| In any outsourced project, establishing the most effective project management is crucial. That is the reason why we take utmost care in assigning a project manager to a project. In most cases, the project manager is local to the client and works closely with the client liaison(s) throughout the project life-cycle.
The very first task of the project manager is to develop a comprehensive Project Management Plan (PMP) that establishes the following:
- Process Customization:
Any deviation from Objectiva’s standard Global Delivery Process and the reasons for such a deviation (budget, time pressure, etc.)
- Communication Plan:
How will the team communicate across geographic locations, daily and weekly status reporting mechanisms, use of instant messaging, email, video conferencing, web conferencing, telephone and other communications tools.
- Configuration Management Plan:
What tools to use for version control, build packaging and releases.
- Roles and Responsibilities:
Who does what on the project team; reporting and escalation mechanisms.
- Project Scope, Timelines and Objectives:
Limitations of the scope, the major milestones and timelines that must be achieved, and the overall business objectives of the project.
- Change Control Process:
The objectives process of requesting a change to the scope or requirements of a project and how to reach sign off by both the client and our team on each change request.
- Project Audit Plan:
How will the project checkpoints be audited to ensure that they have been followed consistently.
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