Rigorous Project Management
One of Envision Group’s three key commitments to you is
that we will make the process of creating the training solution
as predictable and painless as possible through rigorous project
management. This ensures that you are always in control of the
nature, scope and cost of the training solution under development.
How do we do that? By giving all of our projects an organized
and controlled start, an organized and controlled middle,
and an organized and controlled end.
organization
We organize and plan things properly before we begin. We then
make sure that the content, features, delivery and cost of the
training solution is clear through the creation of understandable
specifications. We then produce according to those specifications
so both the interim steps and the final product are always in clear
focus. You are in the loop and are able to see progress based on
clear milestones and guide the project’s progress based on
relevant facts at critical junctures.
focus
Our project plans are focused on delivering actual products
(e.g., needs analyses, prototypes, designs, learning modules,
questionnaires, etc.) so you can see physical results as the project
progresses.
project manager
An Envision Group project manager does all the
leg work and reports to you, keeping you informed of progress,
gaining
your
acceptance
of deliverables and authorization to proceed, highlighting any
issues requiring resolution, and identifying the impacts of those
resolutions on the project. This ensures that the project remains
controlled, that work conforms to the specifications, that the
project remains viable in terms of costs and benefits, and that
completed products meet quality criteria and receive sign-off.
communication
When you engage Envision Group for a training or
performance consulting project, we invite you to use our Web-based
project
management
and collaboration tool that keeps ideas, schedules, milestones,
files, to-do lists, and more in a password-protected central
location. This vehicle allows Envision Group and its clients
a great way to collaborate and ensures clarity of key content
and the progress of the project. Once the project team is
set up, we can:
- Communicate via categorized and archived message boards
- Collaborate on documents
- Make to-do lists, keeping track of what needs to be done
and who is responsible
- Schedule milestones, tracking when things are due and
who's responsible
- Share files among team members
benefit
This all may seem like a lot of effort to go through,
but it insures that everything needed for a successful delivery
not
only
gets done, but that it gets done at the right time to
avoid unnecessary rework, missed dates and blown budgets, and
to insure the delivery of a successful learning solution. It also gives you the information you need to make informed decisions
throughout the entire development. Complex processes such as these
often unfold in unexpected ways, with both problems and opportunities
arising that can affect the ultimate shape and cost of the learning
solution. So while projects are seldom completely predictable,
having a rigorous project management process at least makes them
controllable, so that each step of the way you are the one calling
the shots and have the relevant information you need to do the
job.
Our goal is to give you a learning solution through an active
process that delivers the value you need for the money you spend.
Now let's look at some of our specialty services, starting with training
for software applications.
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