Interim PPM resources

"Delivery is what projects are about - everything else is just preparing to deliver ."

Projects are management vehicles to deliver things that are not delivered through normal functional activities. The purpose is delivery. When an organisation does not have suitable or available managers to run a project the choice is wait, take a risk with an untried individual, or contract in a skilled interim manager. The problem then is, ‘How do you know the contract project manager is good enough?’

CITI addresses this issue directly. We have a pool of qualified project manager consultants who are first profiled using our world-class profiling tools. If their profile matches they are placed on an accreditation programme, that can take up to 5 months, during which their approach, use of tools, application of models and skills in the more advanced aspects of project management are augmented and evaluated. If they gain accreditation, they become a partner of CITI, and are supported in-post with tools, models and training, guided by a project director at CITI, who acts as a conduit into the pool of expertise and the CITI body of knowledge. We use the profiling results and information gained during their accreditation to identify the types of projects or programmes they are safe to manage.

Client turns to us with many concerns; typically you ask for our help to:

• Give your organisation access to a trusted partner who is able to augment your PPM resources as and when required
• Provide sufficient support mechanisms to assure the delivery of your projects and programmes
• Fast-start a project or programme, setting it up for success
• Coach and lead internal resources, developing internal capability for safe delivery

The techniques and services we develop our tailored solution from include:

Consulting Services and tools:

• Managing a project / programme / portfolio
• Fast-starting, rescuing or initiating a project / programme / portfolio
• Programme management consultancy and coaching
• Project management consultancy or coaching
• Project initiation and planning – project initiation workshops
• Strategy implementation planning process
• Process consultancy & process improvement coaching
• PPSO coaching and consultancy
• Business case development / investment appraisal processes
• Requirements capture and developing specifications
• Project categorisation, analysis and structuring
• Workshop facilitation

Profiling:

• Programme manager profiling
• Project manager profiling
• PPSO profiling

Interim management:

• Programme manager
• Project manager
• SIPP consultant
• Business analyst
• Process consultant
• PMO manager
• PMO assistant
• Project planner