Project and Project portfolios management

The promoters of Naxos Information technology have extensive experience in Project Management. We recognize that good Project management is one of the critical success factors for your projects. Project management relies on methodology, tools and above all, people.

Methodology and standards

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Methodology and tools are your choice. We are selling neither of them. To be most effective your organization must implement a common project management process. You can build one yourself. Or you can adopt (or have adopted) an approach based on one of some established standards:

• Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®), the standard of the Project Management Institute (PMI).
• PRINCE2®, owned by the Office of Government Commerce (OGC) of the UK government
• Tenstep a methodology derived from PMBOK® but detailing the 'body of knowledge' in ten practical processes based on the waterfall model
• ISO100006:2003, Quality management ? Guidelines to quality in project management. Can be combined with PMBOK® for more focus on quality issues that can impact projects. Possible base for auditing the project process.
• Capability Maturity Model Integration(CMMI) a process improvement approach that provides organizations with the essential elements of effective processes.
• Agile specifically addresses software development project. It departs from traditional 'command-and-control' and waterfall model approach. But with different naming, it can be regarded as compatible with PMBOK® as explained by Project management professional (PMP) Michele Sliger. Agile Project Management complements ideally Extreme Programming.

 

Tools

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Naxos Information Technology is agnostic regarding Project management tools as well. We are therefore in better position to provide independent advices.

Many Project Management tools exist with same or different scope, objective and underlying PM methodology. They support at least three core functions: Time management, Resources management and cost management.

Our consultants can adapt to your tools of choice whatever they are:

• Clarity (Niku)
• Primavera
• Artemis
• Compuware Changepoint
• Rational Portfolio Manager
• MS Project
• Projectinabox (available in free community edition and supporting specifically Prince2 methodology)
• ...and many others

People

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As state by the Prince2 manual you must 'Identify the most appropriate project manager for the project'.

Naxos Information Technology is your very apt partner to provide you consultants with the appropriate skills, traits and experience. We strive to find -and upon your request, provide you the right people.

Via a rigorous selection process and our special attention for training our consultants in Projects Management enjoy:

• The experience breadth commensurate to the tasks and relevant for your projects
• The knowledge of your methodology of choice and the necessary skills it requires
• The general management skills you expected, most important for the success of your projects:
  • Leading
  • Communicating
  • Negotiating
  • Problem Solving
• And the common traits of Naxos Information Technology selected personnel:
  • Tenacity
  • Flexibility
  • Dependability
  • Enthusiasm

How can we help you here?

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• Assessing how mature is your project management process.
• Support your selection process in case you come up to the conclusion you must implement or upgrade your Projects Management process. What method suit best your needs and culture? How to tailor it according to the size and the number or your projects?
• Support the implementation of your Project Management process: Organization, procedure, templates and tools.