Major IT Initiative?
Get expert leadership for projects that are too important to fail!
We manage delivery of complex IT programs that involve major system implementations, integrations, and digital transformations. We are also expert fixers who can put any IT project that’s going sideways back on track.
Not all IT projects are of similar scale and importance. When a major program aims to transform the business – you need a PM with skills and experience to match!
My previous [ERP] implementations were always stressful, and had delayed and bumpy launches. Helping us secure necessary business participation this time made all the difference. Most collaborative and successful launch!
VP of Information Technology
We felt we had many issues with [the project], but [Project Fixers] zeroed in exactly on ones that were causing the business’ discomfort, helped us address them head on, and earned Finance team’s approval to launch.
PMO manager
We were expecting just an audit of plans, logs, and artifacts, but in addition we received thoughtful insight on team dynamics and where our project methods were misfiring – with clear and practical guidance on how to fix both.
Project Manager
How We Efficiently Deliver or Rescue Projects
Upon the review of your initiative, we will present a recommended blend of management resources that your program requires (including your internal team and the managers of your partners / system integrators) and propose skilled resources to fill any gaps that may exist.
If you have a project that’s in trouble, in 30 days we will:
• Provide an independent assessment that identifies true root causes of your project issues and reconciles various opinions of your teams and partners,
• Provide presentation materials and help negotiate executive support for the course correction required,
• Help your team with another month of observation and coaching they need to implement the solutions and get the project back on track.
- Confirm clear and quantifiable definition of project success, its goals and objectives
- Validate Project’s alignment with its originally stated purpose
- Gauge project / organization culture fit, or readiness of the organization to evolve
- Gauge stakeholder alignment on values, their project involvement and commitment to delivery
- Assess efficiency and timeliness of project governance methods
- Confirm effectiveness and thoroughness of planning and management of the work effort, resources, scope, and schedule.
- Review consistency of delivery methods and fitness of collaborative tools; adherence to preferred SDLC’s best practices
- Confirm processes to manage issues and risks
- Assess team skills, capacity, and role / responsibility clarity
- Confirm sufficient business stakeholder bandwidth for participation vs. regular operations
- Observe project meetings, ceremonies and other team interactions and collaboration dynamics
- Review the relationship with vendor / partner / system integrator teams, adherence to their contractual obligations
- Confirm appropriate vendor governance processes and escalation paths are in place
- Validate effectiveness and consistency of enterprise-wide project communications, and alignment with change management plans
- Inspect tools and processes for tracking and reporting project financials
- Review tracking and reports used to monitor project progress, milestone, and schedule adherence.
- Confirm that the architecture and design of the project solution (and to-be business processes and master data affected by the change) are clearly documented, well understood, and accepted by the project team, stakeholders, and the user community
- Audit project deliverables for completeness (given the SDLC method used), quality, cross-reference, and assess their review and acceptance processes
- Assess the efforts to gauge impacts and prepare the people and the organization for the change introduced by the project, including communications, training, and hands-on participation
Get In Touch
Let’s review your program! We will learn about your team and your objectives, and walk you through our delivery methods.
Whether you need assistance with a new program, or an ongoing project that’s stalled, Project Fixers can help! For expert IT Project Management services, please set up time for a complimentary consultation to review your project goals and its current state.
BOOK A MEETINGAbout Us
Battle-hardened PMs
We won’t try to impress you with our PM certifications and degrees. We’re battle-hardened PMs who have delivered and rescued projects of all sizes, facing all kinds of dysfunction. We’re also former senior IT leaders who understand how to successfully deliver enterprise projects in complex cross-functional environments. We’re technically-savvy, high-EQ delivery masters who cut through technical fog as well as through interpersonal tensions and communication breakdown. Whether your project is in finance, supply chain, marketing, HR, sales, manufacturing, or you’re developing a new software product - we’ve done them all!
Who we help?
We support CIOs and PMO leaders who are looking for project leadership of initiatives that are too important to fail. We tackle IT projects of all sizes and types (including implementations or replacements of ERP, CRM, PLM, MES, HCM, BI and other systems, complex system integrations, M&A system consolidations and retirements) across all industries.
50 years
Combined PM experience
75+
Projects Delivered and Fixed
100+
Project Managers and Scrum Masters coached
[Ailing project] was delivered on time, under budget, and with no adverse impacts to the business. 3 more complex projects including an enterprise data management initiative, a complex quote to cash business process overhaul, as well as 2 M&A projects, were all delivered with the highest level of quality and management.
Director of IT
When teams disagree, it takes more than project management competence to get them to the finish line. You also need the personality of a skilled negotiator and a therapist. Dennis is blessed with all those.
Chief Procurement Officer
You might be wondering why large programs often go sideways...
Given how complex modern IT implementations are, it's more common for the project to fail than finish with success.
We find that most root causes of project trouble fall in one or more of the following four buckets below. Let us help you avoid them!
People
- Misalignment or disengagement of stakeholders
- Insufficient business resource commitment
- Project teaming dysfunctions
- Inadequate change management of upcoming transformation
Processes
- Minimal effort to document and communicate future to-be processes
- Limited understanding, or lack of interest in adopting industry best practices
- Inability to shed legacy practices and methods
- Low quality of business requirements
Data
- Insufficient effort of master data definition, analysis and cleansing
- Lack of cross-functional leadership to align and standardize master data
- Limited experience with data migration
- Reporting and BI requirements being an afterthought
Solution and Methods
- Limits in architectural vision and technical expertise
- Solution design not well documented and understood across all teams
- Suboptimal project methods and tools
- Team inefficiencies and collaboration obstacles
Get In Touch
Let’s review your program! We will learn about your team and your objectives, and walk you through our delivery methods.
Whether you need assistance with a new program, or an ongoing project that’s stalled, Project Fixers can help! For expert IT Project Management services, please set up time for a complimentary consultation to review your project goals and its current state.
BOOK A MEETING