Executive Summary
Project Management Consultant
was used to bring together and manage 4 software development
teams toward the development of a new
tournament management software system for the PGA of
America. Consultant did this while many of the
development teams were being downsized because of
economic conditions. The project also had a
fixed bid budget.
internetPMO Team Service:
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Client
Profile
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Client Pain Points
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Size:
non-profit sports organization
Budget: 3mm
Team Size:
30
Duration:8 Months
Industry: Sports
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Project was the largest system developed by the
client. They recognized that they needed
expertise to bring the project together.
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Project Challenges:
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very large multi-team development effort
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very tight fixed-bid project
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reduction in force caused the elimination of the QA
department at software provider
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mistrust between PGA and software provider
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Solution:
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Following our experience and industry best practices for
project management, the team quickly established the
leadership and development of the plans necessary to
effectively understand the tasks, resources, level of
effort and the sequence to make the client
obligations. The team also addresses any organizational
factors that were causing the projects to fail.
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