Head of Project Management
Projects are part and parcel of everyday life, whether moving home, learning to ride a bike or putting up a wardrobe - and it’s no different in the workplace. Successful projects and programmes need PMs that will own the process, bringing you and your people on the journey whilst adding value to your organisation. Our project managers ensure that not only are the typical project and programme management duties completed; they will go over and above to ensure the project meets its objectives.
Our project management services
- PMaaS (Project Management as a Service)
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We think it’s essential to have a strong, experienced Project Manager (PM) heading up an IT or business change project, and we also know how hard it is to find and retain these people.
- Project health checks
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A project health check engages an experienced project manager to complete a deep dive into the project status, and report back on what’s going well and what areas need more support or active engagement.
- Project recovery
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Bringing in an independent PM to de-escalate tensions, bring clarity to the issues at hand, and pull the team back together can set you on course to recovery. When everyone agrees there’s a problem, the window of opportunity to make changes is small, so a new face, new methods and new approach can be very welcome.
- Project standards development
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We all know and understand the value an approach such as PRINCEII can bring to project delivery, but getting the certificate is not an all-purpose remedy for perfect projects – and can come with a reputation for being unwieldy, admin-heavy and simply a ’tick-box’ exercise.
Benefits of project management services
- Stand-in support when a project manager leaves at a critical time.
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Assistance on long standing projects, to get them over the line.
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Rescue projects back on track.
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Managing and planning on brand-new projects.
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Mitigate problems throughout to ensure a smooth project.
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Help from experienced and accredited project and programme managers, delivering real quality and assurance.
Partners and accreditations
Association For Project Management
PRINCE2
TOGAF
Project Management for ERP success - and beyond
"Waterstons’ project manager effected a step-change in leadership, focus and engagement around the project, appropriately challenging our X3 supplier, the project team and my leadership team to ensure proper allocation of resource and mitigation of risks."
Mario Gualano CEO BBI Group
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Project management: reducing risk and delivering on time
"Waterstons' input into the project was critical to achieving the network resilience, consistent desktop environment and flexible AV provision, which enables innovation in the Business School’s future teaching and research."
Kathryn Armstrong Financial Controller Durham University Business School
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Successful programme management at Evergreen Garden Care
We undertook programme management which needed to agree which systems to keep, where they were located, on what technology, and whether to move, upgrade or replace them.
Evergreen
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Managing project teams successfully while working remotely
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Head of Project Management