Strategic systems planning
Ability to first understand your long-term business and operational objectives and provide options for how to break those down into an actionable roadmap of projects to achieve that vision. This includes creating high-level schedules, preparing phase goals and objectives, and presenting project financials for each.
IT Project Execution
Provide independent, objective project management for clients who need an experienced professional they can count on to execute complex projects to successful completion. KPS has the unique ability to work in multiple roles on a team: Program Manager, Project Manager/Scrum Master, Business Analyst, and QA Tester on engagements.
Software Product Management
Expert at understanding customer needs and feeding that information back into development. Work with customers to identify key features, prioritize, and coordinate work of cross-functional departments for custom-developed software products. Determining minimum viable product for launch, rapidly followed by ongoing enhancements, continuously delivering on time.
Business Case Assessments
Evaluate the total costs, benefits, and determine financial return for project evaluations and vendor selection. Typically involves interviewing key staff to understand process improvements, calculating relevant financial metrics such as ROI, NPV and IRR, and presenting to executives. For software company start-ups, have also developed models to use for customer sales and acquisition materials.
Agile Methodology Coaching & Tools
As a PMI-ACP certified professional, help coach teams new to the Agile methodology to apply the principles and various methods, e.g. Scrum, Kanban, Lean, etc.. Can assist with the setup and use of multiple Agile software tools to support processes depending on your company’s needs, including Jira/Confluence, Asana, and Trello.
Project Management Mentoring
Provide guidance to new or junior project managers in an organization. KPS believes this is best accomplished by assisting the new project manager with a project they are assigned to execute. Being available as a resource for advisory calls, starter templates, and issue resolution in real-time is the best learning process.