Project Management Consulting Services

Managing Multiple Projects
Organize the project inventory, re-prioritize projects, balance expectations and budgets, develop schedule templates, analyze best practices, optimize resources, plus review roles, responsibilities, policies and procedures.  See these project inventory tips and recession-proofing projects.

Support for Project Management Applications Users
Training in project management and software usage, project template development, policy development, procedures analysis, library and "Help" modifications, integration with accounting, document tracking, CRM and other software.

Support for Project Management Applications Developers
Product testing, user interfaces, content development, performance analysis, training videos, usage tips and UI streamlining. 

Project Mentoring
Mentoring provides a "consultant in your corner" through instant message, e-mail, text, telephone and meeting support.

Contract Project Management
Contracting a project management professional can produce better results and reduce costs.  These four questions can determine whether contracting your project's management is the best option.

PM Quality Improvement Teams
Improve and standardize the management of projects throughout large and mid-sized organizations.  PM Quality Improvement Teams treat making improvements in managing multiple projects as a project itself.

Project Management Presentations
Presentations and facilitations for planning retreats, roundtables, broadcasts, webcasts and conferences.

Project Management
Training Services

Multiple Projects Workshop
Learn how to develop and manage a project inventory, establish priorities, track phases and deliverables, assign roles and responsibilities, use work breakdown structures (WBS) and manage contracts and project teams.  Participants apply these concepts to their own projects during the workshop.  Samples included.

Cost Control and Earned Value Management
Track cost and schedule variances and forecast time and cost to complete at any point in the project.  Unite EVM with estimating, budgeting, change management, contingency planning and overall cost management. 

Project Kickoff Workshop
This facilitated workshop is ideal for launching a new project.  Unify the project team's vision of scope, goals, milestones, deliverables, schedules, resources, risks, contingency plans, and strategies with this facilitated, interactive planning session and the comprehensive project plan developed during the workshop.

Project Management Workshop
This project management overview teaches statements of work, project objectives, milestones, deliverables, resource allocation, risk management, contingency planning, project tracking and strategies for successful project management.  Participants develop project plans for their own projects.  Includes sample project plans, forms and reports.

Project Scheduling Workshop
Learn how to schedule tasks, time and resources with or without Microsoft's Outlook, Excel, MS Project, Project KickStart or any other PM application.  Participants develop schedules for their own projects during this workshop.  Produce project reports in seconds.  Sample schedules and reports included.  Project scheduling software optional.

Train the Trainers
Provide certified training and courseware to in-house trainers and seminar presenters.  Customize materials and add the organization's identity.