Project Management
Unlike operations or administrative processes, projects are bookended by specifically defined beginning and ending dates. It is between those bookends that tasks, deliverables, timelines, personnel, and budgets need to be tracked and managed. Though today Project Management is a discipline unto itself, many organizations do not put some of the most basic practices in place, despite the necessity of managing complex implementations. The execution and effectiveness of a project is improved with clearly defined goals, deliverables, and milestones, as well as by identifying the structural and external risks involved.
Managing a project takes time and energy. There are many cost-effective and efficient ways companies can choose to manage their projects, and keeping up to date on the latest project management strategies and tools to stay organized is a vital part of a project, as important as supplying software ideas and training. There is no substitute for a project that is on time and on budget. The ability to get a project up and running with little to no overhead is immensely important in order to keep your projects running smoothly.
It is imperative that your organization creates a strong method of implementation on top of a solid architecture in order for your projects to succeed. With reliable processes and system tools in place, along with the aforementioned measures, much of the pressure on your company will be alleviated and each project can be managed in a more powerful way.
Some example of projects in which Alexius has employed the above measures are:
- Central Bank of Armenia Network
- Alexius created an interbank communication network allowing for secure electronic transactions among financial institutions.
- Last Mile Initiative
- Overview of LMI.
- Ministry of Labor Initiative, Guatemala
- Alexius helped modernize the Ministry of Labor in order to create a more efficient, knowledgeable office.
- Open Source Integrated Back Office
- Alexius helps organizations with limited budgets set up Open Source applications and platforms in order to create reliable, sustainable service.
- Open Source Migration
- Alexius worked with the Ministry of Labor in Guatemala to implement a sustainable solution to its information systems platforms, implementing Open Source software with extensive training sessions. Through this, the Ministry has a sustainable cost structure and licensed software, allowing it to better serve Guatemala.
- Public Ministry Financial-Accounting System
- Alexius worked with the Public Ministry in Honduras to update their financial-accounting system, allowing them to have better knowledge of and more efficiently use their financial resources.
- Public Ministry: Institutional ICT Strategic Plan
- Alexius assisted the Public Ministry of Honduras in developing its first Master ICT Strategic Plan in order to sustainably develop an ICT infrastructure.
- Regional Labor Modernization
- Alexius partnered with USAID to create the Regional Labor Modernization Program, aimed at reforming the operations of the labor institutions in Central America by using ICTs as a change agent.
- University Curriculum Reform
- Alexius worked with USAID to help update Armenia's university curriculum in order to create graduates fully prepared to enter the workforce.
