Effective project management is an important component to managing each of our engagements. SH consultants not only utilize project management techniques in our engagements but have also assisted clients with implementing a project management structure for managing their in-house projects. We have assisted our clients with the following:

• Developing a program management office that has overall responsibility for managing a portfolio of projects

• Conducting project management training

• Conducting training on effective use of Microsoft Project

• Developing and deploying project management tool-sets, including:
• Issues tracking database
• Project workplans
• Milestone tracking database
• Project reporting tools, including status reports and flash reports

• Developing business cases including
• Project objectives and scope
• Project workplans
• Project organization charts
• Cost benefit analysis including one-time and recurring costs
• Risk assessments

• Assisting with implementation of a knowledge repository

• Assisting with running the project management office, including assisting project managers with updating project workplans, issue tracking and milestone tracking

• Assisting with budget to actual expense tracking and financial reporting

• Assisting with analyzing go no go decisions on go-live

• Assisting with developing a detailed go-live plan

• Assisting with identifying risk mitigation strategies for go-live