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Control costs and delivery timeslines with OCS Consulting's Project Management Services.

Sometimes, an external view and/or control of a programme or project is preferable to ensure the business requirements are delivered in time and to the agreed cost. OCS Consulting has over 40 years’ experience in delivering projects of various sizes across differing industries utilising methodologies that are suitable for both the project and the client.

Why Choose OCS Consulting for Business Analysis Services?

Four Decades of Expertise: With over 40 years of experience in the industry, OCS Consulting has a wealth of knowledge across diverse business domains. We’ve witnessed the evolution of technology and business, and this experience empowers us to offer unique insights and solutions tailored to your specific needs.

Versatility in Techniques: We do not believe in a one-size-fits-all approach. Often, a combination of methodologies seems to work best. e.g., a traditional Waterfall plan can be used to ensure the timelines are kept on track, with daily Agile stand-ups and Sprints planned into this overall plan to achieve continuous delivery.

Flexible Staffing Model: Occasionally, a project does not run exactly to plan. Costs may start to overrun, and the delivery timeline seems in jeopardy. In these instances, OCS can provide a non-biased view of the options to help recover the project, so it becomes in-line with the original requirements.

Proven Results: By utilising our permanent employees we can offer a fully IR35 compliant option to resourcing your Project Management requirements, as well as ensuring that we have continuity of knowledge - meaning you can call on us time and time again, without knowledge loss.

Project Management Expertise:

Traditional IT software/application delivery
Both On and Off-shore delivery team management
3^rd Party Supplier liaison and management
International Data Centre relocation
Multilingual Call Centre systems installation
Fully IT integrated Audio-Visual solution
Point of Sale (POS) retail solutions
Transitional Service Agreements management

Customer Experiences

OCS has been providing Project Management Consultancy since 1984.

UK Mutual Assurer

Introduced revised project governance methods to support IT department through major business change programme
Team Managers for the provisioning of a variety of work packages involving online platform, payments and reconciliation, maturities and policy valuations, legacy systems migration and upgrades.

Global Insurance Software House

Introduction of PRINCE2^® project management and Agile software development methodologies into the engineering department
Introduction of PRINCE2^® project management methodology into the UK professional services team
Provision of multiple project managers and work package team managers over a two year transition programme.

International Oil Company

Provision of project and team managers for a strategic Retail Business platform programme
Provision of project manager for a revised Sales & Marketing platform that covered 13 European countries and 3 business units.

UK High Street Retailer

Project Manager and Team Managers for the provisioning of an Intranet platform within the UK retail estate
Provision of work package team managers and quality assurers for local and corporate communications enablement, including manpower planning
Provision of an interim Programme Manager for business change programme focusing on logistical workflow, particularly in relation to goods and stock management.

International Domestic Insurer

Provided the knowledge and experience to facilitate the introduction of Rapid Application Development techniques into software engineering teams
Introduced new work package governance methods to support RAD
Developed and delivered customer specific training courses and coaching for project and team managers
Provided technical and business representatives to facilitate client uptake of new methods.

Leading UK Specialist Information Provider

Provided Project Manager for Customer Engagement programme, which included establishing business case, project governance and controls
Work packages for purchase and implementation of preferred CRM package as well as the development of customised modules for the selected CRM package were undertaken by OCS Team Managers using OCS' software engineering project teams.

High Street Bookmaker

Project Management and work package management for delivering an internet based Financial Reporting application
Work packages adopted an Agile approach within the PRINCE2^® project structure
Use of prototype delivered via outsourced OCS project teams deployed.

Major UK Publishing Company

Undertook a project audit to assist the client in indentifying how to resolve a number of major issues related to a critical project
Substituted project manager, who subsequently created a new baseline for the project to proceed
Provided advice and guidance to senior customer managers sitting on the Project Board
Introduced and established new procedures for project tracking, recording and change management.

International Leisure Group

Provided Project Management to support programme delivering new online business environment
Managed a suite of mixed work package teams constituting internal, existing and new external suppliers that had high aggressive deadline schedules
Implemented new project governance procedures specifically tailored for the online business environment.

Car Leasing Organisation

Full lifecycle project management responsibility for providing a Fleet Optimisation and Planning platform to respond to regulatory changes in vehicle transactions
Provided work package team manager capacity for delivery and integration of a highly specialist package from a third party supplier and meeting aggressive timescales by utilising the benefits of RAD (DSDM^®).

Major UK Travel Information Company

Provision of a project manager to overseeing customer initiative to preserve value held in legacy platform, whilst organisation moved towards an online model
Exploited OCS technical skills to facilitate supplier representation necessary to bridge gaps
Multiple work packages in preparation for and outsourcing of legacy platform services, establishment of service interfaces (business and technical).

National Motor Vehicle Sales Company

Undertook a wide range of Project Management activities over a seven year period
Improving customer management, which involved implementing a CRM platform
Increasing productivity, including the provision of an online performance system
Increasing distribution efficiency, including dealership network platform, incentives and rewards systems, integrated marketing capabilities etc.

Central Government Department

Project Manager for a new Financial Planning and Reporting platform for the financial controllers across the department
Provision of work package team managers over a three year project involving proprietary and custom software engineering and infrastructure preparations
Provision of project governance training and skills development to customer employees
Support of project audit and programme lessons learnt reviews.

International Insurance Group

Provision of Project Management Consultancy to manage a twenty-five person team on a 200+ resource-year project undertaking the analysis, design, development and implementation of twelve core business applications.

International Car Manufacturer

Managed a number of parallel projects in the ISD department of their European Headquarters
Reviewed and subsequently produced new procedures and guidelines for the client's Project Managers
Provided hands-on coaching and skills transfer to the client's Project Managers in training
Designed and delivered a whole suite of training courses aimed at maximising the capabilities of the clients' employees.

For further information regarding Project Management, please email info@ocs-consulting.com or call 020 8731 4335.