Enterprise Initiative Management provides senior executives with the ability to successfully achieve the goals established as part of their enterprise's strategy.

Enterprise Initiative Management (EIM) is a new class of enterprise application software. EIM is a tool to meet the needs of enterprise executives during the course of planning and deploying strategic initiatives. To align goals, initiatives, projects & actions to drive performance and profitability, an EIM tool should offer:

	Adequate communications between departments/levels
	Connection between planning & execution
	Consistency in working on actions/projects that are linked back to enterprise strategy and initiatives
	Management by priorities of the week, month, year
	Adequate process to manage, collaborate and report on strategy, initiatives, projects and actions

Furthermore, an EIM tool should help with:

Initiative, Project & Performance Alignment

Common definitions, language, and process Linkage between and among company departments and levels Reduced risk of wasting resources on non-strategic initiatives/projects Management by priorities of the week, month, year Adequate process to manage, collaborate and report on strategy, initiatives, projects and actions

Improve Communications

Increase efficiency with centralized, real-time information Accelerate strategy & initiative buy-in and deployment Strategic direction available anytime, anywhere in the world

Company-wide Accountability

Responsibilities and costs are clearly defined and accessible Strategies and initiatives link down to the project level with real-time, on-line monitoring

Enterprise Initiative Management (EIM) provides a simple, centralized method to manage and collaborate on programs and projects that are linked to strategic initiatives and objectives.