Are your projects running late, or not delivering desired
results? Are they costing more than estimated? Are your key
resources chronically overscheduled?
StoneHenge has Project Management Professionals
(PMP) who can help you assess your current internal project
management and/or software development processes and who can
recommend how to refine them into a more structured,
repeatable methodology that is appropriate for your company's
culture and industry, to alleviate your current "points of
pain".
Project management methodology vs.
software development methodology
A Project Management Methodology covers all the things
a project manager needs to do regardless of the type of
project being executed or the software development methodology
being followed. These project management tasks are:
- Cost Management
- Risk Management
- Scope Management
- Resource Management
- Communications Management
- Quality Management
- Time Management
- Procurement Management
- Integration Management
A Software Development Methodology defines what phases are
necessary and in what order, what activities should be undertaken
in each phase, and defines the roles and responsibilities in each
phase. Typical phases within a software development methodology
are:
- Envisioning (aka Initiation or Discovery)
- Planning (aka Requirements Developing)
- Developing
- Stabilizing (aka Testing)
- Deploying (aka Closing)
For both Project Management and Software Development, a
methodology must first be defined, and then templates should be
created that support the process. Process is a way of doing things
by doing a number of activities in a certain sequence. Templates
are used for the collection of the output of the process that is
being followed.
An organization should have a consistent project management
methodology in place which is indifferent to the types of projects
that are typically undertaken. In this way, people can move
comfortably from applications development, to infrastructure
rollout, to software selection and even to relocating to new
buildings using the same approach. Development of a Project
Management Methodology can be accomplished through the
implementation of a Project Management Office (PMO) or individual
areas can be identified and matured individually.
StoneHenge has Project Management Professional (PMP)
consultants to aid you in the analysis of your current processes to
identify gaps and weaknesses, and to establish a plan to implement
improvements. We can also assist you with ground-up development of
an appropriate methodology for your company based on your industry,
your organizational culture, and the typical size of projects you
execute.
Call or email today to learn more.