The Project Management Structure Effective project management relies on appropriate representation of the commissioners, the users and the suppliers on a body with a degree of strategic influence. User Involvement Beaumont Colson Ltd. have experience of user advocacy and of the preparation of users in order for them to assume their necessary responsibilities and to be effective. The derivation of a population of representative users may be problematical. Users also need to be made aware of the additional time required of them by effective project management processes. We also have experience in the production of a wide range of project documentation, including the preparation of the original business case and of a strategic, summary plan.
Quality standards require to be made explicit, as do assumptions, controls, risks and dependencies.
Prototyping The cornerstone of many of our successful development and implementation projects has been a prototyping methodology, insisting on a formal and informal involvement of users. Prototyping is notoriously difficult to manage within standard project management methodologies, however, our pragmatic approach has paid significant dividends. An agreed suite of documentary tools is required, preferably involving all interested parties. Reporting procedures and accountabilities need to be drawn up. Project Issues and Change Control Budgetary considerations are crucial at such junctures.