Agile Accelerator vs Professional Services Automation 2009

Salesforce has been recognized multiple times for being the most innovative company in the world. We constantly get asked how do we do it. Two of the biggest ways we stay innovative is our Agile mindset and using our own products. Salesforce has been practicing the Agile process for over six years. At the core of our Agile process is Agile Accelerator. Internally we call it Grand Unification System (GUS). As our single source of truth, it provides us with team visibility throughout the company and helps us quickly collaborate on work. We’ve taken the most popular features in GUS and packaged it up for our customers. For questions and feature requests please visit our success community here: www.sfdc.co/AgileSuccess

This application is used to manage project execution. Activities within the project are used to schedule tasks and calendar events. Milestones, progess reports, and issues provide essential visibility into project status. Time and expense reports are collected for projects and and other reporting purposes. Assignments are used for reserving team members based on knowledge and availability. Detailed profiles can be defined in the resources tab for internal and external resources. A consulting resume is a handy way to confirm an engagement with a client project manager. Finally, the documents tab is a great way to share consulting aids and best practices. Dashboards are available for managers and consultants. More reports and dashboards are soon to come. Note: If you upgrade to Enterprise Edition, workflow approval routes cans be leveraged for time, expenses and assignment approval business processes.