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Project Assessments & Turnaround Management
Do you know for sure or do you hope so?
Pragmatica senior assessors put your project to the test with little effort and assess whether
… it is set up in a promising way
… the material inherent risks are identified and effectively addressed
… any serious weaknesses in the procedure and in the set-up require correction
We rely on a proven approach (Pragma Fitness Check) that provides a holistic picture of the fitness of your project.
From over 400 assessments of projects (for both agile and classic process models), we have developed a comprehensive understanding of the stumbling blocks and a sensor system with which we get to the bottom of the need for action and its causes with an independent view from the outside. If desired, our assessors (who are themselves experienced project and transformation managers) also support the turnaround to get your project back on track for success.
Do you know for sure or do you hope so?
Pragmatica senior assessors put your project to the test with little effort and assess whether
… it is set up in a promising way
… the material inherent risks are identified and effectively addressed
… any serious weaknesses in the procedure and in the set-up require correction
We rely on a proven approach (Pragma Fitness Check) that provides a holistic picture of the fitness of your project.
From over 400 assessments of projects (for both agile and classic process models), we have developed a comprehensive understanding of the stumbling blocks and a sensor system with which we get to the bottom of the need for action and its causes with an independent view from the outside. If desired, our assessors (who are themselves experienced project and transformation managers) also support the turnaround to get your project back on track for success.
Perhaps you are also looking for a strategic partner to provide sustainable and ongoing project assurance for your strategic projects to ensure optimal transparency for managing the success of the project? With our understanding of the challenges that such projects face in your company, we develop an effective project assurance approach and support effective control.
Selected references
Success Stories
Project Review / Turnaround Management – Programme of an international stock exchange
Carrying out a project review with a focus on scope and requirement management.
- Analysis of the maturity level in the area of requirement and scope analysis
- Checking the quality and completeness of the requirements documentation
- Analysis of the extent to which the current scope deviates from the originally planned scope
- Report and recommendation of next steps to the Executive Board
Project Review / Turnaround Management – Programme of an international stock exchange
Conducting a project retrospective as part of turnaround management.
- Structured interviews to identify the root causes of the problem
- Identification of the appropriate improvement measures
- Carrying out several health checks to ensure implementation
- Reporting of progress to the Executive Board
Project Review / Turnaround Management – Programme of an international stock exchange
Supporting the activities within the framework of Project Replanning.
- Analysis of the planning method used and the maturity of the procedure
- Review of the planning results
- Support for risk management activitiesReport and recommendation of next steps to the Executive Board
Money Market Platform Swiss Exchange
Identify the root causes that led to the postponement of the launch of phase 1 of the go-live of the new Money Market platform, the reduction of the planned scope and the increase in project costs. In addition, the reasons why these deviations from the plan were not identified earlier were identified.
- Open, critical report on the course of the project so far (strengths, risks and potential for optimisation)
- Clear options and fields of action to ensure that the project goals set for the coming project phases are achieved.
- Determining the measures together with those responsible
- Presentation of the final report to key stakeholders
- Handover to project management for correction/elimination of weaknesses
Platform Change Non-Life Insurance
Project review and turnaround and subsequent successful rollout of a new technical front-to-back platform for property & casualty insurance products – From project review, turnaround to rollout of the platform.
- Project Assessment and Turnaround
- Carrying out risk, cost and feasibility analysis
- Turnaround programme and successful rollout for the Swiss non-life business
- Rollout of the new platform
Client Tax Reporting – Swiss Exchange
Fast track project review, turnaround and project management for the realisation of a detailed, regulation-compliant tax report for foreign clients
- Project takeover and successful turnaround (stakeholder, communication, planning and controlling failures)
- Management of the project to implement an IT system for the production and distribution of client-domicile-specific, detailed and regulation-compliant tax reports for foreign clients with assets in Switzerland
- Responsibility for implementing the required IT adjustments within the Swiss core banking systems and interfaces in compliance with cross-border regulations and Swiss banking secrecy
Platform Change Trade Finance Major Swiss Bank
Project review, turnaround and project management for a successful platform change in the area of trade finance and factoring.
- The responsibility of the mandate included an assessment and re-setting of the project portfolio, the evaluation of the business strategy and the development of a framework to support it in the areas of resources, infrastructure, tools, reporting and stakeholder management
- The successful turnaround required close coordination with business, legal and supply management
IT Project Portfolio Swiss Insurance
IT project portfolio review and quality assurance of the most important IT projects in the portfolio.
- Develop a risk-oriented assessment regarding project setup, organisation, planning, controlling, change management and communication
- Review all projects with strategic relevance or massive loss potential
- Proposal and implementation of improvement measures
Platform Change Life & Non-Life Business Swiss Insurance
Fast-track review and turnaround of a European platform programme: The programme aimed to provide a new technical platform “front-to-back” first to the non-life business and later to the life business (European platform approach).
- Intensive review of the programme along clear priorities and development of a recommendation for action for the platform change non-life and life business
- Analysis, documentation and presentation of the recommended action to all stakeholders
- After a comprehensive analysis, the rollout of the platform for the Swiss non-life business was successfully carried out.
Overall programme Swiss Bank
Project reviews for a strategic programme – On time delivery thanks to sustainable improvement of the planning quality of the sub-projects.
- Repeated assessments of 25 project plans of a strategic programme and definition of individual improvement measures
- Coaching of the project leaders to support the methodical project approach
- Training of quality managers to continue the implemented quality assessments
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