Project and Program Optimization, Management, and Turnaround

Managing projects successfully requires ideas and information that go beyond standard project management. Project planning is often a challenge. Imposed deadlines create pressure to get started on “real work.” The nature and scope of work is often unclear. Deliverables may be hard to identify or describe. Stakeholders offer different perspectives and priorities. Team members are not yet familiar with the project or with each other. Customer needs and expectations may be in conflict. Changes and new requests threaten deadlines.

Our Solution

By weaving together theory, practice, and the right tools, successful teams develop an understandable, integrated view of the many concepts, skills, and techniques involved in project management. Hyrax International LLC provides the guidance to make your team successful in the complex world of Global Project Management.

Rational Scrum™: Learn how Rational Scrum™ creates efficiency while focusing your team on quality. Hyrax International LLC’s Rational Scrum™ Process provides a mature, yet agile methodology for complex Global Projects. Click to learn more »
Quality Assurance: Hyrax International understands how to create quality products. We wrote the book on quality, literally. Our processes are used today at clients ranging from NASA to small start-up firms. Click to learn how you can improve your product quality »
Risk Management: We eliminate risks to your success from day one. Our risk driven programs identify problems in budget, schedule, and quality, and fix them up-front. Click to learn how you can eliminate risk today »

Our Approach

You are experts in your field; we are experts in Global Project Management. We work with you as your partner to help you improve your Global Project Management capabilities, and ultimately, your bottom-line.

Every engagement is planned, scheduled and managed in order to meet your needs and expectations. Using our comprehensive program management model as a roadmap, our first step will be to decide what program and project management competencies will be developed as part of our engagement.

Hyrax International LLC’s comprehensive program management model provides a roadmap. Click image to enlarge.

Starting with generally accepted project management practices as described in current, internationally recognized project management standards, we get hands-on with your team to build the right process, adopt the right tools, and convey the right knowledge.

Our skilled subject matter experts will lead the project, working closely with your management team to create the right program for your organization. We’ll address areas such as:

Business case justification and objectives	Assumptions and constraints
Success criteria	Risk management and response plans
Project requirements and deliverables	Cost and effort estimates and methodology
Establishing milestones and timelines	Change control process
Project estimates, metrics and progress measurement	Quality assurance and improvement plan
Work estimation and work breakdown structure	Communications plan and escalation procedures

When you are done, you will have a comprehensive project plan and a team that is fully committed to it. Hyrax International LLC will work with you to develop the project plan, and continue to support your team as your organization directs. Engagements range from a matter of days — to define and complete a project plan — to several months — providing the project management support you need to augment your own capabilities and deliver.

For clients seeking a quick “health check,” our Independent Verification & Validation (IV&V) program offers you assurance that your product, your team and your business is on target. Our IV&V program emphasizes continuous improvement through concrete analysis that identifies risk early and often.

Learn more about our Program and Project Management support programs by exploring the links below.

Explore learning opportunities available through Hyrax University, such as our Effective Project Management course. This industry leading project management course aligns a streamlined approach to the Project Management Institute’s Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMI’s PMBOK® Guide) with clear and unambiguous guidance on project management practices. In so doing, it provides an excellent preparatory course for PMP® certification. This outstanding course gives students and professionals a profound understanding of project management, diving deep into the strengths and weaknesses of differing methodologies, tools, and techniques, including Waterfall, Agile, Scrum, Earned Value Management, Burndown measurement, traditional metrics, and all nine PMI project management knowledge areas, and all five process groups.