Who QTI Serves
QTI works directly with executives and senior management
of Fortune 1000 companies, generally at the vice-presidential
or
directorial
level. We also work with project management offices (PMO or
PO), and managers of major projects. When these companies want
to
improve project management or improve processes and teamwork
to achieve high-quality results, they turn to QTI.
Breakthrough improvements in process require a change to
corporate culture. As people change the way we think,
the way we decide, and the way we work, we can get much
better results—reduction
of waste from levels as high as 40% down to 2 to 5%. This
increases the chances of project success. The result is
projects worth
millions of dollars succeeding, instead of having all that
money wasted, and other projects returning a high profit
instead of
barely squeaking by.
How QTI works with Fortune 1000 Companies
QTI contributes its best practices, methodology, training,
and custom documentation services to the company's efforts to
define
and implement standard methods and best practices. The sooner
we start working with you, the more effective (and less expensive)
the effort will be. QTI helps you implement breakthrough improvements
that last with it's five step method of process and cultural
change.
- Strategic Planning to set direction and establish executive
leadership
- Tactical Planning to set a course for implementation
and get everyone
involved
- Training so that everyone knows how to do his or
her own job in the new way
- Measurement and Incentives so that people are rewarded
for effective work
- Feedback so that the teams and the company
make the process their own, changing the way that they
work and making the change stick.
QTI will help you design and implement the program, working
with your staff and other vendors.
QTI Services for Fortune 1000 Companies
When QTI works with large companies, we cooperate with executive
management to find how our skills fit into the bigger picture
of your plans. Typically, we do the following:
· Participate in or facilitate planning of major project
management and quality management improvement initiatives,
such as the establishment
of a project management office (PMO or PO), or the creation
of a new life cycle
· Design and delivery of custom training that integrates PMI standards
and best practices with your internal standards and methods
· Writing of project management manuals and standards customized
to your company
· Research for benchmarking and best practices for project management
and quality management
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Contact QTI Page.
Case Study: Project Management Training Integrates Corporation
After Merger
The Challenge. A Fortune 500 energy utility was created by the
merger of two companies in two different California cities about
300 miles apart. The two information technology teams had very
different ways of working. The company wanted to ensure project
success and reduce costs by developing and deploying one standard
methodology, but did not have a training course or instructor.
QTI Services. QTI was asked to provide core project management
training for over 250 IT managers in two California cities.
The company was the result of a recent merger, and the two teams
had very different ways of working. QTI combined its Project
Success: Project Management for IT Professionals class with
the
customer's system development life cycle (SDLC), creating a
custom training manual and course. We also advised them on their
life
cycle, providing improvements by comparing it to the results
of our best practices research. Over the course of about
18 months, all managers, project managers, and team leaders
were
trained
in the new methods. The classes were practical and used actual
examples from their current work. Suggestions from the class
were brought back to the project management office and used
to improve the company's methodology. Students were highly motivated
to learn the material because each class was kicked off by
a
top executive who stressed that use of the methods in the class
would be the basis of performance bonuses.
The result. The entire team of 250 managers and their staff
became a single, effective group developing innovative solutions
that
were used inside the company, distributed to affiliates,
and sold worldwide, making the company a recognized leader in
its
field around the globe.
