Planning is the key element
»You can use the fanciest computers to gather the numbers, but in the end you have to set a timetable and act.« Lee Iacocca
As a strategic and operational planning, controlling, and managing instrument, IME supports professional project management. Our methodology approach allows to illustrate any project situation and any level of complexity realistic and transparent at each point in time, for example different teams at several locations and with various hours-month-models, for ongoing projects and much more.
Detailed transparency about all hard and soft facts as well as their impact on effort, schedule and costs enable the systematic application of company-specific – even implicit – knowledge about cost drivers and project specific cost factors which have a positive or negative effect on the project. The determination of potential defects and risks enable the development of solution-oriented risk mitigation and error prevention strategies. Moreover the total effort considers the preparation of documentation page count given.
The systematic application of methods shows already before the project starts with simulation of different scenarios and what-if analyses, how the costs act with changing requirements and/or conditions. Therefore finance and project risks will be reduced, because the impact of decisions can be recognized and controlled prior making investments. The gained transparency shows growth and saving potentials including measures of cost reduction and this enables a qualified communication.
Reliable estimation offers valuable advantages in the planning phase:
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Capture/modification of requirements with consideration of incomplete facts
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Effective resource management with consideration of soft skills
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Transparency, security and optimization in planning and risk mitigation
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Error prevention and quality improvement
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Significant time and resource savings in the range of estimation
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Transparency over single activities and roles including work-breakdown-structure (WBS)
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Reliable basis for planning and decisions
IME enables a solid planning for effective use of technology, resources and capital.
