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Project Methodology:

Generally, projects are split into three phases Initiation, Control and Maintenance. During each phase, a number of documents are produced as part of the project control process.

• Initiating a project:

  All projects start with an idea for a product, service, new capability or other desired outcome. The idea is communicated to the Project Manager.

  A more detailed Project Definition Report document is prepared that explains the project. The Project Definition Report at CAT is used to provide this information and to allow an assessment to be made about the project feasibility.

  In particular, it outlines the scope, goals and objectives, deliverables, the assumptions being made, the key people involved, expected business benefits, costs and duration.

  If authorization to proceed is given, the Contract is used to obtain formal agreement to start the project and signifies the end of the Initiation phase.

• Controlling a project:

  The control phase is about tracking and managing the project. To do this, a project plan is developed. The Project Plan is most commonly in the form of a chart, which Identifies the stages of tasks and answers the questions as to who will carry them out in an associated timeline. A good plan will include regular milestones that act as a measure of progress and keep the project team focused on short and long-term goals. Project plans may also include information about costs, human resources and dependent projects.

  After the project is planned, it is important to assess all factors that could have an impact on it. At CAT this is done by using the issues log and risk log. The Issues Log is used to record issues and assign an owner with a plan to resolve them. The Risk Log is used to record and grade risks with an associated action plan to minimize them.

• Project Maintenance:

  At this point, it is important to know whether the project has achieved its objectives. This is done using the Project management Report. This document communicates how well the project has performed against its original business case, project plan, costs, duration and tolerances.

Project Management Process

All the phases involved in Project Management are highlighted in the diagrammatic representation shown below.

CAT Project Tracking System provides a way to track hours spent on the task level. This has been achieved by allowing managers to define and create tasks, and specifies start and end dates for each task. Employees working on a project are able to log the time spent on various tasks by date using the application interface. For a given period, Managers can generate reports that provide a snapshot of the project progress in terms of actual hours and projected dates. Employees are able to generate a timesheet for any given period of time to submit to management.

Project Tracking System is proving to be the cost saving and effective on line project management solution for all clients. In the field of application implementation and Internet implementation, CAT Technologies is one of the dear leaders who are able to do it faster, better and cheaper.

Project Activities:

• Risk Management:

  Our Project Management & Delivery Approach includes activities and tasks designed to identify and mitigate risks throughout the lifecycle of a project. These risks can be internal or external to the project and may be driven by business, technology, industry, and regulatory or economic conditions. Our ultimate goal is to ensure the success of our systems through proactively managing project risks.

  In order to accomplish this, CAT's seasoned Project Managers work in conjunction With the Business Sponsors and Client Project Team to identify risks that may adversely impact the project. The probability and impact of each risk is then estimated and opportunities are identified to reduce the probability of occurrence either through taking actions or through putting a contingency plan in place.

• Quality Management:

  We place special emphasis managing the quality of its work products. In order to accomplish this, quality checkpoints are initiated throughout the project lifecycle providing an opportunity to verify the completeness of deliverables or to take corrective actions if needed. Specific quality checkpoints include requirements reviews, design reviews, code walkthroughs, system testing, user acceptance testing, as well as project review and management meetings with project sponsors and stakeholders. For regulated system, our system validation approach further supplements our standard QA activities to include enhanced documentation and required system testing activities. Our approach to quality involves the following four steps:

  • Plan for Quality
  • Setup quality gates
  • Perform quality audits
  • Implement corrective actions

In addition, supervision of each project is accomplished by having a dedicated management team. It is the responsibility of these individuals to oversee that all project activities are progressing according to the project objectives; scope, timeline, and budget and that client expectations are being met.

CATs' Quality Initiative highlights:

CAT intimately follows CMMi Level 3 norms for Quality Within a project's ambit, specialized group describes WHO is doing WHAT and HOW.

WHO is described by the concept of Role. A team member can typically wear many hats, that is, take on multiple Roles. Several team members may also take on the same Role. WHAT is described by the concept of Artifact? Examples of Artifacts are Project Governance Document, Test Case, Requirements Document, or Detailed Design. HOW to produce an Artifact is described by the concept of Activity.

Issues Management:

One of the major motives of our organization has been to help organizations properly manage issues before they emerge or escalate into critical problems. In order to facilitate a sound issues managembt, a risk assessment identification and prioritization in the areas of greatest vulnerability, is conducted by CAT. We develop management and communications plans to anticipate issues like, optimization and management actions, crafting core messages and materials, establishing third-party alliances and put in place monitoring systems to track emerging issues and escabtions. Once a crisis has passed, we work with organizations to restore confidence in their reputation and begin the rehabilitative process for companies, brands or management teams.

If a crisis ever occurs, a timely response would be deemed necessary. CATs crisis and issues Team members are on call 24/7 to work throughout the issue to provide guidance, develop strategic plans, defend reputation and implement recovery initiatives.

Non Billable Staff Roles and Responsibilities

SQA

• Facilitate implementation of QMS procedures and manage QA activities for projects
• Identify and analyze QMS problems and suggest corrective actions
• Monitor implementation of corrective actions
• Recommend QMS tools for evaluation and use
• Participate in Project Meetings (Initiation, Kick Off, End Phase and Close Out) point out QMS compliance requirements.
• Conducts Work Product and Configuration audits
• On-line facilitation for implementing the QMS
• Review project lifecycles and Project Management Plan
• Work in close coordination on SEPG and Internal Audit Group.
• Collate the process improvement suggestions and act accordingly with Process Group.

Internal Quality Auditors

• Review and audit the procedures and standards that are followed.
• Carryout Internal Audits and prepares the non-conformance reports (Audit Reports) as applicable.
• Initiate corrective actions along with Auditees and close the non-conformance raised, during internal and external audits.
• Provide audit summary and trend analysis to the management to appraise the status of QMS.

Management Review Committee

• The Management Representative gathers the inputs to for Management Reviews and issues them to the Management Review Committee / Core Team members.
• In this meeting following points are discussed along with their corrective actions:
• Follow-up, Review and tracking of previous meetings action points
• Findings of internal audits and problems observed
• Process performance and product conformity against quality objectives
• Status of corrective and preventive actions
• Planned changes that could lead to modifications/ improvement in the quality management system
• Recommendations for process improvement
• Performance and effectiveness of the quality system
• Monitoring performance of integrated team