Some of my popular project management articles at Suite101:

Essential Skills of Project Management Training Project managers must develop essential skills in project management to achieve successful projects. These are acquired through formal training and on the job training... more
Project Management and Using Leadership Skills The leadership development level of a project manager is important to a successful project. Effective leadership skills must be used as needed over the project lifecycle... more
Project Evaluation and Selecting Project Metrics Project management metrics are important to the extent that they are used for project process improvement. The intent of project metrics is clear performance improvement... more
Project Failure a Common Business Problem Project failure is high whether it is measured by actual cost versus budget, the final delivery date versus original schedule or business requirements met by the solution... more
Detailed Project Planning for Project Managers Detailed project planning is a necessary step for a successful project. It is important to capture all project tasks at a level of detail that avoids future surprises... more

Managed a complex portfolio of applications, programmes and projects using defined methodologies and change management with a diverse set of resources [budgets, internal staff, vendors, consultants, contractors, off-shore staff] to deliver quality programmes and projects to scope, time and budget. Establishing risk management, communication and governance models to control the programme or project and then transition to steady state service. Project budgets ranged from tens of thousands of pounds to multi-million pound projects. Project methodology has ranged from using traditional waterfall [PMI = PRINCE2] to iterative approaches [DSDM…]

Examples of Project Management Experience

Consulted with the business to develop business/benefits cases and requirements that meet strategic imperatives. Take those proposals through a detailed approval process and then directly project managed or programme managed the approved solutions to enhance or add to the service. Project experience includes:

Web Content Management for Corporate Communications - implementation of Webpublisher, and site delivery services to standardise the creation and publication of web content for internal and external communication
DMS Webtop for enterprise - implementation of a standard document management application called "DMS Webtop", based on Documentum Webtop, which provided an easy to deliver system that implemented policies [retention, metadata…]
Controlled DM System for the enterprise - implementation of a single enterprise wide system for "controlled" [SOP, policies…] documents based on Qumas eDocCompliance technology that was a third party solution that layered onto a Documentum host foundation
eSearch for Legal - combining Autonomy search technology with Documentum to find and store emails subject to litigation hold
Web Services for business unit - implementation of a web services layer, based on Documentum's Web Services Framework to provide an interface for application developers with the intention of connecting Lotus Notes databases with Documentum
Disaster recovery solution - employed and tested off-site disaster recovery services to restore service in the event of a disaster at a site that removes any server capability at that site

Project Management Consultant

Project managed a number of projects with other technologies from older image management systems such as Plexus, text management systems such as BasisPlus or custom developed applications based on code languages such as Visual Basic,.ASP or C/C++. Also have experience with other more modern systems like Business Intelligence systems based on Business Objects.

If you would like to contact RNL Consultancy Limited for either follow-up questions or for an engagement then please email Roger Lever.