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Project Management

Organisations are faced with the management of a diverse range of projects which it needs to manage effectively if the organisation is to deliver necessary business benefits. This range and variety of projects leads to:

• Potential resource constraints

• The need to prioritise workload

• The potential for appropriate support service suppliers

MIME Solutions Limited can offer its expertise to support organisations during project delivery, recognising that projects have the potential to impact:

• The company finances – 'the bottom line'
• The people – 'a company’s prized assets'

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Project Success

There are many challenges which could face a project or programme.  The  following diagram summarises the success factors linked to the 4 key stages of a project:

• Stage 1 – WHY - Developing the business case/project feasibility
• Stage 2 – HOW - Developing the delivery strategy
• Stage 3 – IN CONTROL - Delivery of the project objectives
• Stage 4 – BENEFITS DELIVERED - Delivery of the business benefits

Project Delivery Success Factors

MIME Solutions uses a 'lean' project process specifically aimed at identifying the most agile method of delivery through extensive use of the Project Delivery Plan and the associated PM Toolkit.

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Project Management Services

The typical range of support services are:

• Project Strategy Development – Linking the project (or portfolio) to the business strategy and/or business change plan. Aligning objectives at all levels within the project and ensuring that the benefit measurement system aligns with the project objectives.

• Project or Programme Review and Trouble Shooting - Structured data collection and analysis. Working with project teams within the organisation to determine the health of the project or programme. Developing tactical plans to overcome identified issues and tools to support the ongoing monitoring and control of the plans.

• Business Change Project and Project Portfolio Management – Development of an appropriate project or portfolio management approach to the delivery of business change projects. Ensuring that both 'hard' and 'soft' objectives are delivered and linking these to required operational improvements or organisational change so that benefits are realised. Management of business change projects using lean six sigma principles / tools and best practice change management techniques.

• Project Risk Assessment – Analysing potential risks to the achievement of the project objectives. Developing appropriate mitigation and contingency plans.

• Project Management Training  - Standard modules or customised training to suit a project or company need. Courses structured around the Project Management Toolkit series books are also available.

• Project Team Building - Customised and targeted team development sessions.

• Project Management Services - General project management of engineering and non-engineering projects globally.

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Project Management Tools

Examples of the tools used:

• The Project Delivery Plan Checklist

• The Project Health Check

• Project Portfolio Matrix Mapping

• The Risk Matrix

• Root Cause Analysis

• Process Mapping

• The Project Management Toolkit

• The Agile Project Management Toolkit

• The Benefits Management Toolkit

• Lean Six Sigma Toolkit

• Programme Management Toolkit

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Project Management Publications

Through experience on 'live' projects, adapting current best practice principles and researching new, innovative areas of Project Management, work has been completed in a variety of areas culminating in many published papers and presentations globally. In addition, the series of books 'Project Management Toolkit' by Dr Trish Melton is now available, the first of which is now in it's second edition.

Selected Publications Listing

The following are examples of recent papers written and presented by Trish Melton / MIME Solutions Ltd.:

Project Management Hot Topic - Can We Do It Any Faster? (Apr 2007)
Design Space - What's The Link To The Project Process? (Apr 2007)
The Benefits of Lean Manufacturing - What Lean thinking Has To Offer The Process Industries (Jul 2005)
To Lean Or Not To Lean (That Is The Question!) (Aug 2004)
Get Agile - Deliver Faster (Oct 2002)

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