Project Pre-Planning

During the pre-planning phase, Ishi Project Managers work with the Stakeholders and Business Sponsors to:

• Identify and compile assumptions & constraints
• Help clients develop business scope documents

Project Planning

The planning phase is the key phase in our Project Management life-cycle. This involves:

• Setting up Communication Plans and Protocols
• Construction of a deliverable-oriented work breakdown statement (WBS)
• Effort Estimation: range-based and functional point analysis
• Duration Estimation: range-based
• Network Diagrams: involves sequencing of tasks and identification of critical path
• Resource Allocation: involves identifying the right resources for the project
• Risk & Opportunity Identification, Assessment & Planning - involves identifying risks, categorizing risks and developing response plans for each risk & opportunity
• Re-Estimation of duration and re-developing the network digrams based on resources and risks
• Creation of Accountability Matrix
• Review of artifacts produced: involves reviewing the WBS, estimates, communication plans and risk documents

Project Execution & Control

In this phase of the life-cycle, Ishi’s project managers manage and control the execution of the process. The steps in this phase are:

• Communication Management
• Continuous Risk Management
• Change Control Process Management
• Resolving conflicts
• Conducting regular progress review meetings
• Reporting progress to stakeholders & business sponsors

Project Closure

Project closure is key to the success of subsequent projects as well as for refining the overall process. This involves:

• Conducting Phase Reviews: after the completion of every phase in the project, Ishi’s project managers review that phase in the context of the overall project and refine the plans based on the outcomes
• Conducting post-project reviews: after the completion of the project, Ishi’s project managers conduct project review meetings to review the process and gather data for subsequent projects
• Dissemination of Lessons Learned: after the completion of all the reviews, the learnings are disseminated to the team members, Ishi’s PMO and the senior management at the client