Services
Project and Capital Planning
The GT Group assists clients to plan out their implementations of new technology services, and outsourcing by providing a comprehensive project and capital planning process. The GT Group utilizes program management methods and specific planning frameworks to ensure that all aspects of a new initiative have been considered. The GT Group's expertise enables us to quickly identify high risks, critical change issues, best communication approaches and areas for cost savings.
Based up on The GT Group's experience, we offer guidance on key issues effecting project cost, project schedule and project risks. The GT Group can assist in modifying organizational behavior and approach in order to minimize these risks and dramatically reduce project costs. The GT Group's templated approach towards developing strategic processes has helped clients greatly reduce project costs. Our Best Practices highlight examples of clients who did and did not follow these processes and the resulting affects of the management decisions.
Issues Difficulty planning for the functional and technical gaps and determining the complexity and resulting cost of filling those gapsDifficulty planning for the correct number of interfaces and reports and determining the complexity and resulting cost of filling those gaps Unclear on whether to perform process redesign beyond leveraging the best practices of the vendor products and determining the impact of any formal redesign on both the vendor systems and the organization Concerns regarding what risks are most likely to cause budget overruns or project failure. Concern about building consensus and among stakeholders and getting to standard design decisions across the enterprise. |
Benefits Clear, reasonable planning and budget for customization required to fill functional and technical gaps in solutionsClear, reasonable planning for interfaces and reports Planning for major process redesign and its impact on both new systems and the organization A comprehensive risk planning process that considers all of the technology product, personnel, contractor, and environmental factors that cause risks to the project combined with a set of initiatives tailored to the client organization for resolving every risk identified. Development of implementation strategies and approaches that assist in setting proper expectations across the organization regarding what the new systems and processes will achieve, how operations will improve and how roles will change, avoiding the hype and the unrealistic levels of anticipation that accompany many new software purchases and the subsequent implementation projects |
The GT Group can work with clients to complete the Planning Process for one project or multiple projects where capital investment prioritization among projects is important. The GT Group can also support the Federal Capital Planning and Investment Control (CPIC) process, which Government entities will also find of value.
CONTACTS 
North America
Nevvar Hickmet
General Manager
+1 760 633 1506
nhickmet@gtgroupus.com
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