Much has been written about software projects being late and over budget or just getting completely cancelled. Launching a project on solid ground and tracking its true course is mandatory for success.

Can you recognize any of these problems in your projects?

• Are there ongoing discussions of the real goals of the project?
• Do status meetings drag on but the true sense of "where are we?" seems elusive?
• Do milestone completion dates get checked off artificially even though there are outstanding issues?
• Is everyone working long hours but it doesn't seem to help?
• Do system demos keep getting delayed and the system never seems stable?
• Is the customer anxious to understand progress and requests meetings and updates frequently?

 

The Project Management Audit is a very useful tool to get a fresh look at the development project to help assess a team's progress. A full review helps to focus on all management processes and milestones in the project plan and get a more complete view of the state of the project.

Haskell Technologies can conduct an independent audit to assess the state of your project and it's probability of success.

Methodology

The IT assessment service has several key components:

• Project planning and tracking processes are reviewed. We compare them to industry best practices for the chosen development methodology.
• An examination of technical requirements, architecture, and designs is conducted to understand the complexity of the project and to examine development milestones to help determine work task estimation accuracy.
• Employee interviews are held to understand each employee's role, work flows, and view of the execution of the project.
• Findings and observations are presented that highlight key issues discovered.
• Finally, a clear list of prioritized actionable recommendations is offered to define a roadmap for increasing the probability of success for the project.