Control costs and delivery timelines 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
- 3rd 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
OCS Consulting Project Management Services:
At OCS Consulting, our project managers are ready to lead your projects to success. With extensive experience in different sectors such as retail, insurance, automotive, finance, and many more, our team will ensure your projects are delivered on time and to specification. We use proven project management methodologies to manage every stage of your project lifecycle, from initiation, through delivery, to ongoing support.
Whether you need full-time or part-time support through busy periods, our flexible services are tailored to your needs, ensuring your projects stay on track:
- Provision of Project Managers and Team Managers (bespoke software engineering)
- Project audits and governance assessments
- Management of outsourced (third party) suppliers
- Post implementation reviews
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 workforce 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 identifying how to resolve a number of significant 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 with 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 oversee 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 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
