Projektron BCS

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Projektron BCS

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Basic data

developer Projektron GmbH
Publishing year 2001
Current  version 19.1
( February 2019 )
operating system Platform independence
programming language Java
category Project management software
License End User License Agreement
German speaking Yes
www.projektron.de/bcs

Projektron BCS (Business Coordination Software) is a commercial web-based project management software for multi - project management .

distribution

The software is currently used in 9 countries by a total of around 37,000 users. Users are E.ON , Nintendo , the German National Library , the HanseMerkur insurance group , UniVersa insurance and Hella Aglaia Mobile Vision . Every sixth of the TOP 100 internet agencies uses Projektron BCS.

Use and special features

The software is mainly used in IT and in development projects. This is why there are many functions that are aimed primarily at IT companies and R&D departments, such as supporting the agile development method Scrum or the ticket system . Other industries, such as over 150 consulting companies, also use Projektron BCS. Smaller companies in particular benefit from functions that go beyond project management, such as quotation and invoicing or contract and applicant management. The software is not designed for the construction industry, as essential functions for construction project management such as awarding are missing.

The motivation for the development of Projektron BCS was to offer both a platform-independent, web-based system as well as a system that could be adapted as comprehensively as possible via configurations. This increases the flexibility of the software, but also requires extensive administrative knowledge on the part of the users. One of the reasons why Projektron BCS is often used by IT companies.

Mey Mark Meyer from Prometicon, who accompanies companies in the selection and introduction of project management software, sees small and medium-sized service providers as a core target group, in addition to IT departments of large companies, whose projects on behalf of customers are particularly due to the numerous everyday functions of the software - such as an appointment calendar , Resubmissions, the management of contracts, vacation and expenses as well as the offer and invoicing - are supported. Projektron BCS was one of the first systems to integrate these everyday functions.

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The software has a modular structure. There are user licenses that can be booked individually , for example for employees, project managers, personnel managers, administrators and customers, or for sales, time recording and invoicing .

Functions

Possible uses of Projektron BCS in relation to the value chain of a company

The focus of the software is on supporting single and multi-project management .

In addition to options for project preparation and project coordination , the software also offers functions for documentation and project controlling .

However, the focus is on project planning , which is supported by an assistant. The user can access a template folder in which, for example, certain process models or standard projects are stored. For development projects there is an assistant for project planning according to Scrum , a rare functionality among the larger project management systems. Projektron not only offers the Scrum module to its customers, the software manufacturer's development department also works with it.

After creating the project structure , the time planning and effort planning follow. The workload of the employees is taken into account. Personnel and material costs can be planned. Various evaluations and diagrams on the temporal course of the project, on the effort and costs show possible deadlines or budget overruns.

The user interface is available in German, English, French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch and Hungarian.

technology

Three-layer architecture from Projektron BCS

Projektron BCS is based on a three-tier - Java appliqué. The user interface is the internet browser. A client installation is not required for this. The server component supports Apache Tomcat . As databases are SQL -92-compliant, transactional relational databases .

Projektron BCS supports the Apache Camel integration framework as standard . In addition, various interfaces enable integration into existing IT environments and data exchange with third-party systems, including Microsoft Excel , Microsoft Project , Jira , CSV and XML as well as Microsoft Exchange Server , SAP , Microsoft Navision , Sage KHK , LDAP and Lotus Notes .

Manufacturer and development history

Projektron GmbH from Berlin is the manufacturer of Projektron BCS. The company was founded in 2001 by Dr. Marten Huisinga, Maik Dorl and Jörg Cohrs founded.

The initial aim was to offer a web-based, platform-independent, easily configurable software for project management.

Further functions have been added over the years:

2001: The first version of Projektron BCS is available.

2002: Projektron BCS supports dependencies and milestones as well as the possibility of comparing several projects with one another. A notification system has also been added via e-mails that indicate project changes.

2003: Projektron BCS offers an interface to Microsoft Outlook as well as an English-language interface.

2004: The resource management module is presented at CeBIT. The new report generator for reporting will be presented at Systems.

2005: Version 5.0 now offers top-down budget planning, functions for creating invoices, importing e-mails via IMAP or POP3 and order management that can also include subsidies. The file storage has been adapted to the WebDAV standard.

2006: The contract management module is presented at CeBIT. Projektron BCS now also offers interfaces to SAP and Microsoft Exchange as well as a ticket module with which customer inquiries and error messages can be managed. Version 6.0 offers a completely redesigned user interface based on AJAX technology .

2007: The administration of expenses and vacation as well as resource-based scheduling are supported with Projektron BCS.

2008: The project portfolio management, an interface to the open source reporting framework BIRT and the Spanish interface are presented at CeBIT . The new offer generation supports service providers who carry out projects on behalf of customers.

2009: Support for flexitime models , milestone trend analyzes, a project completion assistant and the archiving of several basic plans are added. The agile process model Scrum is supported and a French interface is offered.

2010: The multi-currency capability enables working with several currencies within a project. The computer telephony integration (CTI) ensures that Projektron BCS can be connected to telephone systems. Address data can be visualized on a map via the interface to BGI ThematicMapper. The head office moves from Kreuzberg to Berlin-Mitte.

2011: At CeBIT, mobile time recording via smartphones is presented. Project preparation offers functions such as target cross, takes into account the project environment and stakeholders. The user interface is also available in Dutch, Italian and Hungarian.

2012: Completely revised user interface in version 7.0. New edition Projektron BCS.start for project teams with up to 15 employees.

2013: Projektron BCS offers an external support portal, new options for automated project invoicing, a JIRA interface and visualizations in the form of tachometers for costs, effort and profit. The user conference takes place for the first time.

2014: Expenses can now also be recorded using the smartphone app. There is also a new planning view for the Scrum module and profile pictures for project work.

2015: The JIRA interface becomes bidirectional and new solutions for resource management in the matrix organization are offered. The ticket system has been expanded to include a full-text search and new marking and reuse functions.

2016: Phase plans support multi-project management, the ticket system receives an extension for service times, reaction times and advance warning levels to ensure service quality, project ideas can be recorded and applied for with the help of an assistant.

Awards

  • Best application 2001, Internet World Berlin
  • Winner of the multimedia start-up competition 2002, Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology
  • Innovation Prize - Award-winning product in the ERP 2007 category, Initiative Mittelstand
  • Dokupreis 2010, tekom - Association for Technical Communication and Information Development
  • Nominated as ERP system of the year 2011 in the service category, CER Center for Enterprise Research
  • Student innovation prize intro 2012, tekom - professional association for technical communication and information development
  • Dokupreis 2012, tekom - Association for Technical Communication and Information Development
  • ERP system of the year 2012 in the service category, also nominated for the SME special award, CER Center for Enterprise Research
  • German study award for project management from the Society for Project Management for a bachelor thesis on implementation strategies for business software
  • Bachelor thesis on the concept for personnel controlling in standard business software from the University of Potsdam
  • Dokupreis 2015, tekom - Association for Technical Communication and Information Development
  • SERVIEW CERTIFIEDTOOL 2016, certification for the PRINCE2-compliant implementation of project management processes
  • Member of the Fair Company Initiative
  • Berlin-Brandenburg quality award 2020/2021, excellently managed company

credentials

Projektron BCS is listed in the database of the Institute for Project Management and Innovation (IPMI) at the University of Bremen and the software department for project management tasks of the GPM - German Society for Project Management .

literature

  • Frederik Ahlemann : Project Management Software Systems. Requirements, Selections Process and Products . Würzburg, 2008, 5th edition.
  • Martin Bialas, Mey Mark Meyer: control center . Software for multi-project management. In: c't No. 15/2007, pp. 114-123.
  • Achim Born: Great perspective. Plan and control IT projects efficiently. In: iX No. 5/2007, pp. 94-100.
  • Mey Mark Meyer: Software review. Projektron BCS 6.14 - Agile tool for service providers . In: Projektmagazin , issue 22/2009.
  • Mey Maark Meyer: Projektron BCS. Ergonomics and performance . In: GPM-Magazin PM aktuell - Issue 3/2007, pp. 49–52.
  • Roland Petrasch, Florian Fieber, Maciej A. Bednarz: Agile model-based software development in practice . In: OBJECT spectrum. Issue 3/2008, pp. 36–44.
  • Bernd Zuther: Agile methods for the introduction of an ERP system using the example of an internet agency . Akademikerverlag, 2012.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Release information Projektron BCS 19.1 . (accessed on May 22, 2019).
  2. ↑ The Internet Agency Ranking 2010 . Website of the HighText Verlag. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
  3. ^ Meyer, Mey Mark: Software review. Projektron BCS 6.14 - Agile tool for service providers. In: project magazine. Edition 22/2009.
  4. ^ Meyer, Mey Mark: Software review. Projektron BCS 6.14 - Agile tool for service providers. In: project magazine. Edition 22/2009.
  5. ↑ Bialas, Martin; Meyer, Mey Mark: control center . Software for multi-project management. In: c't - magazine for computer technology. No. 15/2007, pp. 114-123.
  6. ↑ Petrasch, Roland; Fever, Florian; Bednarz, Maciej A .: Agile model-based software development in practice In: OBJEKTspektrum. Issue 3/2008, pp. 36–44.
  7. ↑ Press release: Projektron moves into new quarter in the center of Berlin (accessed on November 4, 2012)
  8. ↑ Press release: Mobile time recording at Cebit 2011 (accessed on May 20, 2011)
  9. ↑ Press release: The new Projektron BCS 6.22: Clear goals for measurable success (accessed on July 28, 2011)
  10. ↑ Press release: State-of-the-art technology and fresh design: Projektron BCS 7.0 (accessed on November 4, 2012)
  11. ↑ Press release: Big for small businesses: Projektron BCS.start (accessed on November 4, 2012)
  12. ↑ Projektron wins the "Best of Internet World Berlin" award for "Best Application" . Projektron GmbH press release of May 16, 2001. Accessed March 2, 2011.
  13. ↑ Start-up competition 2002: Project planning made easy . Manager magazine website. Retrieved March 2, 2011.
  14. ↑ Category winner 2007 ERP . Innovation award website. Retrieved March 2, 2011.
  15. ↑ tekom-Dokupreis - Prize Winner 2010  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Tekom website. Retrieved March 2, 2011.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.tekom.de  
  16. ↑ Nominees  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . ERP System of the Year website. Retrieved December 14, 2012.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.system-des-jahres.de  
  17. ↑ The intro award winners 2012 ( Memento of the original from March 8, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Tekom website. Retrieved November 4, 2012. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.tekom.de
  18. ↑ Press release: The second Thot: Projektron wins the tekom-Dokupreis 2012 " . Retrieved on November 4, 2012.
  19. ↑ ERP system of the year: The winners have been chosen . Computerwoche.de. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
  20. ↑ German Study Prize Project Management of the GPM Prize Winners 2014 ( Memento of the original from September 30, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved September 10, 2015. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.gpm-ipma.de
  21. ↑ Press release University of Potsdam: Bachelor thesis honored at Projektron . Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  22. ↑ tekom Documentation Award - 2015 award winners . Tekom website. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  23. ↑ website of SERVIEW GmbH. Retrieved February 6, 2017 .
  24. ↑ https://www.faircompany.de/
  25. ↑ https://www.projektron.de/aktuelles/projektron-aktuell-1/qualitaetsauszeichnung-fuer-projektron-als-exzellent-gefuehrtes-unternehmen-3293/