Project Management Atkins' Way' Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. - A Case Study
Project Management Atkins' Way' Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. - A Case Study
Project Management Atkins' Way' Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. - A Case Study
Agenda
Michael Porter
Project Plan
(Project/Client Specific)
Benefits:
Benefits: a)
a) Identification
Identification of
of potential
potential risks
risks and
and planning
planning of
of corrective
corrective action
action
b)
b) Commitment
Commitment from
from all
all stakeholders
stakeholders
Benefits:
Benefits: a)
a) Better
Better control
control over
over the
the product
product and
and the
the process
process
b)
b) Predictability
Predictability over
over quality,
quality, schedule,
schedule, cost
cost
Benefit:
Benefit: Potential
Potential issues
issues are
are identified
identified and
and mitigated
mitigated
Benefit:
Benefit: Early
Early warning
warning Indicators
Indicators are
are identified
identified and
and tracked
tracked
Benefit:
Benefit: Reusable
Reusable components,
components, Lessons
Lessons Learned
Learned &
& Best
Best Practices
Practices
Good
¾Improved Estimation
¾Improved Project Management
¾Client involvement at phase end, checkpoints
Good
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Consistency
Consistency of
of Process
Process Use
Use
Enforcement
Enforcement of
of Process
Process
Objective
Objective Project
Project Management
Management
Easier
Easier collection,
collection, analysis
analysis and
and retrieval
retrieval of
of data
data
Quality
Quality
Assurance
Project Assurance Project
Project Project
Planning Monitoring
Planning Monitoring
Management
Metrics & Management
Metrics & Function
IPMS
SPC Function
SPC
Team
Defect Team
Defect Management
Tracking Management
Tracking
Change
Change Risk
ManagementConfiguration Risk
ManagementConfigurationManagement
Management
Management
Management
Enablers
¾ Process Automation
¾ Training on project management
¾ Handholding by Quality Groups
¾ Sharing of best practices
¾ Feedback loop
¾ Tailoring of process
¾ Institutionalization of ISO based Audit mechanism, based on plan –
“ Plan what you do , do what you plan”
Plan Do
Planning is done by Project Project Manager executes the
Manager as per QMS using tool project according to the plan and
updates the progress in tool
Act Check
Project Manager takes necessary Tool raises alarms when deviations
action based on plans and alarms from plans/ QMS defined process
and updates the plans accordingly. occur
IPMS Functionality
¾ Prepare Project Plan
¾ Prepare Project Schedules
¾ Assign Tasks to team members
¾ Project Monitoring (Timesheet, Work Product progress)
¾ Risk Management
¾ Prepare Quality Assurance Plan
¾ Change Management
Planning
Monitoring &
Control
Monitoring &
Control
¾ Enforcement of processes
¾ Data consistency
Acknowledgement