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  • Consulting Services

    The Problem

    Late deliverables. Uncontrolled spending. Schedule delays. These are just a few of the many warning signs of an at-risk project. When companies recognize these signs, they often turn to project management experts to keep their projects on course. But not all project management organizations are alike.

     

    PMPOC provides immediate project management solutions and -term assistance that can transform the way your company manages projects, enabling you to achieve consistently successful results.

     

    The PMPOC Solution

     

    A focused team

     

    We're focused exclusively on project management-and our people are chosen and trained for that purpose. We attract, develop and retain the highest quality project management professionals in the industry. And we employ a rigorous assurance process to make sure all project management consultants and trainers meet our quality standards-and yours.

     

    Cost-effective solutions

     

    We offer competitive project management training and consulting rates that save you money. And we bid all our engagements on a fixed price basis. You read right, we are so confident in our ability to deliver desired results that once we complete an assessment and baseline an implementation plan we provide a cost and schedule estimate that becomes our pledge with a signed agreement attached.

     

    A one-stop shop.

     

    If you need a complete range of project management services, you can get them all from PMPOC. We offer project management consulting, training and project office development services, led by Project Management Consultants who are certified by the Project Management Institute (PMI).

     

    Flexibility

     

    One size does not fit all. You need a project management solution designed to meet your specific need. We'll match the appropriate project management solution and the best project management consultant to the task at hand.

     

    We provide project management consulting, training and project management services supporting a variety of needs including, but not limited to:

     

    • Mentoring and Leadership
    • Strategic Management
    • PMO Implementation
    • PM Process and Procedures
    • Formal PM Training
    • Portfolio and Program Management
    • PM Tool Implementation
    • Master Scheduling
    • Planning and Scope Decomposition

     

  • Leadership, Mentoring, and Training

    PMPOC recognizes that an organization’s most valuable assets are its people and with a little extra assistance and knowledge can become superior project managers, and deliver the project results that your business needs.

     

    By working closely with your staff, PMPOC personnel provides expert mentoring services enhancing your project management techniques and skills. Our consultants coach your project managers and teams throughout the project lifecycle, from inception to delivery, offering helpful advice and structure from their years of experience. By following Project Management Institute procedures, these Project Management Professionals raise the probability of project success, while leaving you with more experienced and efficient project managers.

     

    Additionally, either through one of our partners or utilizing customized curriculums’ we offer a full range of formal classroom training.

     

    For more information contact us at: info@pmpoc.com

  • PMO Implementation

    PMPOC realizes that as an organizations portfolio of projects grows it becomes the more difficult to realize the full potential of maintaining common project management methodologies and processes. Based on your organization's size, culture, project portfolio, industry, and the maturity of your current project methodology and processes, establishing a Project Management Office (PMO) may provide the best opportunity to maximize the potential benefit.

     

    Again, based on the specific needs of your organization, the PMO can have a wide range of responsibilities and authority, ranging from defining the processes and methodology to controlling the organization's project portfolio as follows:

     

    • Establish and implement a common set of PM processes and methodologies.

    • Provide training, coaching and mentoring.

    • Ensure processes and methodologies are properly implemented.

    • Track and report project status and performance

    • Manage projects and programs.

    • Establish Project Metrics and track performance against established norms.

    • Provide Dashboard views of the Portfolio for Senior Management.

    • Monitor and control the organization's project portfolio.

     

    PMPOC will assess your Project Management practices and methodology, assist in establishing the PMO vision, market that vision, and formulate a desired solution aligned with that vision.

     

    Additionally, PMPOC staff works closely with your organization's key stakeholders to determine the desired enhancements. We will then develop a strategy for Implementation including, processes and deliverables, organizational and cultural impacts, and also staffing requirements.

     

    Finally, PMPOC will develop a comprehensive set of project plans for the implementation of the PMO. We will work closely with your staff, drawing on our years of experience and knowledge of the Project Management Institute’s ”best practices”, to guarantee successful implementation of the strategy and the adoption by the organization of the necessary changes.

     

    For more information contact us at: info@pmpoc.com

  • PM Processes and Procedures

    PMI® defines Project Management is the application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities in order to provide the best opportunity for success. PMI® also identifies five Project Management Process Groups, which are universally applicable to any project: Initiation, Planning, Execution, Monitoring and Control, and Closing

     

    These processes are generally considered project management ”best practices” and are independent of any specific application area or industry focus. Good project management, however, must account for the environmental factors and organizational assets specific to your company. Developing processes and procedures specific to your needs and organization which are based on these universal processes, assures consistency of approach, alignment with strategic goals, and better success rates. Using these process groups, along with their various sub-processes as a guide, your specifically tailored procedures will allow the appropriate knowledge and skills to be applied to your projects during execution.

     

    PMPOC consultants bring the expertise and depth of experience to your organization necessary to develop the organization-specific processes. PMPOC recognizes that integration of good project management practices into your operations requires the appropriate alignment, coordination and application of these processes to the unique goals of your organization. Application of the practices that are “best” for you requires a thorough analysis of all your projects. Through analysis of project size, timing, complexity, and risk, along with organizational and team experience levels, the appropriate application of the various project management processes can be determined.

     

    For more information contact us at: info@pmpoc.com

     

  • Portfolio and Program Management

    PMPOC understands that with limited resources, proper management of an organization’s project portfolio can be critical to the success of the organization. An effective project selection methodology to manage your project portfolio allows your organization to:

     

    • Maximize the return on the application of limited resources.
    • Tightly link your project portfolio to your business strategy.
    • Achieve focus within your organization.
    • Balance the types of projects within the organization.
    • Improve coordination between project teams, functional managers, and upper management.
    • Enhance the communication of priorities.

     

    To accomplish this, successful portfolio management involves more than just the initial selection of projects. It provides a dynamic decision process where the organization’s project portfolio continues to be reevaluated and revised as required. Most review processes are designed to verify that projects that are currently being executed are being done correctly. Effective portfolio management expands this to include criteria which will determine if the correct projects are actually being performed. By applying this criteria to reviews/gates that are performed after specific stages in the project lifecycle, each project can be compared and prioritized against all other existing and potential projects. By consistently applying this criteria across all projects, the process provides a level playing field on which all projects can be objectively assessed and compared. This will then allow your organization to determine the best utilization of your resources going forward, and based on the comparison, projects may be accepted or declined, accelerated, delayed, put on hold, or even cancelled.

     

    PMPOC can help establish a gate process within your organization, including the definition of relevant deliverables and assessment criteria, that emphasizes early identification of data that is operational, reliable, and discriminating to provide for consistent evaluation and selection of projects.

     

    PMPOC can also perform a review of your already established gate process as well as act as independent gate reviewers as part of that process.

     

    For more information contact us at: info@pmpoc.com

     

     

  • PM Tool Implementation

    Project management tools are designed to simplify and improve planning and communication. Through the implementation of these tools and software systems you create a sole location for your project information and ultimately you optimize the planning and control of your projects We have a team of technical consultants with ample experience who will assist you in this deployment.

     

    Right now, Activity has an expert team in Microsoft's EPM solution (Microsoft Project Server, Microsoft Project Portfolio, Microsoft Project Professional and Microsoft Sharepoint)

     

    PMPOC offers project performance audit services  to ensure your project teams are making satisfactory progress toward the project goals. By reviewing all major project metrics – cost, time, scope, and quality of deliverables – PMPOC puts its experience and expertise in project and program management to work for you, freeing your top managers to return to their primary roles. PMPOC project reviews concentrate on:

     

    • Actual project accomplishments and results versus project plans.
    • Revisions to the project plan to reflect accomplishments and to plan for remaining work.
    • Providing early warning on variance in project progress from the project plan, allowing timely and effective corrective actions.

     

     

    PMPOC deliverables from these reviews include:

     

    • Review reports of the activities and work products under development;
    • Updated action items, risks, problems, and issues;
    • Updated plans and schedules;
    • Comparisons of actual to budgeted costs, and continuous comparison to the cost/benefit analysis from project initiation.

     

    For more information contact us at: info@pmpoc.com

  • Master Scheduling

    The most critical element of the project management process is project planning. Failure to adequately plan the project can cause significant problems later in the project lifecycle, potentially resulting in a failed or canceled project. Equally important during the planning process is the definition of the scope of the project and a thorough understanding of the objectives and goals the project is intended to satisfy. Effort spent to define and plan the project and adequately identify the scope is significantly less costly than the time and effort wasted in solving problems created by the failure to do so.

     

    PMPOC understands that adequate project planning is more than just the development of project network diagrams using project management software. Our consultants have experience in addressing and implementing all areas of project planning, Including, but not limited to:

     

    • Project Management Plan Development.
    • Scope Planning and Definition.
    • WBS Creation.
    • Activity Definition, Sequencing and Estimating.
    • Cost Estimating and Budgeting.
    • Schedule Development.
    • Quality Planning.
    • Planning Purchases and Acquisitions.
    • Resource Planning.
    • Risk Planning, Identification and Analysis.

     

    The extent to which these items are addressed, and the sophistication and formality of the process, is a function of the characteristics of the organization and of the specific project. With over 50 years of experience in project management, PMPOC will carefully balance the methodologies, processes and procedures necessary for the success of your specific projects.

     

    For more information contact us at: info@pmpoc.com

  • Planning and Scope Decomposition

    The most critical element of the project management process is project planning. Failure to adequately plan the project can cause significant problems later in the project lifecycle, potentially resulting in a failed or canceled project. Equally important during the planning process is the definition of the scope of the project and a thorough understanding of the objectives and goals the project is intended to satisfy. Effort spent to define and plan the project and adequately identify the scope is significantly less costly than the time and effort wasted in solving problems created by the failure to do so.

     

    PMPOC understands that adequate project planning is more than just the development of project network diagrams using project management software. Our consultants have experience in addressing and implementing all areas of project planning, Including, but not limited to:

     

    • Project Management Plan Development.
    • Scope Planning and Definition.
    • WBS Creation.
    • Activity Definition, Sequencing and Estimating.
    • Cost Estimating and Budgeting.
    • Schedule Development.
    • Quality Planning.
    • Planning Purchases and Acquisitions.
    • Resource Planning.
    • Risk Planning, Identification and Analysis.

     

    The extent to which these items are addressed, and the sophistication and formality of the process, is a function of the characteristics of the organization and of the specific project. With over 50 years of experience in project management, PMPOC will carefully balance the methodologies, processes and procedures necessary for the success of your specific projects.

     

    For more information contact us at: info@pmpoc.com