Planning and Estimation
There is no substitute for solid project planning. JCS
makes certain this critical phase is performed in all of our projects
and programs to provide a foundation for project success.
A key area of focus is to ensure that appropriate work effort is
defined and sufficient and appropriate resources are secured for the
initiative, both from a financial funding perspective and a
resource management perspective. Our professionals
leverage their deep experience to define a realistic project
budget and staffing plan, and put metrics in place to
accurately monitor spend in order to mitigate cost overruns and most
efficiently utilize resources.
JCS' consultants begin by facilitating work breakdown
structure sessions essential to building a complete
project schedule. Partnering with the core team, JCS experts
capture business requirements, interdependencies,
issues, risks, and goals in an integrated project plan.
Once it is successfully planned, JCS can help facilitate the project
approval and kickoff and initiation
processes. JCS has deep experience project managing for
organizations that subscribe to various project management, software
development lifecycle (SDLC), and standards approaches. We have Project
Management Institute (PMI) certified consultants and
experience with the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK).
We have experience with traditional waterfall SDLC methodologies as well
as iterative development methodologies including Rational
Unified Process (RUP), Agile, SCRUM, and
Extreme Programming. We have also worked with
organizations adopting Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI),
and Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
standards and practices.