SIS can help with part or all of the Project Management Lifecycle. We can setup any of the following processes, review your setup, and train your staff. Or we can do it all for you.
Project Lifecycle
Setup Your Project and Create Your Plan
Define the project.
Define objectives, assumptions, and constraints
Gather all documents supporting your project
Plan the project's activities (keep it broad at this point)
Define phases, milestones, and task
Define responsibilities of project's activities
Estimate the activities' duration
Define the logic and create relationships of each activity
Setup coding based on physical locations, phases, and responsibility
Plan and procure resources
Create estimates, and identify requirements
Start staffing and procurement process taking into consideration all lead time requirements
Schedule refinement
Add the details to the schedule with activity lengths of 2 - 3 weeks
Create layouts, filters and reports
Resource load the project
Setup data collection process
Setup updating, projecting, and reporting process of the schedule
Create and save a baseline schedule
Create a plan and file folder structure on a different computer (backed-up server) for daily/weekly schedule backups
Create revenue curve and cost curve
Integrate with job cost systems
Identify and plan risks, opportunities, and quality
Setup communication and security methods including correspondence and file transfers
Review and fine tune the schedule and all plans
Track and Manage Your Project
Track Progress
Collect data to update the schedule (activities % complete, resources, procurement)
Manage the schedule
Update the schedule
Analyze and identify problems
Track all dates and critical paths
Review logic- constraints, dependencies
Compare schedules for activities ahead or behind schedule (current to previous weeks and baseline)
Prepare status reports (progress, projections, and earned value)
Manage resources
Track resource progress - actual versus planned
Balance workloads
Identify and resolve resources problems, risks, and opportunities
Manage costs
Review cost variances and identify problems, risks, and opportunities
Manage scope
Identify and adjust schedule for changes in scope
Manage risks and opportunities
Identify and respond to new risks and opportunities
