Project management, to a large degree, is people management. Though projects certainly involve infrastructure, funding, logistics, communication, each and every aspect relies inherently on a person or people to implement or adopt.
At ReFocus, successful project management is assisted by identifying an outcome and requirements, planning how people will do their part to get your business from point A to point B, and ensuring they do exactly that.
Like almost anything in business, effectively delivering a project comes down to the people who are leading it and the people you need to buy into it. If you can get the people and communication side of project management right, you are already half way to success!
Unfortunately, this does not always happen.
It is estimated up to 70% of business projects fail; most because senior leadership and people don’t get on board or objectives aren’t clearly defined. Oxford University reports 17% of projects fail so badly they threaten the security of the company.
The good news is, having a project plan and someone with skill and experience to lead it, can dramatically change those results. Research tells us four out of five projects deemed ‘high performing’ have been led by an experienced project manager.
Project management is a structured approach to getting you from point A to point B. It helps ensure your people jump on the bus when you need them to, and happily take the driver’s seat when it’s their turn.
By investing in quality project management, you are investing in the success of a project.
For ReFocus, project management is about becoming an extension of your team. It’s based in providing the expertise, experience and time you may not have inhouse, so you know you are not wasting money or resources on a project without clear direction.
We work according to industry best practices, employing PRINCE2 methodology, that brings well-defined structure and control to the project. With clearly-set objectives and project milestones, we ensure all activities are carefully-planned around manageable project stages and deliver expected outcomes — on time and on budget!
As a key part of our process, you enjoy having one point of contact throughout the project, who has been involved since day one, understands your business, goals, challenges and people, and can actively manage issues effectively as they arise. You will be kept in the loop with open and transparent communication, and you will always know what is happening, due to regular progress reporting.
Here’s what you can expect:
We are here and waiting for your call or email! You bring the challenge and we’ll bring decades of knowledge and experience, evidence-based methodology, ears primed and ready to listen, and the capacity to have a genuine, heart-felt chuckle at even the ‘daddest’ of dad jokes!