It is our aim to help you to use Project Management tools and techniques to their best advantage by providing the right level of detail for your business.

All project methodologies use a framework which divides work into manageable sections, or phases. We recommend starting with 5 major phases: Opportunity; Definition; Planning; Execution and Closure, which provide key decision points in the process where approval to continue is required.

The 5 Phases:

• Opportunity: An initial business case is developed providing a cost/benefit analysis. An approval is gained to proceed and a priority is then assigned against other business requirements.

• Definition: The business case is scoped out with respect to constraints and assumptions, together with assigning the method of approach and proposing resource requirements. This allows a more accurate costing and schedule to be prepared, which must be reviewed against current business commitments and approval provided to proceed.

• Planning: The tasks are qualitatively and quantitatively specified and scheduled in detail. This minimises the impact to operational requirements, ensuring efficiency of approach and allows the most accurate assignment of resources and costs providing another decision point for comparison with current requirements.

• Execution: The plan is now being implemented. This is where the project uses the maximum resources and requires a continuous level of monitoring and control to ensure that the business advantage is obtained on time and on budget.

• Closure: Ensures that the work completed meets with customer requirements; that operational changes are institutionalised, and that there is a learning process so that future projects can be improved.
  

All Programme and Project Management (PPM) is based on the above principles and these will be developed accordingly depending on the nature of the work and its complexity. It is also important that these phases are completed as quickly and efficiently as possible and there are many techniques involved within Project Management to allow this to happen......

......We can help manage tasks and resources. We can help set up systems and procedures. We can help institutionalise processes and provide organisational structures focussed on continuous improvement ideals. .....all we ask is that you provide the climate for change and the willingness to succeed.