What Is Project Management Consultancy?
A consultant is a professional individual or business practice that provides expert advice to others. A project management consultant provides expert project management advice to external businesses. A company may hire a project management consultant if it lacks project management expertise or needs project management advice from an external, impartial party. Project managers are responsible for planning and overseeing projects to ensure they are completed in a timely fashion and within budget. Project managers plan and designate project resources, prepare budgets, monitor progress, and keep stakeholders informed the entire way. This is all done within the confines of a company's goals and vision. Project managers are needed on a wide variety of projects, including construction, IT, HR, and marketing.
Reviewing current project management processes and capabilities
Providing an overview of weaknesses in current processes and controls
Recommendations for better processes and controls
Support in the implementation of new tools, processes, and procedures
Change management and transformation support.
Program charters that define scope and goals
High-level and detailed network-based schedules
Activity identifications, including durations, responsibilities and resources
The time-cost tradeoff process and validation of schedules
Staffing analysis
Validation and compression of schedules
Establishment of governance procedures, standard reports, coding structures, metrics and templates
Work Breakdown Structures that identify work phases, deliverables, and activities
Validation and compression of schedules
Generation of status memos for key stakeholders
Client instruction in the use of project management tools/methods
Technical Project Manager Duties and Responsibilities
Technical Project Managers have many duties and responsibilities. Some responsibilities are to
Create management, communication plans and processes.
Analyze and develop procedures for management and technical duties.
Define project responsibilities with stakeholders.
Participate in how budget and staff are allocated for the project.
Maintain project time frames, budget estimates and status reports.