Project Solution Suite Customisation

Problem

The word is out! Organisations that have a robust project management method are able to deliver change more efficiently and effectively than their competitors. Their clients see that these organisations outperform their competitors, so this organisational competence in project management is a clear differentiator and source of competitive advantage.  And because project management is seen by senior management as an asset rather than a risk, the organisation begins thinking about generating greater revenue by offering to manage their clients' projects.

But how does an organisation with low project management maturity develop a robust project management method?  Software's not the answer.  A method that works for other organisations may create more problems than it solves. Hiring an expert may cause internal conflict, and then you hire another expert with a different approach! Or you can hire a consulting organisation to help you hand-craft an approach that fits you like a glove - but the price tag for such assistance can easily reach $100k.

Solution

In helping Federal and State Government Departments and agencies, multinationals, listed companies, SME, not-for-profit organisations and universities develop organisational project management methods, our consultants are generally told on their first site visit that 'We're different and an approach that works elsewhere won't work here'.  What we've found over the 15 years we've been providing this service is that when it comes to project management, the problems and solutions are the same in all organisations, the differences are in the organisational processes for justifying a project and the interfaces to organisational workflow and governance functions. 

We have gathered the common elements we've implemented into client organisations into our Project Solution Suite.  We offer this as a product suitable out of the box for smaller organisations - we've provided an introduction to the Project Solution Suite for you to check out. But we highly recommend that potential clients also invest in customising and integrating the PSS into other organisational functions. We'll also assist in identifying and supporting internal champions who will nurture and grow the method after our job is done.

Please contact us to discuss how we can help improve your ability to better control projects in your business.