Entertainment

Traditionally, the entertainment industry has hesitated to embrace the discipline of project management. Because entertainment-based projects and products are so disparate in terms of size, budget and content, conventional management approaches have often been categorized as inapplicable. However, in today’s unpredictable business climate, it becomes imperative that entertainment companies utilize some type of disciplined project management approach in order to monitor and evaluate the entire scope of their unique projects, thereby ensuring the greatest return on investment.

Although the balancing act between commerce and art continues to remain the central conflict for the creative executive, the pressure has escalated considerably as a result of skyrocketing budgets, marginal profits and emerging technologies. Difficult decisions must be made in order to both satisfy the creative artists and align their work with the goals and objectives of the organization. The best and only way to make these decisions effectively is to implement project management practices and techniques.

Dekker offers a wide range of education and products that enable entertainment companies to put into practice and maintain a disciplined project portfolio management (PPM) process. Our PPM solutions ensure that decisions regarding projects are considered from every possible vantage point. Additionally, our solutions help expedite project management, idea management, risk management, resource allocation and collaboration on all of your unique projects.

Education

A variety of project management training courses are available through Dekker University online or at one of our two conveniently located campuses in Ontario, California, and Reston, Virginia.

For more information on Dekker University and the types of courses offered, please click here or call 1-800-4-DEKKER.

Products

The following Dekker products can help effectively prioritize, manage and analyze the multitude of diverse entertainment projects produced by your company:

Dekker PMIS™ (Project Management Information System; i.e., Dekker’s entire suite of project management products, including TRAKKER, iPursuit, Traction and iPortfolio) delivers a full project portfolio management (PPM) tool, which allows users to track, control and analyze all projects and programs throughout the organization’s portfolio.
Dekker TRAKKER® is the core product of Dekker’s project management information system (PMIS). TRAKKER integrates cost, schedule, resources, and performance information into an enterprise project management (EPM) system, complete with EVM capabilities.
Dekker iPursuit® is a robust earned value analysis (EVA) and oversight tool that enables organizations to monitor performance on a single project or throughout the entire enterprise.
Dekker Traction™ provides a method of measuring operational performance metrics; enables organizations to align projects to strategic objectives and operational goals; and provides the ability to perform project risk assessment.
Dekker iPortfolio® allows project teams and management to share and access data remotely and securely via the Internet.

For more information on Dekker’s product solutions, please click here or call 1-800-4-DEKKER.

Integration

Every Dekker product seamlessly integrates with the software your production teams currently use and that resides on your desktop or server, such as:

Microsoft® Office (including Excel and Word), Project, and Visio
Movie Magic Budgeting and Scheduling
Databases, including Oracle® Database and Microsoft® Access and SQL Server
Financial Packages, including Oracle® Financials, SAP®, Deltek®, JAMIS®, Microsoft® Dynamics, and Intuit® Quickbooks®
Dozens of other software

To learn more about the integration and compatibility of the Dekker Project Management Information System (PMIS), please click here or call 1-800-4-DEKKER.

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