Project Management Methodologies

SERVICES

Just as a builder needs a blueprint to build a home, managing projects requires a blueprint for success. A blueprint for how your company will plan and manage projects is required to guarantee your client satisfaction. Access IT Consulting is an innovator in providing project management processes, tools, training, and resources for the completion of successful engagements. Click on the links in blue below for more detailed information on these areas of service.

Methodology Development - Studies have shown and experience has demonstrated that companies that use a project management methodology on a regular basis can save 30-35% on their project costs. We provide a flexible, repeatable process to managing projects that enables you to reduce costs and manage client expectations. This is your foundation.

Project Management Office - Once you have a project management methodology in place, we can help you create a Project Management Office (PMO). A PMO will help maintain your structure and allow for future improvements.

Project Management Consultants - We can help to implement our methodology by providing experienced project managers to train and mentor your project managers. We also provide project managers on a contract basis to help meet your resource needs and important project deadlines.

Portfolio Management - Our consultants can set up a portfolio management process that will help your organization determine the purpose of your portfolio, the current and future state of your organization, and how to select, prioritize, authorize and start your projects. This process provides understanding to manage the strategic direction of the initiatives for your organization.

Change Management - From identifying and securing the approval from the correct stakeholders to communicating the rollout in a proper manner, change management is the framework that project managers utilize to make the project a success. We can provide a change management process that will ensure the project deliverables meet your client's expectations.

Requirements Management - One of the most important tasks in any project is managing the requirements. Furthermore, capturing those requirements and communicating them to all your customers is the biggest challenge for most projects. Use our requirements tool, ProjectCAPTURE, to gather your requirements and successfully deliver products according to your customers expectations.

THE VALUE OF THE PMO

In his article "Recipe for Alignment, Jon Surmacz begins with the following statement: "Companies that have neatly aligned IT projects with business goals are likely to have a CIO and a project management office, says a recent survey."

The survey was completed by the Hackett Group from data collected from over 2,000 of their clients.

Scott Holland, a director at the Hackett Group was quoted as saying, "World class companies do a better job of practicing project management."

In discussing the value of establishing a Project Management Office, Holland stated that "a project management office can help companies provide justification for projects before they’re rolled out and see that those projects are finished on time, on budget and to business specification." (Surmacz)

For more on why you should establish a project management office, contact Access IT Consulting at 757-366-5887.

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