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Driving efficiency
Implementing a tailor-made set of processes for your tailor-made firm will increase your chances of success, regardless of the space in which you compete.
R egardless of the niche your firm has found, if you Google “project execution methodology,” you will find about 55.1 million results in 0.59 seconds. Ask 10 different project management professionals what type of project execution methodology is best and you will likely get 10 different answers. With all the options available, it can be difficult to decide what makes the most sense for your firm. So, why not develop your own?
Ryan Hayes GUEST SPEAKER
do we execute projects?” Meaning, what actions do we take? What fundamentals are involved? What systems, tools, and processes are available to help us? What reports can we review or monitor to help us? What concepts and philosophies can guide us? What can we do on current projects to help us on future projects? Furthermore, we wanted our methodology to be applicable to all projects, “Instead of adhering to an off-the- shelf execution methodology, we tailored something unique to our own business.”
At Gateway Engineers, we engage in many projects each year. Approximately 5,500 of them for more than 630 clients in 2018. While our average project size – approximately $16,000 – is modest in comparison to the industry, we can profitably execute such a high volume based on one of our core operating philosophies – efficiency. Efficiency is so important that the goal of our project management system is to “efficiently” execute projects. Being efficient is synonymous with being focused and organized. It’s a win-win for our clients and company. So, with this systematic mindset we developed and continue to improve, we drive efficiency gains. During the development of the methodology, we set out to answer the complex question of, “How
See RYAN HAYES, page 12
THE ZWEIG LETTER March 25, 2019, ISSUE 1289
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