Consulting Services
Utowna Associates is a Project Management training and consulting firm that can provide your organization with the tools to deliver not one, but a steady stream of successful projects. Utowna defines successful projects as those projects delivered on time and budget that provide very high levels of customer satisfaction.
Utowna’s consulting services are unique because they are methodology based - they leave the participants with easy to use tools and a context that can be immediately employed in the work place. The consulting services encompass the traditional technical tools, the Project Management Institute's nine knowledge areas, and the more modern areas such as strategic planning, process improvement, people skills, quality assurance and collaborative information systems.
Our most requested consulting services are concentrated in the following areas:
- Organizational Assessments:
It only makes sense to invest in an organizational assessment before you invest in training or new systems. Utowna's inexpensive organizational assessment program is designed to give your firm a clear picture of where it stands in regards to Project Management maturity, quality and information systems maturity, and capabilities. However, Utowna’s assessment doesn't stop with an identification of your firm's current position; it lets you choose where you want to be and provides you with a roadmap to get there. - PM Methodology Development:
Utowna can add components and integrate your existing operating procedures (including contract delivery procedures) into an easily understood Project Management (PM) framework that guides your staff to successfully select, define, manage and close out projects. - PM Software Needs Analysis and Deployment:
PM software can no longer be characterized as just a tool for providing scheduling, or work planning capabilities for a single project. Modern PM software provides a dazzling (sometimes bewildering) array of functionality such as customer relationship management, document management, virtual team facilitation, process improvement analysis, multi project portfolio analysis, problem solving, meeting management, etc. Utowna assists your staff in identifying your firm's PM software needs, and guides you through the selection, installation/migration and rollout process. - Project Management Office (PMO) Deployment:
Many firms want their staff to be part time, semi skilled Project Managers, or want their full time Project Managers to spend more time with clients. Utowna helps you develop an organizational unit, the PMO, that provides your part time PMs with the tools of the trade, does the grunt work for the full timers, prevents unproductive competition for scarce resources, and builds the firm's lessons learned knowledge base.
We believe we have the Project Management tool set and the experience to complement your industry knowledge. Find out if Project Management is what you need by emailing or calling us (207-766-5514).
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