Project Management for Enterprise Software Implementation Guide

INTRODUCTION

We participate in hundreds of enterprise software solutions projects every year. A majority of these projects revolve around identifying and conducting business process improvements driven by those software solutions, and involved in bringing the solution to our customer. But whatever the type of enterprise software or project, we have found that a strong project management plan is the most influential factor in separating the successful projects from the unsuccessful. At Ultra Consultants, we follow the project management principles laid out by the Project Management Institute (PMI). The Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®) Guide defines project management as the "application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project activities to meet project requirements." (Project Management Institute, 2013) This is accomplished through the use of a series of five process groups: initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing.

COMMON CHARACTERISTICS OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Project management is an integrative endeavor where an action or failure to take action in one area will usually affect other areas. Common characteristics of project management include: