Transition Services
Recommendations are only the beginning of our assistance. Project management, change management, process improvement and vendor management are all ways in which our consultants may assist in implementing the recommendations.
Project Management
Strategic business efforts and the implementation of new technologies both necessitate the use of project management as a critical discipline. Major business improvement projects and new enterprise system implementations can be difficult to manage for many firms. It’s because of this that projects frequently take longer than expected, cost more than anticipated, and fail to deliver on all of their promises.
Large and complex projects are no problem for our specialists, who have handled them before. Project management methods and best practices are in our toolkit, which we use to assure the success of every program and project we work on. Work breakdown structure (WBS) definition; cost/schedule tracking; reporting on project status are all included in the project chartering process.
There are a variety of ways in which our project managers can assist your in-house project manager, either as an advisor or as a coach. To that end, we can assist your business in establishing its own capabilities for handling similar projects in the future.
Management Must Be Structured
More than just project management is required for the successful deployment of a new business initiative or new system. Information systems are used by people, who are both the players in business operations and the users of the technology they support. People must be on board with new procedures and systems if they are to be implemented. Any large company project will be a success if it is effectively managed through a process known as change management.
For example, our experts may help with sponsorship planning, team development and coaching, educational and training initiatives, resistance assessments, as well as public relations campaigns.
Organizational design, skills planning, and talent acquisition can also be provided for clients who require organizational change.
Performance Enhancement
The introduction of a new information system always has a wide impact on the business processes of an organization. Getting a new system up and running successfully requires more than just checking that the technology works. Additionally, the system’s business processes must be changed and improved.
Our process improvement services can be used alone or as part of our assistance with the deployment of new systems.
Assisting with the management of vendors
Our consultants are able to critically evaluate technology solutions because of our absolute independence from technology companies. We are able to assist our clients in managing vendor relationships during implementation because of our independence. In addition to reviewing and evaluating vendor implementation plans and vendor work products, we may also assist in resolving disputes.