Project Management is the discipline that applies knowledge, experience, skills, tools and techniques to a set of disparate activities to ensure that project expectations are met and that the project results in the committed outcome. The project management scope of work includes project scoping, cost, schedule, quality, resources, communications, risk and integration management. These tasks play a fundamental role in achieving the committed project milestones. They must also provide an early warning system that will give the team sufficient time to take corrective action and still achieve budgetary and scheduling requirements.

If your organisation has planned, developed or implemented a technology project, or if you have contracted IT consulting services, you know that planning is important. Having an understanding of the available budget, the financial, functional and strategic impact of the project, and the timetable in which you must complete your technology project is important. But the documented plan is not enough!

Some IT research firms report that only 15% of all technology projects actually conclude on time, on budget and to the satisfaction of the end users, management team and technology professionals.

At Elegant MicroWeb we believe in planning. But, more importantly, we believe in setting reasonable expectations, establishing a practical budget and schedule and engaging proper resources and management techniques to ensure that the project will be completed successfully. We know how to get it done! We are experts in the project management process and we can provide these services to help you with software project management, and assist you with scope management and managing project risk.

We understand and use the most popular, well-respected project management tools, including Waterfall and Agile methodologies. While many IT organizations use project management methodology, the key to success is, first and foremost, in the belief in and adherence to these protocols and the experience to respond rapidly and with appropriate knowledge to resolve issues that threaten the critical path of the project. Global project management is also a challenge. Unless the IT organisation can work with a project plan and remote resources to keep the project on track, the team and process may fail because of poor communication, sluggish response time and an inability to collaborate and make course corrections as required.

Elegant MicroWeb has over a decade of client and partner experience and is expert at the project management process. We deliver best-in-class software products and services on time and within budget to meet the needs of our global clients. Our well-structured project management organisation ensures that every project is conducted in a disciplined fashion, using the latest techniques and methodologies, and involving all stakeholders in the process.

We have vast experience with a range of flexible delivery models, e.g., onsite, offshore and hybrid models that are designed to suit the needs of our clients and provide appropriate alternatives to fit the unique requirements of a project or organisation.

The Elegant MicroWeb project team uses the most suitable project management methodology for every project. One such technique is a sequential software development process, aptly named the Waterfall methodology. This technique follows the project from conception, through initiation, analysis, design and validation, construction, testing and maintenance. It is a cascading process that assumes phase dependency and moves to the next phase only when the preceding phase is completed. It places significant emphasis on documentation in every phase. Without appropriate experience, the IT professional may get ‘lost’ in the process and the project will grind to a halt. The Elegant MicroWeb team is skilled in the use of Waterfall and can structure the project phases and expectations so as not to create burdensome ‘over processed’ project management guidelines and goals.

The Elegant MicroWeb team is also skilled in the use of the AGILE project management methods and techniques

The merits of any and all of the project management techniques are diverse and one technique may be more appropriate than another for a particular project. Perhaps more critical than any other project management task, is the ability to assess project and organisational requirements and select the appropriate project management tools and methods for each specific project.

The Elegant MicrowWeb project management process involves

• Identifying and optimising competing demands for functionality, schedule, budget, risk and quality
• Reconciling the needs of stakeholders with the expectations for the project
• Delivering outcomes associated with user requirements and approved benefits

We provide an integrated framework for project organisation, planning and control to achieve

• Timely, cost-effective production of all output
• Optimum standards of quality
• Prescribed benefits for which investment was intended