Project Management Services: Delivering lasting change

Aligning projects to the organisation’s strategy

We can support your business management and project staff in the production of a robust business case which will allow a rational appraisal of the soundness of the investment.

Identifying the key stakeholders and their involvement in the project or programme is crucial to ensuring success and keeping the initiative aligned to business strategy. We can provide techniques and tools to maximise success.

There needs to be a strong focus on benefits throughout the project or programme life-cycle, and we can facilitate this by assisting with benefits modelling workshops, benefits profiling and helping create benefits realisation plans.

Setting up organisational structures

Ensuring that your business approach to the running of projects and programmes survives depends on there being an embedded change culture supported by robust organisational elements. We have experience in helping clients identify how they will create a lasting legacy.

Programme/project/activity– which is it? One of the key success factors for efficient change initiatives is to determine what level of change is being defined. There are methods for managing at programme level, at project level and as part of business as usual. Getting the right level of governance at the start is crucial. We have techniques which will provide the management with confidence that the right structure is in place.

For lasting effect, it may be appropriate to set up a programme or project support office to provide a permanent organisational focus for local best practice and lessons learned. It can also provide a safe haven for new project staff to get experience in a supportive environment.

Local best practice

We can help codify the good practices being carried out currently in the business. Many organisations have pockets of best practice which just needs some overarching framework to provide a coherent approach.

As part of the local best practice definition, we can provide insights into the world’s leading methods, such as ‘Managing Successful Programmes’ and Prince2, and provide clarity and understanding about the appropriateness of the professional bodies such as APM and PMI.

Training needs and fulfilment

When reviewing the best ways to improve local practices it may be necessary to provide training interventions. We can identify what training is necessary and via which approach, whether it be trainer delivered in a classroom, e-learning or self-study.

Delivering training

We provide a core set of project and programme training courses which can support any change initiative. Many of these courses are accredited and hence can provide independent assessment of trainee performance. Examples include PRINCE2 and APMP.

Performing project and programme audits

During the execution of any project or programme there will be the need for independent audits and reviews. We have both run and provided support to these activities.

We can provide informal health checks on projects and programmes, reporting back to the sponsoring management.

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