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Project Management
Staffing
Select professionals to support the work assignments. Assign the most qualified personnel to execute the specific activities and tasks issued by the client. Leverage resources to field the best team to do the work. Bring on key personnel and other companies as needed.

Project Plan
Develop a Project Plan (including a Work Breakdown Structure and staffing plan) to accomplish the tasks of the work assignments. Submit to the client for approval.

Deliverables
Provide quality products, on time and within budget. Provide progress reports and briefings to the client as required.

Schedule
Develop schedules and milestones for progress and cost tracking. Schedules will be based on a WBS developed for the various tasks.

Cost
Record, track, report, and proactively manage costs. Our Program Manager will carefully monitor expended resources.

Performance
Manage costs by program/ project management leadership in relation to project progress. Costs incurred must be commensurate with progress.

Change Management
Manage change, assess the impacts, and take appropriate action. Quantify change in terms of staffing and cost; develop and quantify the impacts on the progress and cost schedules.

Quality Assurance
Quality assurance is embedded throughout our management plan. Review elements of the standards, detailed work plans, checklists, or other tools used to accomplish the tasks. Review deliverables and products for content and accuracy. Maintain customer feedback loops.

Risk Management
Manage project risks proactively. Determine the relative exposure in terms of time and cost. Reduce risk to an acceptable level. Plan backups and mitigation.

Communication
Ensure open communication and collaboration with the client. Begin each Project with a Project Definition Workshop (PDW) to bring all stakeholders together to gain a common understanding and mutual agreement/buy-in.

Automated Management Tools
Use Microsoft Project, Primavera Project Office or other customer-approved software for project planning, management, tracking and reporting.
 
Project Management: entails continuous planning, scheduling, budgeting, overseeing performance, evaluating quality and progress, and reporting throughout the life of the project. Key to this function is a close working relationship and continuous communication with our customers. Our project management approach applies the principles and procedures of the Project Management Institute’s (PMI) Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK). The PMBOK is a collection of processes and knowledge areas generally recognized as best practice within the discipline of project management.