Plan our work, Work our plan

GlobalStar understands that great projects start with great planning.  Our project management approach to large scale implementation projects is multi-faceted in managing project schedules and budget variances. We utilize industry standard PMP tools, Microsoft Project, for the management of the project schedule and tasks completions, along with certified PMP consultants. We also supplement these with our own proprietary tools such as T-Minus Activation Plan, Resource Burn worksheets and other associated project management deliverable. Below is a brief description of a few of our standard tools:

·         Project Plan in Microsoft Project – This plan is at a detail level providing you with the tool displaying tasks, durations, resources, dependencies, milestones, and on an ongoing basis a percentage of task level and overall project level completions. We have provided a Rush University specific sample project plan as requested in question B6 and can be found in Appendix 3

·         T-Minus Activation Tasks Listing – This is in Microsoft Excel format for easier sharing with team members and encompasses not only the technical team but all project affected team members and facility departments/areas. Within a forty (40) to forty-five (45) day window leading up to the Activation Date, this task level tool is utilized as a countdown type of utility illustrating all tasks and activities requiring attention/completion. The worksheet is shared across the organization for full visibility and demonstrating inter-dependencies and reducing the risk of redundant tasks activities which often create confusion and/or missing tasks completions.

·         Project Burn Worksheet – Utilizing existing burn worksheets, we work with the client’s finance team and project sponsor to refine a tracking tool in Excel where actual resource time and associated billing amounts are compared to forecast estimates and remaining available project budgetary totals. This spreadsheet is at a detail and summary level for  reporting at the project and leadership level.