Information Technology Project Management

Our Project Management services are designed to help you manage your projects throughout the IT lifecycle. Our Project Managers adhere to industry standard and Project Management Institute (PMI) specific methodologies and principles to develop complete project planning that addresses quality assurance and risk control. You'll benefit from our use of Methodologies, Software Engineering Institute (SEI) project methodologies and the principles defined by the Project Management Institute within PMBOK®. Sun project managers can become both partners and mentors in assisting you to deliver successful projects. Through the exchange of information during workshops, leveraging industry best practices and the presence of Project Managers, we can help not only guide a project but also manage the transfer of project management knowledge to your team.

We emphasis on risk management which is a crucial feature of the Project Management service. Before our project managers begin work on your project, we conduct a complete Risk Workshop with you and your partners to develop the foundation for risk planning and administration. Project Management services can help:

- deliver the project on time - so you can start reaping business benefits as early as possible
- provide the expertise to help deliver projects within budget while meeting your customer's expectations - this can mean lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and improved cost effectiveness
- improve your decision-making processes and more efficiently leverage technical resources
- increase your advantage by linking Sun technology and the "best of breed" solutions
- Project Management Specialties - Centers of Expertise
- Our Project Management professionals are specifically trained and often certified in the techniques and skills that can help you deliver projects on time, within budget and that meet your expectations of quality work.
- Our Project Managers must continually demonstrate excellence through quality reviews and certification training by the Project Management Institute.

Your project can benefit from our expertise in these specialized areas:

Risk Management

- We delivers a plan that helps resolve current objectives, identify uncertainties and refine project scope
provides a foundation for tactical and strategic planning sessions
- We analyze each identified risk to assess the impact on schedule, costs, and quality

Risk Workshop

- We bring together our Project Management team, members of your team, and any partners to discuss identified risks
- This workshop sets the foundation for risk planning and administration

Quality Assurance

- Quality begins at project conception
- We develop a plan that incorporates customer standards, organization and methodologies
- We also evaluate project products against this plan

Quality Review

- We conduct a Quality Review (Quality Coaching/Quality Delivery Oversight) Service checkpoint
documents findings and appropriate corrective actions

Program Management Office (PMO)

- We coordinate the development of a Program Management Office and Architecture Review Board
- We review operations to optimize IT systems and processes on an ongoing basis
- We promote the use of best practices during the IT life cycle
- We help identify and mitigate project elements that may impact key service level agreements

Key Benefits

- Successful on time within budget project completion
- Minimal or no risks
- Customer satisfaction