Our approach to your project
At ICG, we have capable and knowledgeable Project Managers. We will help you reach your goals by guiding you through our project methodology. Our Project Managers utilize the PMI concepts to ensure successful results on time and on budget.
Prepare
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Define Scope We will work with you to define the scope of the project including resources, budget, timeline, and objectives
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Risk Identification Our team will perform a risk analysis to identify potential gaps and threats to the project
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Project Blueprint In preparation for your project, we will prepare a project blueprint to outline goals and objectives
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Approval Prior to moving forward with the project, we will seek your approval of the project blueprint
Plan
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Plan Kick-off We will meet with your team to review the project blueprint and objectives
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Refine Scope During the planning phase, we will refine the scope of the project to include any new information
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Risk Assessment As new information becomes available, our team will preform a risk analysis to identify any new threats
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Refine Project Plan Our project managers will refine the plan to reflect any changes to scope, resources, budget, or goals
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Approval Prior to moving forward with the project implementation, we will seek your approval of the project plan
Execute
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Manage Scope During the execution phase, we will manage the scope of the project to ensure milestones are on track
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Monitor and Control Risk Our Project Managers will maintain the pulse of the project to monitor and control risk
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Manage Project Execution The execution of plan will be efficiently managed from inception to completion
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Gain Project Acceptance We will work to provide necessary education and training to ensure project acceptance
Launch
- Prepare Go-Live Plan Our Project Managers will prepare a plan to outline the detailed tasks to be assigned to team members
- Secure Go-Live Support Resources We will work with customer to schedule appropriate resources to ensure complete coverage for Go-Live event
- Prepare Go-Live Schedule The Go-Live schedule will be developed and communicated by our Project Managers
- Develop Go-Live Contingency Plan A back-out plan will be developed for any unforeseen circumstances that would disallow the project completion
End
- Administrative Closeout Our Project Managers will obtains sign-off / acceptance from executive sponsors
- Project Transfer We will successfully transfer project support to customer maintenance
Thank you for providing an excellent resource to us during a time of great need. Not sure how we would have made it through without Monica. She was a tremendous asset to our team and provided exactly what we needed. She was eager to perform knowledge transfer and did so with what limited time we provided for that step.
Vicki M. Ferrell, Director Application Services