Saiko Project Management Methodology

Only 29 % of all IT projects are finished on time and on budget. (Standish Group 2005) Then, 71 % of all IT projects are missing the mark and failing. Why? These poor numbers are often the result of four major disconnects.

1. The project was not allotted the proper resources to get the job done.
2. The project was lacking in forethought and planning.
3. The project was rushed.
4. The project did not stay on track and fell out of scope.

To avoid these problems and to provide our customers products and services that are done on time and on budget, Saiko uses an industry accepted Project Management methodology that works.

INITIATE

Saiko develops a project statement with you that is a GPS for the project. It defines the:

• Business Case - the business issue(s) at hand
• People - groups involved
• Charter - high level view of the project
• Milestones - phase review
• Expected Results - final results and wins from the project

A plan is a blueprint for the project and building a list of requirements is the footing and foundation. These requirements include;

• Scope - project size, people involved, related projects, related systems
• Timing - project start and finish, timeframe, estimated hours
• Quality - project standards and targets; deliverables
• Risk - list potential project problems, actions to limit/prevent them
• Budget - project dollars, change dollars

The plan must also have a definitive listing of the resources being dedicated to the project and can include:

• Saiko staff - providing experience and expertise in the project’s platforms, applications and tools.
• Client staff - assigned resources from your internal group to assist
• Partner staff - specific expertise from Saiko partners

EXECUTE and MANAGE

Saiko controls and monitors the project from start to finish. Properly managing a project requires attention to:

• Time
• Costs
• Quality
• Issues
• Risk
• Change

ADAPT and CHANGE

'Scope creep' is a term that strikes fear in senior IT and Financial executives alike. A change management process needs to be set in place at the outset that can ;

• Identify - uncovering changes
• Process - logical steps to make changes happen
• Feasibility - do these changes make sense within the scope?
• Approval - yes or no
• Schedule - added to the project plan
• Impact - timing? costs? quality

COMPLETION

Closing includes the formal acceptance of the project and the transition to the client. Administrative activities include documentation, the archiving of files and listing lessons learned. In some situations, Saiko can take on the scheduled maintenance of certain programs and services

Our years of experience have taught us to take the time and make the effort up front to build a concise detailed project plan. The results speak for themselves with our base of customers and the premise of our organization; Trusted.IT.Solutions.

Contact us at info@saikoconsulting.com or by calling 860-664-1936 for more information.