"The art of directing
and coordinating human and material resources
throughout the life of a project by using modern
management techniques to achieve predetermined
objectives of scope, cost, time, quality and
participant satisfaction."
We believe that this is a
key ingredient of successful projects. That
is to say, a successful project is one in which
everyone feels equally good about it - or, in
a political environment, about equally disappointed
(according to your point of view!). Project
management and technology management are two
separate areas of study. The first will stand
you in good stead working on most projects in
most domains most of the time. However, the
second is what you need to know on a specific
project to be able to understand what is, or
should be, going on! Project Management is a
discipline. Those who do not exercise the principles
of that discipline will see their projects struggle
and often collapse. Therefore, the effectiveness
of project management is as spotty as the variations
in formality
Managing such projects requires expert skills
in managing budgets, people, and processes.
It requires someone who is not only proficient
in project management, but also someone who
understands the highly complex, project-driven
information technology (IT) industry. Some of
the core aspects of Project Management we excel
in are:
- Proposal and RFP Preparation
- Pre-Sales Presentation
- Estimation and Budget Control
- Scheduling and Resourcing
- Project Planning and Reporting
- Software and Web Development Process
- Change Management
- Asset Management
- Motivation and Conflict Resolution
- Risk Assessment and Mitigation
- Requirement Definition
- Functional Specification
- Vendor and Partner Management
- Software Training
- Sign-Off Cycles
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