What is it?
Failures in projects and programmes are countless. The news media regularly report high profile examples of huge cost over runs, delays and non delivery to the point where it might appear that no project ever succeeds. Most organisations are subject to change and improvement programmes and unprecedented organisational activity is focused on discrete, finite effort designed to deliver business benefits according to a specified business case. Good project management is essential to counter potential failure and control a project through well defined stages to co-ordinate visible activity and achieve desired results.
What we do
We provide a full range of project and programme management services which we tailor to the needs of an individual client and the characteristics of a particular programme/project. We help to create an appropriate framework and process for success then we provide support to justify, initiate, manage and implement the programme/project so that it can be delivered on schedule and to budget, thereby meeting its objectives and realising its benefits.
The following are typical contributions, helping clients:
- To ensure that there is a sound foundation to justify the programme/project: facilitating steering group sponsorship; addressing the commercial elements; and business requirements
- To put component plans and procedures in place to facilitate successful delivery. From the vision statement and blueprint of a programme, thorough its projects portfolio and communications strategy, to project-specific quality/technical/resource plans and procedures for risk and benefit management; we help to prepare the business case and initiation documents that will be used to monitor and control the project
- To ensure that the quality of products and deliverables meets the business expectations and the efficacy of new business processes meets or exceeds service levels
- To make all those involved aware of their responsibilities, committed and able to undertake their tasks effectively. We engender and maintain a partnership between programme/project sponsors, external stakeholders, the programme/project team, staff and professional advisers alike to facilitate informed decision making.
The benefits to you
Over the years, our consultancy team has managed a significant number of programmes and projects in a wide variety of industry sectors. We would have met most problems before which are likely to occur and we have learned our lessons accordingly. We are able to spot issues or risks which could endanger progress early and be quick to resolve or counter them so that their impact on the programme/project is minimised or avoided.
We know what works so, during each phase in a programme/project, while we focus on meeting short-term delivery objectives we always set a sound foundation for future phases so that ensuing, dependent, tasks can be completed efficiently and effectively. Accordingly, we are able to minimise the time and expense of delivery.
Why PKF?
We make appropriate use of best practice guidelines, standards and methodologies. We adopt PRINCE2 as our structured method for projects and PRINCE2-related methodologies for programme and risk management in the absence of standards in a particular assignment. Our policy is to ensure our consultants are qualified as practitioners in one or more of these methods and we invest heavily in ensuring that these skills are maintained and enhanced. Our success is built upon using the best programme/project management techniques allied to the expertise that only experienced professionals can bring.
We have built up a considerable portfolio of common products and templates required on projects and which we are able to reuse after appropriate modification (reducing preparation times). These include requirements specifications, initiation documents, project plans and technical and contractual material.
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