UPM embeds a proven process to

manage complex projects where teams

are working across multiple locations.
It also includes a wealth of knowledge,
guidelines, templates and tools readily
usable on any project.
UPM helps Engagement Managers to
get priorities right, to monitor progress
and performance, to overcome risks
and to resolve issues, ultimately
ensuring that projects are delivered on
time and at client expectations, whilst
securing project target contribution.
And since UPM can be accessed
anywhere (via the intranet or
downloaded to a laptop), Engagement
Managers can make sure that everyone
involved in the project has access
to the relevant information, greatly
improving efciency and productivity.
UPM addresses the project
management and support process
areas of CMMI DEV up to capability
level 3 (as dened by the Software
Engineering Institute), and is aligned
with the Project Management Body
of Knowledge (PMBoK) from the
Project Management Institute. UPM is
also compatible with other industry
standards such as ISO and Prince2.
Through the consistent use of
UPM, clients have the condence
that consistent and effective project
management is being applied, wherever
in the world their project might be.

All responsibility projects within Capgemini
must be managed with UPM

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By deploying Unifed Project Management version 6 (UPM v6)
worldwide, Capgemini ensures a consistent approach to managing
projects right throughout the Group.
The need for UPM
Engagement Managers face a great
number of pressures and challenges.
They are responsible for everything,
from planning, monitoring and
reporting to managing resources,
suppliers, quality, and risks as well
as resolving any issues that may arise.
They also face task overload which
means there is always the risk they will
forget something at a crucial moment.
This risk increases in international and
Rightshore projects. And, of course,
they have to ensure their project runs
on time and within budget.
What is UPM?
UPM provides a checklist approach
of all the activities an Engagement
Manager has to consider, right
from the outset of a project to its
conclusion.
UPM ensures that Engagement
Managers have all the support, tools
and resources they need for their
projects to succeed, at their ngertips.
UPM is based on Capgeminis
experience in delivering successful
projects, and is continually enhanced
to integrate new, emerging best
practices.
Project Management made easy
UPM has been structured to allow
different pathways into the
method content.
Events - A project can be viewed
as a series of separate events
(e.g. end of month). When any of
the pre-dened events occurs, the
Engagement Manager is prompted to
consider which tasks need to be done
to respond to this particular event,
including pointers to the relevant
guidelines and templates which can
help in undertaking the work.
Streams - Streams allow the
Engagement Manager to focus on sets
of tasks that deal with specic topics.
For example, if risk management
becomes a hot topic, the Engagement
Manager can go straight to the relevant
tasks that can help with this.
Phases - By entering the method
through one of the three phases (e.g.
start-up, execution, close-down), the
Engagement Manager can navigate
more quickly to the tasks that apply
to that particular phase of the project.
Activities - Activities are made up
of a number of separate tasks and
help the Engagement Manager and
others involved to accomplish their
work. For example, activities focus
on establishing processes, monitoring
facts, reporting status, etc.
Artifacts - An artifact is produced
as an output of a task. Direct access
to the artifacts allows the Engagement
Manager to easily nd the guidelines
and templates relating to these
artifacts.
Key UPM features

Compliance with industry standards:
CMMI, PMI, ISO, Prince2

Full integration of the Capgemini
Rightshore approach and the One
Team model for distributed projects

Consistent process and user
experience, anywhere in the Group

Clear identication of mandatory
and highly recommended artifacts

Full set of Group templates, which
can be complemented by local
business unit templates

Detailed matrix of roles and
responsibilities

Links to Group tools: Clarity,
OpenWorkbench, GREAT, N2K,
TeamForge, SubVersion, GIMS+
and LVIS

Inclusion of RapidStart and
RapidClose for accelerated start-up
and close-down of projects.
How is UPM deployed?

UPM is applied worldwide
throughout Capgemini and is
mandatory in all responsibility
engagements

UPM can be tailored at the Business
Unit level in order to suit local
certication needs

UPM training and e-learning
modules are available, and they
are included in the Engagement
Managers certication programme

Engagement Managers are
encouraged to provide feedback
and to suggest new ideas, enabling
Capgemini to constantly improve
the content and usability of UPM.
UPM recognizes the complexity
of most Rightshore projects, and
the need for those to be run in a
time-critical and cost-sensitive
manner
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