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THE QUALITY LINK
You realise your ideas with capable partners in the areas of strategy and IT consulting.
Nevertheless, projects frequently do not proceed as expected.
Why?
The partners often fail to understand each other‘s strengths – mastering the complexity
of the implementation on the one hand, and deep comprehension of business
requirements on the other.
We close this gap and support you in transitioning from strategy and conceptual design
to the selection of your implementation service provider. We speak both business and
IT language, and design and guide your selection process. We provide advice in ‚rightsizing‘, risk management and ongoing project governance.
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Less than half of all IT projects in Germany over the past 3 years
have been successful (Source: CIO Magazin / Study TU Munich)
Project Objectives
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Project Members
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Unclear requirements are repeatedly subject to debates during project execution, with ever changing stakeholders
Missing perception of decision authority assigned to the project
Underestimated complexity, and/or overestimation of own capabilities
No business case, or overly optimistic benefits assessment
Project managers and team members do not have the appropriate experience, or view the project as their
‚secondary‘ responsibility
Consultants are viewed as intruders, or have been assimilated by the organisation
Loss of know-how by changing consultants during transition from strategy to realisation
Time loss and frictions through inadequate experience or insufficient independence during RFP process
Project Management Tools
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Tools are not aligned with the project, or are used for administration rather than management and control
No early warnings recognised, or risk mitigating activity is viewed as impeding
Insufficient prioritisation of open issues leads to exhaustion of decision makers
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THE QUALITY LINK bundles long term consulting experience
into four areas of competence for your IT projects
Portfolio &
Program
Planning
Quality
& Risk
Management
Project
Management
IT Vendor
Management
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THE QUALITY LINK stands for continuous project governance,
quality assurance and independent know-how
Project Life Cycle
Strategy
Planning
Conceptual Design
RFP
Implementation
Operations
Requirements
Requirements Engineering
Engineering
Portfolio &
Program Planning
Portfolio
Portfolio Planning
Planning
Master
Master Planning
Planning
Business
Business Case
Case Mgmt
Mgmt
Portfolio- &
Programmplanung
Qualitäts& RisikoManagement
Projektmanagement
DienstleisterManagement
Quality &
Risk Management
Project Management
Portfolio
Portfolio Review
Review
Project(s)
Project(s) Review
Review
Risk
Risk Identification,
Identification, Analysis,
Analysis, Evaluation
Evaluation
Mitigation
Mitigation Planning
Planning
Risk
Risk Monitoring
Monitoring and
and
Control
Control
Project
Project Management
Management (responsible
(responsible or
or coaching)
coaching)
PMO
PMO Setup
Setup // Operations
Operations
IT Vendor
Management
Link between
Business and IT
RFP/Bid
RFP/Bid Planning,
Planning,
Design,
Design, Management
Management
Negotiations
Negotiations Coaching
Coaching
Project
Project Governance
Governance
Setup
Setup and
and Control
Control
Link between
Project and Procurement
Link between
Client and Service Provider
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Contract
Contract
Management
Management
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In addition to our core competencies you benefit from the
individual experience of our consultants
Portfolio &
Program
Planning
Quality
& Risk
Management
Project
Management
IT Vendor
Management
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THE QUALITY LINK provides target and value oriented support
Experience
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THE QUALITY LINK consultants have many years of experience in the project and consulting business
They have conducted projects in every conceivable situation and stage
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They have provided advice to business departments as well as IT organisations
They have assumed roles as bidders as well as buyers
They have gathered leadership skills as consultants or in line management functions
Independence through size and focus
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THE QUALITY LINK has a clear focus on managing quality and risk across all project phases
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Strategy consulting as well as implementation services remain the responsibility of your respective partners
Aspiration
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THE QUALITY LINK intends to support its clients with a small and highly qualified team, particularly in those phases
of a project where significant benefit is derived from early recognition and avoidance of errors
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Our engagement is designed to last as short as possible, and as long as necessary
Choice of collaboration
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We can flexibly agree on how our consultants will be deployed. Depending on the particular situation you can choose
between consulting, coaching, and interim management.
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We strongly believe in our approach and are willing to be measured by the impact of our services. This implies the
option of linking parts of our fees to demonstrated success.
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During our professional experience we have worked with the
following organisations (selection)
AMIRI FLIGHT
THE QUALITY LINK clients
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THE QUALITY LINK Ltd. & Co KG
Borsteler Bogen 27
22453 Hamburg
[t] + 49.40.59 35 43 50
[f] + 49.40.59 35 41 96
[e] info@thequalitylink.de
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