Project Management Practice

Project Management is increasingly being seen in the marketplace as the most critical component of project success. Project Management focuses on execution, including work done and deliverables produced. Project management leadership is a highly desirable and sought-after skill as intense global competition demands that new projects and business development be completed on time and within budget. APC’s Project Management Practice is designed to deliver the Project Management professionals who can bring the tools, methodologies, and processes for managing large programs and projects.

A project manager is ultimately responsible for the successful delivery of the technical project. This role is often multifaceted and requires multiple functional disciplines and in some cases technical abilities. The Project Manager directs, controls, administers, and regulates a major project or new program. The Project Manager is the individual ultimately responsible to the customer. The Project Manager’s primary responsibility is to drive the entire project effort from initial program definition and planning through implementation. The Project Manager must ensure that the program or project is completed on schedule and that the final product meets the business, technical, and established quality requirements. We deploy experienced project management professionals to build competencies into project teams through training and mentoring.

A few of the essential responsibilities on a project are:

• Accountable for the approval and sign-off of the Project Plan with customer representatives and all affected project stakeholders.
   
• Accountable for management of scope for the project and gaining agreement and approval of scope changes with customer representatives and affected stakeholders.
   
• Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders and customer representatives.
   
• Direct work planning and scheduling design work.
   
• Manage, and track the project progress against the Project Plan.
   
• Serve as the primary point of contact for all program-related issues and resolution of issues.
   
• Coordinate and present proposals to Service Control, Customer Service, and client as necessary.
   
• Identify and manage project risk and develops risk mitigation strategies, track to closure.
   
• Ensure Team Leads adjust and revise estimates when necessary.
   
• Anticipate issues and proactively address them. Resolve conflicts with sensitivity and tact.
   
• Coordinate the establishment of project standards and program specific procedures with Team Leads.
   
• Responsible for project compliance with standards and procedures.
   
• Responsible for the capture and reporting of required project management metrics.
   
• Responsible to tailor and baseline all Provide Service checklists, and program templates.
   
• Develop and facilitate achievement of Project service commitments and performance metrics.
   
• Ensure that deliverables provide value and support the strategic direction of the project and meet service commitments; conduct reviews with Customer Services and Service Control.
   
• Accountable for the Final Project Management Evaluation Review with stakeholders for approval upon program completion.
   
• Communicate effectively with customers, clients, and software/hardware suppliers as appropriate.
   
• Identify and track issues.
   
• Balance workload with project members’ capacity.
   
• Communicate to team members how their work assignments relate to and help achieve project objectives.
   
• Plan project specific training and orientation needs.
   

APC Project Management Professionals:

• Engagement Managers
• Solutions Delivery Managers
• Practice Managers
• Program Managers
• Project Managers
• Project Coordinators

Select Certifications:
APC project management professionals have some of the industries top certifications and recognitions based on their achievements, education, and training. These include:

CMM PMI
SEI PMP

Methodologies:

• How is your project going?
• What challenges are you facing?
• What is the biggest challenge to successful delivery of your project?
• How can you deliver on time and to specification?
• How do you plan to deliver?

Job Seekers:
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