 recovery

Supports the COVID-19 recovery effort by enabling remote working through modern cloud solutions

Pricing

Price
£23,500 to £250,000 an instance a year
Discount for educational organisations
No
Free trial available
Yes
Description of free trial
Temporary access to pre-configured sandbox environment to experience the solution

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 gero.renker@programframework.com. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.