Concentric 3 - Program Management

January 7, 2009

Standardized project management methods and best practices

The greatest contributor to project failure can be explained by one factor: “poor project management”

We’ve all heard the statistics: 72% of projects fail, 51% of IT projects exceed budget and deliver on 74% of expected functionality, at least 30% of IT projects are never successfully completed. It all adds up to wasted resources and lost opportunities.

How Can a Program Management Office Help?

Projects have become the organizational building blocks as companies downsize, flatten, and initiate the use of teams as greater means of productivity. The Program Management approach offers significant leverage in achieving results in chaotic times.

	Implementation of a standard methodology and promotion of best practices helps to reduce costs and increase effectiveness
	Accurate and timely information to support decision making which provides improved project cycle time by eliminating barriers and enhancing communication between IT and the business
	Provides a centralized point of contact for targeted company initiatives and allows a centralized group to pull it all together and adjust the organization to the environment

Our approach leads to quicker reactions to opportunities, improved visibility and decision making capability for sponsors, and reduced total solution delivery times.

At Concentric3, our Program Management Office experience can help you implement business and Information Management changes to help your organization meet its goals.

Let us know how we can help.

- No clear or active sponsor
- Poor or nonexistent project plan
- Frequent changes of Project Manager
- Poorly defined roles and responsibilities
- No clear definition of benefits and deliverables
- Poor or no change control
- Changes in the technology during project
- Inappropriate or insufficient skills
- Scope creep

Looking for experienced project managers

We are actively seeking top project managers with experience managing large scale Program and Project Management Offices as well as initiatives in the Supply Chain, Logistics, and Transportation industries. If you’re interested contact us.