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A simple and visual application that makes PDRI engaging for all project stakeholders
Carve is a cloud-based application to
monitor scope definition and identify risks in
front end planning across your portfolio of projects.
Carve for PDRI addresses project readiness needs for…
Carve for Project Stakeholders
One of the main challenges with PDRI is that project team members that attend the half-day readiness review recognize the benefits, but the findings aren’t always accessible or easily understood by other key stakeholders. Carve addresses this gap by sharing results in a simple and visual format.
Project dashboard highlights overall risk
Engage your project stakeholders in a visual manner that easily highlights the risk of each project in front end planning. Carve’s red-yellow-green indicators quickly communicate the risk level of a project at each PDRI stage.
Online assessment summary delivers actionable insights
Share the results of a project’s PDRI session in an interactive manner that highlights identified risks (low definition items), action items, and comparison to relevant industry and portfolio benchmarks.
PDF summary report engages senior stakeholders
Create your PDRI Summary report in just one click. Communicate results in a manner that allows your executive team, board of directors, or investors to gain a clearer understanding of outstanding project risks without needing an in-depth understanding of PDRI.
Customize PDRI templates fit-for-purpose to your organization
Customize element names and descriptions and make PDRI ‘fit-for-purpose’ to your organization. Incorporate business unit considerations, corporate policies and procedures, gate deliverables and regulatory requirements.
Carve for Portfolio & Program Managers
Monitor the risk profile of each portfolio
Portfolio managers gain insight into the aggregate risk profile of projects in their portfolio at each stage of the front end planning process.
Focus attention on higher risk projects
Portfolio managers can easily classify projects based on risk, in particular as they move from front end planning into execution. Focus on the exceptions and drill down into higher risk projects with a single click.
Carve for Continuous Improvement
Identify portfolio weaknesses posing the greatest risk to project execution
Analyze the low definition elements that consistently pose the most risk to successful project execution for each portfolio and stage gate.
Easily understand PDRI element expectations
Don’t worry if you don’t use PDRI every day. Carve helps you access the element descriptions with a simple click.
Carve Editions
| Features | Facilitator Edition |
Professional Edition |
Enterprise Edition |
| Users Project Dashboard PDRI Templates Prepare PDRI summary report One-step PDF summary report PDRI assessment dashboard Export an assessment Email sharing of assessments PDRI template configuration User and portfolio management Portfolio dashboard PDRI averages by phase gate Project distribution by PDRI score Portfolio low definition elements Project/Portfolio benchmark comparisons Import historical PDRI spreadsheet data |
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| Deployment | Cloud | Cloud | On Premise |
| Support | Web/Email | Phone + web/email | Phone + web/email |
| Annual Subscription Pricing Per Year (US$) |
$2,500 – up to 20 projects
$3,500 – up to 30 projects |
$15,000 – up to 20 projects $20,000 – up to 30 projects $25,000 – up to 50 projects $30,000 – up to 75 projects $35,000 – up to 100 projects |
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