Problem areas
- Scope changes are agreed verballyScope changes1 of 4
- Overspend is found after the statementProject money1 of 4
- Every manager has their own plansPlanning and estimation2 of 4
We bring order
On requestfor 20 hoursProject management audit
We look at how projects are actually run in the company: we talk to people and check plans and reports. You get a report on where things break and a roadmap you can take to any contractor.
Discuss an auditFixedprice, quoted on request
5–7team interviews, not recorded
3 weeksto the report, interviews fit your people’s schedule
10project management areas
What’s included
Report
10–15 pages without interviewees’ names: the key points on one page, levels by area, problem areas with examples.
Interviews
Five to seven people, an hour each, one at a time and without their manager present: from the owner to a specialist.
Document review
Plans, reports, minutes and the tracker, from live samples of current projects.
Ten areas
From the portfolio and initiation to closing. A level from 0 to 4, based on traces in documents rather than words.
Problem areas
What happens, an example, and what it leads to: timeline, money, people.
Requirements
What should become true. For example: overspend is known before it happens.
Roadmap
What to do in-house right away, what needs design and rollout, and a rough timeline.
Report meeting
An hour with you: we go through the findings and answer questions.
Weekly status
While the audit runs: what is done and what we need from you.
What’s not included, and how to get it
- Procedures, templates, role descriptionsThat is the next step, design, priced after the audit
- Task tracker setupPart of the rollout, after design
- Employee assessmentWe don’t do it: we look at the process, findings without names
- Running your projectsThat is a separate service, project management
- A single project on fireFor that there is the crisis project audit
- CRM, ERP, document management rolloutWe don’t do this
How we start
- free
Call
Up to an hour, free of charge. You tell us what worries you, and we decide whether an audit is needed.
- 1 week
Materials
Contract, list of projects, sample documents and tracker access. We agree who we talk to.
- 1 week
Interviews
Five to seven one-hour conversations, without a manager present and without recording.
- 1 week
Report
A report with a roadmap and a meeting about it. You decide what to do next.
Price
On request20 hours
Audit: report and a meeting about itIn stages
Design and rollout: price and timeline after the auditThe price is fixed: the scope is known in advance. If 20 hours are not enough, we’ll tell you before they run out, not after.
Questions and answers
Who will you talk to?
Five to seven people: you first, two or three project managers, one or two specialists and whoever tracks project money. We agree the list at the start, and you schedule the interviews.
Will we find out who said what?
No. Findings and examples in the report have no names and can’t be traced to an interviewee. We don’t record conversations, and the notes stay with us.
Do you assess our employees?
No. We look at how the work is organized, not at people. If project managers work in different ways, that is a process problem, not anyone’s mistake.
Do you compare us with PMBOK or a maturity model?
No. We compare with what your company needs, based on your complaints and the problems we find. We rate each area on a scale from 0, “none”, to 4, “measured”, and only by traces in documents.
What if we don’t continue working with you after the audit?
The report is complete on its own: the roadmap works with any contractor or in-house. A proposal for the next step comes in a separate email, not as part of the report.
How much of our time will it take?
An hour at the start, an hour per interview and an hour for the report meeting. Plus time to gather materials: the list of projects, sample plans and reports, tracker access.
One of our projects is on fire. Is this the right service?
No, that is the crisis project audit: 10 hours and a decision on whether we take the project on. Details are on the Project rescue page.
Next step
After the audit: design and rollout
If you decide to change things, the next step is to set up project management to the requirements in the report and roll it out on one project first, then on the rest. The price and timeline of each stage come after the audit.
- Project management policy
- Project document templates
- Project role descriptions
- Tracker requirements and setup
- Pilot on one project, then the rest