Project Management

Multi-Country, Multiple Projects

Audit on Full Project Life Cycle and Project Gap Analysis

GPN can provide such services because we strongly believe that conducting an audit is imperative to assess the project or program health. Regular audit sessions ensure that a project’s management is synchronized with the established project objectives and governance principles. The audit should also provide an accurate picture on any project life cycle phase in regards to the project expenditures, schedule, quality of work and the risks.

Various teams and organizational resources are involved in the execution of a project and to measure each of them using a standard assessment tool may not provide the most accurate results. Under those circumstances an audit becomes an honest assessment of team and individual performances and their ability to execute assignments to achieve short and long term project results.

Common characteristics of an audit will cover;

  • Alignment between business objectives and projected project outcomes
  • Clearly-defined phases and sub-processes through a project’s lifecycle
  • Strategic project management tools for organizing and monitoring every project phase
  • Delegation of responsibilities to ensure that each project phase is in agreement with the critical project objectives and key stakeholders

Conducting periodic audits ensures that project-related risks are avoided. Usual risks that affect project performance are;

  • Practices that defy cost-management and make the project economically unfeasible
  • Non-adherence with the project plan or organizational practices
  • Inability to keep-up with time-specific deadlines
  • Over or under-evaluation of the availability of resources
  • Presence of team personnel who are not qualified for the project environment

All organizations have various project-related processes and these should be audited. GPN will provide the appropriate team to perform an accurate audit that will give an honest assessment of a current project or any program gaps and offer up appropriate recommendations.

Project Management Consulting

Our consulting team can cover any aspect of project management within your organization.

Methodologies and standards vary in today’s global project management environment. In most companies several project methodologies for different project types are often necessary.

GPNs’ professional consulting services help you select and implement the right methodologies and standard to reach your business objectives and goals. Our team can provide help to assess your current stage, including; project management maturity, business compliancy requirements, the cultural context, the current operations status and the business objectives.

The following are a few of our management consulting services:

Portfolio Management – defining, structuring and implementing strategies to gain a better understanding of the projects individual contribution to the company’s strategy and the value you expect to derive from these projects. We can facilitate the establishment of a portfolio management system that includes a tailored selection process to manage the company’s priorities.

  • Performance Management – assessing the effectiveness of functional areas through the project life cycle including defining appropriate metrics that will increase support from all key stakeholders and ensure that business outcomes are achieved.
  • Project Deliverable Model – developing strategic models to help your organization to define the appropriate standards and methodologies that will speed up organization execution and deliver the best value within the company’s value chain.
  • Project & Business Alignment – working with your projects, programs or portfolios our teams can assess the alignment of the projects outcomes with the company’s strategy and objectives (part of business value-based project management).
  • Project Management / Tools and Software Selection – working with your environment and assessing the product selection base for your specific project management requirements.
  • Outsourcing Assessment – assessing your strategy and helping you determine the business case for outsourcing. We can also review your current outsourced arrangements for gaps identification and provide recommendations for improvement.
  • General Management Consulting – partnering with you throughout any project life cycle and helping your organization overcome performance problems.

Project Management Office (PMO) Assistance and Solutions

Consistent project management practices are a key factor in the success of projects delivery and therefore influences the organization return on asset utilisation. Establishing a Project Management Office (PMO) enables you to set up best practices and achieve consistency across all projects.

Setting realistic and achievable goals in implementing a PMO’s structure and consistency will have to take into account the current organization maturity, culture and structure. The standards and methodologies selection will mostly depend on the business requirements and the client’s industry.

Our professional team can suggest and implement the project leading practices that apply in a dynamic Project Management Office.

The following PMO services on offer include;

  • Project Management Maturity Assessment
  • PMO Review / Audit
  • PMO Strategy
  • PMO Governance
  • PMO Implementation / Transition
  • PMO Operation

Project Management Staffing

We are able to staff project management requirements on a temporary or full time basis. Our experience and expertise allows us to recruit and select candidates that will fit the strategic needs and culture of your organisation.

Project and Office Management Outsourced Services

As part of its services, GPN can offer managed services for a specific project or for a Project Management Office (PMO). Our team will evaluate and create a value proposition based on our Project Delivery Model that considers the organizational constraints, the culture and the business value chain.

For a dedicated project, program or a permanent project office, GPN will provide a centralized project support office that can include portfolio management (with people who would manage the resources), scope management, risk management and operations for the projects.

Flexible services

Depending on the business requirements, these services can sit alongside your existing project delivery organisation or it can be a stand-alone capability delivering against a particular strand of work.

In its simplest form, for small levels of demand, the service would provide one or more Project or Program Managers actively engaged in the delivery of your projects. Our services contain standard project management software and tools to manage the entire project or program visibility across multiple locations or countries.

Our Approach

GPN will initiate the scoping with the client and identify the project methodology and standard required to fulfil the client’s priorities and governance compliancy. The formal definition of the statement of work and the value proposition will be submitted for the client’s approval.

The following steps will be the implementation execution activities that will be described in the value proposition.

We monitor our services throughout the project life cycle and on a permanent basis with the key stakeholders for the duration of our contractual agreement.

Benefits of our services

Our services are flexible, offering tailored project delivery services that correspond to your specific needs to provide:

  • Increased utilisation of contract resources
  • Improved flexibility and agility of contract resource utilisation
  • Protection of knowledge capital invested in contract resources
  • Standardized tools and processes to support the delivery and reporting frameworks
  • Create capability to project with predictability for success
  • Measurable benefits realisation and assessment
  • Precise reporting that meets your company’s governance principles

Project Management Training

One key success factor in securing project or program results is training your leaders and teams. They must be equipped with practical methods and applications for the project management life cycle processes, including project governance and change management. This will underpin the project management plan and drive the desired business outcomes. Training assists organisations to significantly increase the project environment efficiency and consistency throughout the project phases.

GPN partner with high quality certified trainers.

 

For cross-cultural expertise and international project management, contact project management consultants, GPN today.

You can also use our Contact Form to send us your details.

 

Global Projects Network Pty Ltd
Serving Australia, Asia & the Pacific

Management Consultancy and Project Management

 
Management Consultancy + Project Management
 Management Consultancy+ Project Management