How a Seasoned Project Manager Can Help Your New Business Project

Your project has an approved work scope and budget, so you’re looking to bring on a Project Manager (PM). But you don’t just want updates and reporting; this is a critical phase in your strategic planning and you want help setting the project up for success.

How can a PM go beyond the usual Gantt chart updates and project meetings to help you de-risk your project and lay the groundwork for successful delivery?

Here’s what an experienced PM consultant would do:

• Turn your work scope into a delivery framework: Identify interdependencies, build the roadmap, and create the frameworks for how decisions will get made.

• Risk-assess the project: Identify risks related to timelines, resource plans, and untested assumptions. Submit a risk management plan to leadership with mitigation strategies.

• Define success: Work with sponsors to set up measurable KPIs, create the reporting to track what matters, and help secure buy-in from key stakeholders.As your project gets underway, building confidence in the plan is your top priority.

When engaged early, an experienced PM consultant can help you keep the conversation on strategic alignment instead of letting it devolve into siloed tasks.

So many projects start with sky-high optimism but drag on and fizzle out without delivering on their promises. Resist the temptation to dive into the work; the time you take to build your strategy and put key structures in place now will pay dividends later.

If you’re embarking on a project that’s too important to fail, give us a call. We’ll help set you up for success. WorkWithUs@SolveConsulting.ca