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Afidence White Pape

Project Management

One Size Fits One

August 19, 2013

Proprietary and Confidential

1770 Mason Morrow Millgrove Rd, Suite 200

Lebanon, Ohio 45036

Contact

Treg Gilstorf513.234.5822 (o)

Treg.Gilstorf@afidence.com

http://www.afidence.com/http://www.afidence.com/

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1. Maximizing Your Business Results2. One Size Fits One Approach3. Reasons to Invest in Project Management4. About the Author

Without goals, and plans to reach them, you are like a ship that has set sail with no destination.

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Looking for a way to stay ahead of the competition in the current economy,

companies are leveraging project management to consistently deliver

business results. An Economist Intelligence Report showed that 80 percent

of executives believed having project management as a core competency has

helped them remain competitive during tough economic times. And even

though we are seeing signs of a recovery there is little doubt that a

commitment to project management leads to better results and long-term

business value.

Initiation

Scope

Objectives

Stakeholders

Risks

Assumptions

Planning

Activities

Dependencies

Staffing

Budget

Execution

Control Meetings

Solving Problems

Updating Plans

Closure

Release

Management

Documentation

Lessons Learned

Project Planning Process

The basic requirements for successful projects: Clear Definition, Thorough Planning, and PersistentControl

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Report showed that 80 percent

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project management as a core

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To achieve the best results you should scale your project management methodology up or down to fit each projects size

and complexity. Afidencehas developed a comprehensive Project Management Methodology, call the Global Project

Methodology (GPM), which is designed to help you select specific activities within the Project Life Cycle that will add

maximum value to your project. In other words, you dont need to adopt a project management methodology in itsentirety for every project within your business, only use the components relevant to your project One Size Fits One.

The following project matrix lists the project activities typically undertaken for small, medium, and large projects:

Project Sizing Matrix:

Complexity / Size

OutsourceSmall Projects OutsourceMedium Projects OutsourceLarge Projects

Low Moderate High

Establish a High-level Charter

Create a Project Plan

Build Deliverables

Monitor and Control

Perform Project Closure

Develop the Business Case

Establish a Charter

Create a Project Plan

Create a Communications Plan

Build Deliverables

Monitor and Control

Perform Change Management

Perform Issue Management

Perform Cost Management

Perform Project Closure

Develop the Business Case

Undertake Feasibility Study

Create a Project Plan

Create a Resource Plan

Create a Financial Plan

Create a Quality Plan Create a Communications Plan

Build Deliverables

Monitor and Control

Perform Risk Management

Perform Change Management

Perform Issue Management

Perform Project Closure

Undertake Post-ImplementationReview

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Reduced time to market Increased staff productivity Increased quality Reduced response time Increased cost performance Reduced labor hours More accurate project accounting Alignment to strategic business goals Improved customer satisfaction Mutual accountability Reduced frustration, stress, and conflict Improved communication and teamwork System for problem anticipation,

prevention, and solution

Clarified roles and performanceexpectations

About The Author:

Treg Gilstorf is a seasoned business, IT, and consulting professional with more than 20 years of proven

abilities in Information Technology, Project Management, Consulting, Operations, Process

Improvement, and Finance. He has an MBA degree from Indiana University, Process Improvement

training from the Center for Quality of Management and has been a certified PMP since 2005. He also

has completed the Harvard Business School's Executive Leadership Program.

About Afidence:

Afidence is a Business Advocate and IT Provider.

We provide unbiased, real time IT solutions for small businesses/corporate/and enterprise levels of business. Our

highly qualified consultants leverage technology to champion performance excellence for every client. The results

oriented mentality of the Afidence Team enables our clients to achieve their business goals while on-time and on-

budget. Amassing over a decade of IT experience, Afidence has earned the reputation of a true business partner

with our clients. In addition to our expert and collaborative staff our reputation is in part due to our unbiased

solutions we do not sell hardware or software, nor do we accept vendor incentives.

At Afidence, we are focused on aligning IT strategies to client business needs through C-Level consulting,

infrastructure projects, workforce augmentation and proven IT managed service models. Afidence is an award

winning IT professional services company that believes in honoring and respecting those we work with financially,

professionally and personally.

Headquartered in Lebanon, Ohio (strategically triangulated between Cincinnati, Dayton, and Columbus), Afidence is an

industry leader in the IT Consulting and IT Support world. We are changing the way IT conducts business across the

nation. Contact Treg at 513.234.5822 or visit our website at www.Afidence.com.

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