Project and Programme Management

Projects and programmes delivered on time and on budget

Often, this is because the business does not have the experience of managing new or complex IT projects. Our independent project management puts our clients’ interests at the heart of the project. We ensure that suppliers, the sponsors and the project team are all on track to deliver a successful outcome.

The challenge

A project, is by definition an endeavour you've never done before, in other words it is not BAU (business as usual). Even with the wealth of project management experienced staff these days, IT project management can still be challenging. As experienced technology consultants and experts, we come across many failed projects.

Some never get off the ground, some end up in litigation, and others are simply disappointing in their failure to deliver benefit to the business.

In retrospect the causes of failure are usually quite viable, eg:

Deliverables were defined in terms of want not need, resulting in a larger and more complex project than any of the parties could handle and an increased risk of scope creep
The companies and resources were lacking and the staff assigned were overworked or inexperienced.
System suppliers did not impose the disciplines necessary to meet timescales, budget or quality needs
The business did not keep control of the project and paid insufficient attention to planning, responsibilities and performance against milestones
The business failed to meet its side of the bargain, eg through a lack of adequate preparation or the failure to provide the right resource at the right time
The underlying processes either did not exist, or were immature

How can we help you?

We first gain an understanding of your needs - then our service will provide you with experienced IT project managers, who will work with you to:

Develop pragmatic and realistic IT implementation plans
Define clear roles, responsibilities, tasks and deliverables
Build an effective project management team
Ensure that there is adequate and proficient resource in place at all times
Maintain control over the project’s scope, costs and timescales
Define benefits and deliverables
Agree and test acceptance criteria
Manage data take-on and clean-up
Conduct volume and stress testing
Resolve complex technical and contractual issues
Regular progress monitoring against deliverables, tasks and key milestones.

When might you need this service?

You need help with managing IT projects, or you are embarking on complex or significant IT-enabled change and:

You don't do it every day, so need help from someone who has been there before
You don't have the resources, so need help and assistance from an external resource who can stand back from the day-to-day business and take an objective approach to project delivery
You need an experienced project manager who can help with plans and deliverables
You have embarked on a major IT development project and it is going wrong and you don't know what to do.

How this service benefits your business