You have talented IT personnel. You have executive sponsorship. You have accurate requirements defined. What else do you need to make a project successful? ...a good project manager. The CHAOS report (one of the most widely accepted research papers about IT projects from the Standish Group International) lists this as the third most important item for a successful IT project just behind executive support and user involvement. In fact, this report states that 97% of all successful projects have a good project manager in charge.

The question then becomes: what makes a good project manager? From years of experience in managing successful IT projects, Real Results Consulting believes the most important ingredients are the following:

 Business and IT Integration - While we do not want to minimize the importance of the technical side (e.g., identifying the right technical solution), the project manager also needs to be very integrated with the business staff. This ensures that the project manager keeps his/her eye on the big picture and doesn't get lost in the technology.
 Organization, organization, organization - There are often times so many aspects of a project, that a good project manager has to be extremely organized to not let something important fall through the cracks.
 Methodology - Finally, we believe that the project manager needs to implement a proven methodology. This ensures that the entire project is mapped out and moves in the right direction.

Real Results Consulting can provide you with just such a project manager. We use the globally recognized project management framework from the Project Management Institute (PMI) to ensure that all areas of the project are working effectively. More importantly, our project managers have real-world experience implementing this methodology in different organizations. So you can be sure our project managers will collaborate with you to implement the tools that get the job done without unnecessary paperwork and bureaucracy. A few examples of the standard deliverables that will be tweaked to your project are:

 Regular progress reports to management and the team
 Risk assessment and mitigation plan
 Developing quality assurance plans

Aside from using industry best practices, our project managers will integrate with your whole team and get involved in all aspects of the project. That is, he/she can help work through everything from the technical design to staffing to budgets and other financial aspects.

Simply put, a project manager from Real Results Consulting will do more than just check off tasks on a clipboard. Our project manager will take ownership of the project and facilitate resolution of any issue that comes up.