Example: Improvement in the Project Control in the whole company

[An example for Project Based Management  to improve the project control inthe whole company. ]

SITUATION
* Medium-sized Consultancy, approximately 30 employess.
* Projects with 5-100 consulting days, Project duration between 1 and 24 months.
* High quality of the project work, low profitability and unstable resource management.



TASK
* Development of appropriate measures for long-term quality control in project management.


METHOD
* Evaluation of the current situation on the basis of document analysis.
* Computer supported collection process based on the criteria of the 'Project Excellence Model'.
* Manual / handbook supported interviews with those responsible for projects, project members, multi-project managers and management considering the EFQM-demands.
* Description of the overall picture [Actual] and the development of recommendations [Theoretical] for the multi-project management in the whole company.
* Development of company specific standards for the project management.
* Changes in the management structures,responsibilities and consequences, as well as the reporting and controlling processes, to safeguard the success of the PJM-Standards.



RESULT
* Binding installation of the jointly developed and accepted company specific standards for Project management.
* Reduction of redundancies and conflict costs.
* Stronger negotiating position with customers.
* Optimizing the value-added chain, especially at interfaces / points of contact.
* Satisfied project leaders.

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