'Win-Win' is essential for all stakeholders - The Management process must respect and support the
diversity of business 'drivers' and recognize that Individual success is not mutually exclusive of Project success. Project
Management must create and enforce a non-adversarial environment in which the business needs of all stakeholders are respected
while aligned with and integrated into the Project's success factors.
Success begins Early - By Creating the Conditions for Success, we begin our projects with the right resources and processes that
ensure success. Prevent problems rather than solve them!
You have to Measure it in order to Manage it - We believe projects must have measurable success metrics that are then compared
with accomplishments and effort to indicate performance.
It's more important to know where you're headed than where you've been - We advocate and support Earned Value methodologies to
enable 'early warning' and trend analysis based upon performance.
Thinking beyond the 'Project' - There is a difference between a successful project execution and a successful
project. Organizations initiate projects based upon long-term benefits. Decisions regarding scope, quality, Value Management,
etc., will have impacts upon long-term operating parameters as well as life-cycle benefits derived from the project, and must be
considered holistically.
Our methodologies and processes are executed in accordance with these core values and beliefs. We have developed and
incorporated 'best practices' to ensure that these key management attributes are in-place and fully functional.
Create the Conditions for Success - We create a comprehensive and easily understood Basis of Estimate
(cost and time), and a Project Execution Plan that clearly identifies tasks, goals, a 'roadmap' for getting there, and
responsibility assignments.
Manage Conflict and Optimize Goals - Stakeholders often have different and conflicting incentives. Contractors
have an incentive to build quickly. Architects have an incentive to issue drawings that are without error and with no risk for
field 'rework', taking more time. Conflicts like this must be optimized by management through 'business rules' that best support
project goals.
Establish and incorporate measurable success metrics into Execution Plans, then compare results against plan and effort. This
methodology permits analysis of performance, not just status - and enables early warning of performance issues in time to be
acted upon.
Offer Alternatives and Recommendations - We don't just tell you 'what' is happening, we tell you 'what it means',
'why it's happening', and 'what should be done'. We perform 'What if' and Alternative Strategies analyses - and recommend
appropriate solutions or improvements.
Implement Communications and Feedback systems - Our reporting processes get the right information to
the right people at the right time. Information - not just data!
Create appropriate Expectations - By basing the Execution Plan and Budget upon realistic capabilities and proven
strategies.
Manage Expectations - Through rigorous enforcement of performance and contractual requirements, Change Management
protocols manage expectations and defend against Scope 'creep', ensuring that the Project is delivered in accordance with
established quality and functionality standards.
Deliver Expectations - By monitoring performance, demanding compliance with plan, and working proactively to
mitigate or overcome difficulties met along the way, we see that promises are kept.
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