“The ability to customize the Gantt chart in BrightWork version 8.0 is a real bonus and combined with the new report editor makes this a great choice as a Portfolio Management tool.”

“The BrightWork solution developed for Allscripts has been a key element in the success of our new “READY” program.  It has taken our company a quantum leap forward in customer collaboration and communication.”

“We have experienced plenty of benefits from BrightWork. We now have consistency from a team and methodology perspective, and status reports are now all consistent. The new templates are fantastic, making it much easier for us to manage projects.”

"At AmSurg, we were looking beyond project management to a tool and resource that would enable collaboration, project management and performance management. With BrightWork, we found that solution which will enable us to initiate, plan and execute enterprise projects through our project pipeline."

“With BrightWork we have implemented status reporting for projects so that we can get updates from the project managers directly through the system on a weekly basis. This helps eliminate the need for continuous meetings because in many cases we get updates from the team members themselves who are assigned the task..”

“BrightWork has proven to be a flexible and adaptable project management tool. We like the fact that is completely integrated with SharePoint and the way that the application brings best practices in the templates but also allows us to modify the templates to fit our business. The range of templates is impressive and BrightWork has been proactive in rolling out more for a wide variety of business needs. We’re looking forward to growing into our BrightWork project management solution”

“At Baltimore County Public Schools, we find BrightWork a one-stop place for all our project portfolio needs.  Assigning staff to tasks and activities is as easy as creating a dashboard for management reference. BrightWork was slowly rolled out into our IT department and we continue to add members as we are convinced this product was an excellent investment and has been a successful way to manage our projects.”

“We are amazed at how easy it is to customize SharePoint for Project Management using BrightWork. Templates can be customized and extended to give the necessary flexible structure and the required reporting for work, project and cross-project management. BrightWork is the best solution around for Practical Work and Project Management! ”

“Reality dictates that one size does not fit all - that work and projects need and get differing amounts of process, structure and management – even in the same organization. BrightWork has helped us with our level of process, structure and management, especially with individual work items and projects.”

"BrightWork has provided us with the flexibility of Sharepoint without all of the mess and cost of programming. The ease of rolling up and analyzing project data is invaluable!"

"If you are interested in increasing everyone’s awareness of issues, risks, tasks and more, and rolling that information up into a series of dashboards that are easily understood by your organizations’ leadership, I strongly suggest you look at the tools from BrightWork and make that goal a reality"

"BrightWork has enabled Butler Tech to introduce a very successful SharePoint Project Management across the organization. We needed to be able to have multiple project managers as well as up-to-date reporting across all projects. BrightWork has enabled us to successfully leverage our SharePoint investment into an extremely functional Project Management System. We can now easily build BrightWork Project Templates, design Custom Workflows to enhance the user experience and provide Reporting Dashboards to Team Members, Project Managers and the Senior Management Team."

"We liked Project Professional and BrightWork because we could start using them within a few days. Microsoft Project Professional 2010 and BrightWork are a great solution for us because of their low cost, familiar interface and the fact that they give us a smooth path to Microsoft Project Server."

"I would definitely recommend BrightWork for project management especially if the organization is already using SharePoint. Because BrightWork leverages a lot of the SharePoint functionality there isn’t a very big learning curve. Users can begin to use it almost immediately and is familiar since it is integrated into SharePoint."

“To set up our reports was very simple with BrightWork. It was a point-and-click type of operation to set it up within minutes, with no programming involved. For any project we are managing, I can quickly and easily get to project plans, project issues and so on. So it has given us both an at-a-glance summary of project status across the PMO, and has also become a gateway for people to get into the Project Management Office project information. The beauty of BrightWork is that once we set up the reports, with the project managers updating their statuses individually, the information is self-maintaining. The roll-up reporting capability is a very powerful tool to make IT project work visible to the rest of the organization.”

"Our biggest benefit from implementing BrightWork is consistent project management and reporting. Because of this benefit the City was able to save time managing projects, be more accurate with the data involved and now keep abreast of current statuses."

"The greatest benefit from our BrightWork solution is that we have our projects and all related documents organized, so we know where everything is. It also gives us a place to calculate and store our metics, and we can confirm and categorize all of our work.."

"We now have deep insight into resource utilization, project cost and overrun, and accurately predict (and show to the City Manager) when we're tasked with more than we can handle, when projects can be added to the pipeline, as well as predict an actual finish date. Our BrightWork implementation has greatly improved our ability to communicate project dependencies across departments and has even contributed to a positive change in our corporate culture."

"Thanks to BrightWork, we can now use SharePoint to manage all our projects in one place, from business projects to finance projects to IT projects to customer projects."

"Dimensional put several prospective project management solution providers through their paces to find exactly the right solution to fit our needs. BrightWork rose right to the top, and their level of service was a key differentiator. That level of service has remained consistently high through our implementation and into production."

“With BrightWork, we wanted a methodology, not just a tool, so we developed, trained and implemented on that methodology. We customized BrightWork to have a Plan Management System for principals. A principals day is crazy, they don’t have time to do any administrative work so we kept this in the forefront of our minds that they truly see BrightWork from day one as a value-add rather than just additional work to do. A lot of the BrightWork customization we did allows principals to get-in and get-out quickly and track their plan without a lot of oversight.”

“The solution that BrightWork provided Enbridge allows us to take the tools we already used, such as Microsoft Project, status reporting and put it into a more consistent, collaborative process across the board ”

“BrightWork was the stepping stone that brought us from where we were to where we needed to be.”

"We had decided to become a SharePoint based business for documentation and collaboration between departments. So it was a natural progression to adopt BrightWork as our Project Management Platform. The Portfolio approach to viewing projects and their status across all parts of our business is giving us the potential for a full Business Management System. We see this eventually encompassing more than just traditional project management and eventually reaching into every part of our organization.”

“The new customizable Gantt chart added to BrightWork version 8.0, along with the new work and project management report editor for SharePoint, make BrightWork an extremely practical work and project management plug-in for the SharePoint platform.”

"BrightWork enables us to effectively coordinate, communicate, and control our projects and programs. We had a poor experience with two other similar products but our teams have rapidly adopted BrightWork. They were familiar with Sharepoint and it is very easy to use. Also, the integration with Office enables us to consolidate data entered in BrightWork, export it to Access, and analyze it for reports and other purposes. The company and product have exceeded our expectations."

"We use BrightWork as our platform. It has streamlined the way we operate our business and streamlined the way we operate our PMO. We are saving a lot of time and executing projects a lot more efficiently and providing timely updates to our clients, which is the most important piece."

"BrightWork provided us with an economical, scalable solution for managing our project portfolio. We now have better standards for collecting project data and a intuitive tool that makes the work visible and accessible."

Deployment of the BrightWork Business Project Manager enables Harsco to effectively store the relevant electronic records required by law as well as maintain high level control over ongoing Information Technology projects.

"Collaboration is an important key to opening an organization’s skill bank and delivering the execution premium, and nowhere more so than in project management. BrightWork has given us the opportunity to maximize how efficiently and effectively we manage a vast array of projects across our geographically dispersed organization”

"With BrightWork integrating easily in Kabel Deutschlands SharePoint environment we could provide an easy-to-use and effiicient project collaboration tool to our department’s numerous teams."

"The BrightWork dashboard interface is highly effective for communicating project statuses at the varying levels of detail our stakeholders need. We now have a way to efficiently roll-up departmental efforts (project and non-project tasks) and streamline month-end reporting, charting and graphing.  Plus the recent release of BrightWork version 7.0 provides resource time tracking and planning which should greatly improve our IT governance and has also impressed our annual Risk Auditors.”

“We were able to come up with a very innovative way to integrate the request and approval process with the site creation process. BrightWork has given us an unprecedented tool to accomplish the things we really wanted to do.”

"BrightWork provides efficient reporting, the ability to quickly assess the status of all projects, and a simple way to manage projects from the big picture down to daily tasks. BrightWork staff was a pleasure to work with during the deployment of BrightWork and MCS are incredibly pleased with the enhanced capabilities offered by BrightWork over their previous SharePoint process.”

"BrightWork provides us with a project management tool based on how we work today and evolving to where we want to be."

“We in Information Solutions & Services provided Brightwork with a list of requirements and together we developed an implementation plan, involving quite a bit of tailoring on their part. They were very responsive and professional and we now have an effective project management and time recording solution which meets our current needs.”

“BrightWork delivers customizable SharePoint templates for managing different project types and also for managing across many projects. This gave us a very fast yet flexible starting point.”

"Brightwork is a great organization with a great product that is highly adaptable to improvements in project, resource, program and portfolio management practices."

“We selected BrightWork to manage our agile software projects because we needed a solution that had a flexible development structure yet was based on an accepted software development framework. BrightWork provided us with a solid platform for organizational collaboration, process tracking and monitoring as well as the ability to track project items on a very detailed level.”

“BrightWork is hands down the best integrated Project Management product for SharePoint."

“After looking at many different approaches and products, we chose BrightWork because it fit well with our enterprise-wide SharePoint strategy, was very easy to implement and provided us with a tool that could be mastered quickly by our project managers.”

“BrightWork provides an amazing reporting functionality to chart project success, resource utilization and project progress. All information and documents concerning a specific project are available to all employees in a central project portal. Everyone everywhere has access to all information at any time. We created several reports to keep management up-to-date and with BrightWork, we know at any time what the utilization of our consultants is.”

“We now use the one SharePoint solution (BrightWork) to manage all our work and projects: small work items, requests for new projects, small projects and large projects.”

"BrightWork for project management is now an integral part of RPA's suite of user focused SharePoint applications."

“One of the things I really love about BrightWork are the templates. They are very helpful, great to look at and when we want to implement something, we have a great place to start.”

"It was well worth the investment and I would recommend this product to other companies trying to manage their projects. My customers love the idea of a “one stop shop”. The templates are so easy to use and have a lot of functionality common to everyone running a project. The customer support and training has been outstanding."

Sheppard Mullin chose BrightWork because it provided them with a straightforward and cost-effective solution to meet their IT Project requirements. The SharePoint-based solution enabled collaboration between the Project Managers and the project teams and also fit inside their existing technology infrastructure.

"Skanska USA Building uses BrightWork to successfuly manage our IT projects across the entire enterprise.”

"BrightWork’s staff has been courteous, professional, and responsive to our needs. The BrightWork application is superb and covers many of our needs. Seamless integration into our SharePoint environment, makes this tool a fantastic solution from a very flexible company."

Terremark selected BrightWork Solutions for project management in SharePoint, knowing it would seamlessly add functionality to their customized intranet without a large investment in training or administrative upkeep.

“With a basic traffic light model, the Australian Open focus group were able to see very quickly which projects were in trouble and what big problems needed urgent attention. Since then, we have introduced a more formal approach to risk management as well, which helped the focus group identify and address high priority risks.”

Implementing BrightWork Solutions for SharePoint enabled Tetley's project managers to co-ordinate high quantities of projects, assign work items and set timelines all in one place. Critically, visibility into overall project status has been vastly increased, with top level management now able to push project information from across the entire department into a single report that can be scheduled to arrive at specified times.

"BrightWork has helped Theodoor Gilissen Bankiers to significantly improve both project management and portfolio management processes. Thanks to its flexibility, it has also helped to better manage processes concerning the banks internal and external audits."

“We used the BrightWork solution to create a comprehensive PMO service that is tasked with the tracking of our strategic transformation plans. Being a ships management company we are under a lot of pressure to undergo continuous improvement efforts and BrightWork has allowed us to plan and track these efforts centrally and efficiently.  Coming from a diverse set of backgrounds, our project managers require a simple, self-explanatory, flexible and time-efficient tool, and BrightWork has been adapted very well to meet our basic requirements. We use the information entered in the  system to produce and circulate weekly status updates via email, to organize a series of control fora (such as Steering Committee meetings) and to accumulate & share re-usable knowledge. Being based on SharePoint technologies, BrightWork was very naturally integrated into our corporate intranet (also SharePoint-based), creating a consistent and easy-to-understand user experience."

"BrightWork is the Bright Light that guides our SharePoint development! BrightWork enabled us to successfully evolve from an entirely email based quote to production process, to a well documented, semi-automated process. BrightWork's reporting features alone have made an incredible difference in the way things are done and positively impacted the overall productivity of our organization. I can't say enough good things about this unique product."

Trident Insurance chose BrightWork because it provided them with a simple, cost effective solution to solve their biggest business problem. BrightWork enabled them to rapidly implement a standard project management process across the organization where all project information would be centralized resulting in greater control, visibility and, ultimately success!

“Working with BrightWork in the deployment of our site was easy, thorough and informative. They took the time to understand what we needed and helped us customize the best site possible for our users. The excitement and energy from our users has confirmed that we made the best choice in purchasing BrightWork.”

"BrightWork for project management was accepted by our business customers so quickly I was amazed.  BrightWork reminds me of Albert Einstein when he said, 'Make things as simple as possible, but no simpler'.  Enough said!"

" BrightWork allows everyone - the CEO, project managers, department managers, team members – to see any project at any time. We can see status, we can see resources, we can see everything. It allows us to keep a finger on the heartbeat of all projects at Vision-Ease Lens."