Services

Project Management
 

Being able to understand and tailor Project Management for a company is complicated and requires skills and understanding that span Business and Project environments.
 

Services will be specifically scoped for your organisation, however some common areas where our consulting services are supplied are listed below.

Project Management Office

Establishment, processes, templates, governance, operations and integration with the business.

Project Start-up Workshops

Seeks common understanding with stakeholders and aids in getting the project started efficiently.

Project Performance Planning and Assessment

Depending on the phase the project is in this includes establishing effective project controls, project health checks, project reviews and independent project or business case assessments.

Organisation Project Management Capability

Assessment of current capability, development of project management improvement plan, training and education, project selection and resource management processes.

Organisation Management of Projects

Review of project selection and governance environments and processes, establishment of reporting, roles and responsibility within the organisation and management and/or steering committee education.

Recovering Underperforming or Failing Project

Assessment of current position, options for recovery or closure of project, Independent advice and hands on assistance to get project back on track quickly.

Supporting Project Managers

Competency assessment and provision of coaching or specific skills development for Project Managers.

Supplier evaluation and selection

Review and process development for selecting Suppliers that achieve desired project outcomes.

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Management Services and Workshops

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Overview

Value Realisation Group (VRG) is a group of senior practitioners with both breadth and depth of industry experience in functional and cross functional management, project management, consulting and education. We assist organisations to obtain value from their planning, management approaches, initiatives, ensure alignment with strategic objectives and improve operational effectiveness.

Our consulting is designed to build skills and capability within the organisation for sustainable improvement.

 

Management Consulting

Our aim is to work with you to develop or improve your processes, interactions and internal capability so you can achieve higher business value. We have a range of experience and a variety of techniques including the interactive executive workshops. We apply systems thinking and its tools to allow us to identify root causes of problems together, so that we can identify and implement practical and effective solutions., However we do not approach organisations with preconceived ideas, instead our services are specifically scoped for your organisation. Some of the more common areas where our consulting services are applied are listed below.

 

Services area

Service description

Benefits Assessment

Provide a process of how you can assess and plan benefits from programs and projects and then monitor their achievement during the development and implementation phases

Business and Operational Risk Assessment

Assistance with assessing risk and developing a process for undertaking this activity in your organisation. This may involve the recognition of a need for Business Continuity and Contingency Planning 

Feasibility Studies, and Business Cases

Review, develop or assist with studies or cases for your organisation which may include working with or establishing processes and templates for business cases.

Framework for Managing Strategic Initiatives

Develop a framework for your organisation to identify and launch strategic initiatives utilising portfolio and program management

Bid Management Services

Streamline, manage or advise of the process to develop bids or proposals to minimize the cost and disruption of bids and maximize the likelihood for success

Change Management Planning

Identify organisational environment, personnel and process impacts, design communication and education programs allowing change to be achieved in real terms.

Portfolio Planning and Management

Facilitate Portfolio Management and master control processes to ensure effective communication with the business and integrating business impact and benefit awareness at the highest levels.

Business Metrics and Controls

Review, identify and align the key performance indicators for the business from the strategic goals and vision to the individuals, and establish effective monitoring and control procedures.

Business Practice Reviews

Reviews business practices and operations across functional areas or business units to determine potential improvement as well as the degree of consistency of business practices across the organisation.

Strategic Sourcing and Supply Chain

Assess strategic sourcing arrangements and opportunities (including outsourcing), supply chain principles and optimize work flow (to minimizing cost of goods on hand) through effective supply chain management.

Organisation Project management capability improvement

Planning the implementation of improved PM practices in the organisation. Review organisation maturity and align an appropriate competency model.

Develop Project Management methods, structures, culture and management controls suitable for the organisation

 

Management Courses and Workshops outlines

The course lecturers are experienced presenters who are also practitioners with hands on experience in the subject matter. Each course is highly interactive, provides hands on case studies and encourages discussion of the issues in your organisation context. We provide detailed workbooks and use a case study or mini case scenarios to allow participants to apply the principles to real life situations.

Profile of Attendees: Attendees for the courses range from Executives, Functional or Business Unit Managers, Program Managers, Product Managers, Account Managers, Portfolio Managers, Senior Project Managers, Strategy Planners and Finance personnel. All courses can be tailored to the specific audience. 
 

Course Name

Description

 

Project Management for Executives

Designed for Executives and Managers, this course provides an understanding of the benefits and approaches to using Project Management to achieve strategies, improvement or change within an organisation

 

Managing Risk in Business Decisions

The basic foundations of qualitative and quantitative risk management: - establishing a risk management process, planning and identifying risks, performing risk assessment, developing and implementing risk responses

 

Feasibility Studies and the Business Case

How to evaluate and justify a project: structure of a business case, business vs technical evaluation, quantitative cash flow methods, non-quantitative methods, specialist analysis tools, what-if (sensitivity) analysis

 

Making the IT Business Case

Covers the entire process involved in preparing a business case or feasibility study for an IT project, linking the technical justification to the expectations of the business users and executives who will approve it.

 

Bid and Proposal Management

How to plan for and deliver bids in a tight timeframe, roles and responsibilities in the bid team, commercial issues to be considered, risk analysis, proper costing of bids, and developing solutions that meet client needs

 

Client Management

How to work with Clients in win-win approach to ensure that Clients are satisfied with services or product delivered by the Supplier

 

Managing Supplier Relationships

Detailed coverage of complete procurement life cycle, from initiation to contract administration, including tendering process, contract development, negotiating and techniques for sharing risk with Suppliers

 

Establishing Effective Project Management Offices

Roles & responsibilities of Establishing, Managing and Leading Project Management Offices. tools and techniques including repository & framework, making changes to organisation culture, on-going development of PM practice, monitoring project portfolio

 

Developing Organisation Project Management Competency

Organisation PM maturity components, Project Governance, Organisation culture including learning, implementing suitable organisation model for managing projects

 

Managing Strategic Initiatives

Provide a Framework for Portfolio Management and Program Management that links Projects to Business strategy, Project selection and monitoring, Portfolio and Program Management tools & techniques including implementation issues.

 

Business Process Innovation

Using business process design and change to innovate the approach to business. Topics include background to processes, process architecture, templates and techniques for developing processes, implementing processes, practice workshops

 

Business Ethics and Policies

What are ethics in business and how do they relate to the organisation, key policies for the organisation, behaviours and professionalism in the workplace, business etiquette, cultural sensitivities and working with different cultures.

 

Knowledge Management

How to leverage knowledge within multi-location organisations.  Topics include explicit and tacit knowledge; intellectual property (IP); knowledge as networks; communities of practice; information repositories and systems; sponsorship and rewards, and how knowledge management is evolving in the 21st century

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you are interested in any of our services above please email your details to us and we will contact you by return mail


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