IT Projects
Organizations must be able to successfully execute challenging and highly visible technology projects to maximize revenue. The IT industry is built on innovation. This foundation provides promise for tomorrow but organizations must be able to successfully execute challenging technology projects today if they want to maximize revenue and capture market share. And while information technology projects aren’t new, the scope and impact of these projects have evolved and expanded in recent years. GPMS experts know how to develop program charters that clearly define the parameters of today’s wide-ranging IT projects, giving technology organizations the tools necessary to achieve success on time and on budget.
Project teams are grappling with a changing technology landscape. Alongside more conventional activities, a growing need to execute ERP and SAP implementation projects is straining the resources and expertise of many organizations. These comprehensive system deployments require in-depth knowledge and the ability to plan and monitor a complex series of interdependent tasks. Defining the scope of a large-scale system implementation can be an early challenge for many organizations, who often don’t have a centralized base of knowledge ready to identify the scattered infrastructure components and data sources that will be integrated under the larger platform umbrella.
Maintaining a low total cost of implementation (TCI) can also be a struggle when executing a technology project. Every connected workflow must be evaluated against the post-project environment to identify where updates are necessary. Unless the organization is able to fully account for these potential modifications during the planning phase, the TCI is likely to increase over time. Couple these cost challenges with the internal political pressures that often appear when individual groups are asked to cede control to a centralized system, and it’s no wonder organizations have difficulty executing their technology projects.
Many IT projects, from software development to SAP implementations, are highly visible within the organization. They may also consume significant resources, including funding, labor, and production or operational assets. Because so much is riding on these IT projects, any failure will almost certainly threaten productivity, and could even impact the organization’s long-term survivability.
If the organization doesn’t already have some type of tribal knowledge to help in identifying potential problem areas or those workflows that may need to be updated to ensure the project is successful, schedules may begin slipping almost immediately and the project’s scope may never be fully defined. Further complicating things is the very nature of technology, which is constantly evolving. The more an IT project’s timeline slides, the less value the final product may be able to deliver.
Our team of PMP®-certified consultants has extensive expertise in IT projects large and small. We have the skills necessary to develop workable timeframes for different types of projects, from new system deployments to software development. By applying our time-tested project control methodology, GPMS is able to ensure that every kind of complex IT project remains on track and that new issues are quickly identified and addressed.
GPMS recognizes the critical role IT and cybersecurity play in every aspect of our clients’ business operations. Today’s dynamic threat environment demands integrated solutions aligned closely to industry-specific operations and critical business functions. By assessing our customers’ information needs, operational systems and technologies, and future vision, our IT and security experts are able to identify potential vulnerabilities and create secure, economical solutions focused on business continuity.
The number of successful cyber attacks on industrial control systems (ICS) at power, energy, water treatment and other facilities has increased dramatically. The resulting damage and disruption from these attacks could have been avoided. GPMS combines our expertise in IT security and instrumentation and controls engineering to incorporate safety and security into new facility and retrofit designs.