Methodologies

A Project Management Methodology (PMM) is a framework of guiding principles, processes, practices and methods used in the planning and implementation of projects. In its simplest form, a PMM in your organisation will be made up of folders, documents and templates for Project Initiation, Project Planning, Project Execution and Project Close Out.

At STONHOUS, we design and implement customized PMMs. A customized PMM is a methodology specifically designed to suit your business operations and sector.

The Benefits and Value of a Customized PMM:

1. Reduce time spent completing project deliverables.

2. Decrease cost by saving time and effort without having to reproduce documents for every project.

3. Minimize change, risks and issues by defining your project properly before it starts.

4. Assure quality of deliverables, increasing your likelihood of meeting the customer’s requirements.

5. Monitor and control the project more efficiently, especially during the execution phase.

6. Manage suppliers more effectively with comprehensive supplier contracts.

7. Improve staff performance by clarifying roles, responsibilities and delivery expectations.

8. Increase the likelihood of overall project success.

Clients who approach us for help typically have the following issues:

1. They want to demonstrate value to clients, stakeholders, investors and funding institutions.

2. They have just started implementing projects and want a customized PMM to suit their operations.

3. They already have a PMM and they want to improve it.

4. Their organisation is growing and they want a customized PMM that compliments the expanding structure.

5. They want to deliver successful project outcomes by reducing costs, risks and time.

Our starting point is a review of the client’s business operations and project delivery system so that we develop the most appropriate methodology.

The PMM defines the following key aspects of project implementation:

1. What to do: define the project scope, project resources, project approvals.

2. When to do: project programme, when to allocate resources, when to report to the client, when to review project performance.

3. How to do: how do we manage the project, manage the programme, manage risk, manage change.

4. Who is doing: project roles responsibilities clearly defined.

5. How are we doing: project monitoring and controlling; project costs and project resources.

6. Are we finished: have we achieved the objectives and deliverables, is the client satisfied with the outcome.

On completion of the customized Project Management Methodology, we will provide the following deliverables designed to your specific business requirements:

1. A customized Project Management Methodology presented to you in the form of folders and documents.
2. Customized templates for every phase of project delivery applicable to your projects lifecycles.
3. A set of guidelines to help you understand the customized Project Management Methodology, documents and templates.

4. Optional training for your staff who can also train your project teams.

Get in touch today and our team of Project Management specialists will help you with customized solutions that are consistent with your business operations.