Project Planning and Management Systems (PPMS) CoreTech Consulting Group, Inc.

Project Planning and
Management Systems

Project Planning and Management Systems (PPMS) is the world-class methodology developed and used by CoreTech Consulting Group, Inc. in all of our client project engagements. By following this rigorous methodology, our IT professionals successfully deliver solutions to many satisfied customers.

Experience has shown that meticulous planning greatly increases the probability of project success. CoreTech adopted the best features from several popular project management approaches to create its own PPMS methodology, which is designed specifically to exploit of the benefits of thorough planning.

In compliance with the PPMS methodology, CoreTech's skilled, experienced, and certified project managers define the scope of the project and clearly document the clients' expectations for project deliverables. PPMS also provides a framework for identifying the resource requirements of the project and sets up a mechanism for effective reporting between the CoreTech team and client management.

PPMS is comprised of two models –- Team and Process –- which follow a phased approach with logical milestones, approvals and highly defined deliverables.

Team Model
The CoreTech Team Model advocates small, cohesive and efficient groups staffed with highly experienced, technically knowledgeable leaders and self-motivated team members. The Team Model encourages creativity and commitment to solving business problems in a way that keeps the client's best interests as the top priority.

Throughout the project life, the CoreTech team works closely with the clients' own people to ensure expectations are met or exceeded without fail. Regular communication and interaction helps determine division of labor and future direction.

Process Model
Over the course of our successful history, CoreTech has found that all projects can be broken down into discrete phases, which can be tracked by control milestones. The key phases identified for projects are:

Validation of Technical Specifications – It is at this phase that members of the project team from both CoreTech and the sponsoring organization revisit the technical specifications to validate the scope and objectives of the application, determine what requirements must be satisfied by the project, and confirm that the available resources are capable of performing tasks satisfactorily.

Application Construction –- It is at this phase that the work is completed by CoreTech, employees of the sponsoring organization, or both. At the close of this phase, it is panerai luminor marina replica documented that scope is complete and there is a formal notification to the client that the development work is finished.

QA Testing and Implementation – This phase involves acceptance testing, rollout and work correction activities involving both CoreTech technicians and representatives from the sponsoring organization. This phase culminates in the product release, with product documentation that includes operations and maintenance guides and release notes, as well as a summary of the acceptance testing results noting the nature and disposition of any exceptions.

Support – This phase covers the implementation of any follow-up support agreement.

Application Turnover and Post-Project Follow-up – In this phase, the CoreTech team assesses client satisfaction and develops a statement of project closure. This phase culminates in the delivery to the client of a Post-Project Review Report.

Project Management Standards
CoreTech's commitment to client satisfaction and the PPMS methodology are both supported by the CoreTech Project Management Office. This body sets, maintains and monitors the standards of excellence expected of all CoreTech Project Managers.

Currently, the Project Management Office requires standards compliance to the following engagement processes:

Project Plans
Project Budgets
Project Status Reports
Project Phase Milestone Deliverables

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