IT Programme and Project Management

Market disruptions and increasing cost containment continue to increase management focus on quality designed, properly executed and well timed technology spending aligned to organisational priorities to minimise potential downside risk and maximise measurable technology investment returns.

By leveraging our global experience in project and program management, capabilities spanning multiple industries, and technological and business expertise, we are uniquely positioned to help you ensure your projects are professionally managed and executed. We help you make sure that you are provided with an independent holistic and detailed view of project progress, potential risks, and required success factors.

We provide you with the ability to deliver the right project at the right time while closing down those that no longer add value. We as your trusted independent advisor can help to organise, assess, and help deliver your projects to achieve your project and business objectives.

IT Programme and Project Management

Scoping, planning and change control
Organization and governance support
Budgeting, forecasting and financial management
Resource assessment and management
Risk and issue identification, assessment and management
Benefits and performance measurement, definition and management
Reporting, communications and stakeholder management
Change management and training
Dependency management

Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Project Quality Assurance

Performing a gate review on each key implementation phase through commentary and recommendations on deliverables and steps conducted throughout the SDLC.
- IT General Control (ITGC) for technical requirements, hardware & software design, environment, system monitoring and maintenance.
- Data quality control for data requirements, data mapping, data conversion and validation, data monitoring and maintenance.
- Interface control for interface requirements, design, validation, monitoring & maintenance.
- Testing control for test strategy, test approach, test plan, user validation and decision for go/no-go.
Reviewing projects along its life-cycle to identify risks and provide mitigation recommendations.
Ensuring projects align business and IT strategies.
Reviewing whether the business case will be able to deliver the desired results.
Assessing the project management process and determining where it stands within the project management maturity model and what the priorities and next steps should be.

IT Vendor Management

Advising on key vendor management and monitoring activities.
Performing a gate review on vendor deliverables at each project phase.
Providing project management expertise in either a lead or support role to monitor vendor implementation.
Providing project office expertise in either a lead or support role to monitor vendor implementation.
Advising and providing commentary concerning vendor contracts.

IT Portfolio Management

Advising on portfolio management – making sure projects match business strategy.
Reviewing project portfolios to help prioritise projects based upon strategic objectives and delivery capabilities
Determining quantitative and qualitative relative risk and value attributes of each project within the portfolio to support key decision-making.