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Ownership

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Structure

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Direction

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Ownership

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Calm

Sound familiar?

Where clear direction
makes the difference

A good plan, but little progress

Everyone supports the course, but the step to concrete action stalls. Who does what, in what order, and who makes the call?

Tech and management each speak their own language

Your IT people know exactly what is going on, but struggle to explain it. You ask a simple question and get a complex answer back.

Work gets delivered, but not what you meant

Your team or supplier works hard and delivers. Only the result does not match what you had in mind, and that only becomes clear afterwards.

You are the only one with the full picture

Every department and every specialist sees their own part. Keeping an eye on the whole ends up with you, on top of everything you already do for your business.

What direction means to us

Your team delivers,
we keep it on course

A strong plan and good people do not yet add up to a successful project. Without someone holding the course, a project can still run aground. We help hold that course: we guide the team, watch over planning and budget and translate in both directions. Complex matters become a clear choice for you, and your choice becomes a clear brief for the team.

We do not take over the work itself. Your employees or your contractors keep working for your business. We make sure they know what they are working towards, that everyone takes on their own part and that you know where things stand.

Goal
01.

Start: the people and the goal

We start with the people. We talk to every team member: where do their strengths lie, what is not running smoothly and what are they critical of? With you, we set down what the project or the team should deliver for your business. You get: a clear picture of the team and a goal everyone stands behind.

Plan
02.

Plan: from direction to concrete steps

We translate the goal into a workable plan. What happens first, who is responsible for what and what budget goes with it? We break a large project down into manageable steps, each with a clear owner. You get: a schedule with milestones, a clear division of roles and insight into the budget.

Do
03.

Execution: rhythm, feedback and adjusting

During execution we keep to a fixed rhythm. We are in continuous conversation with the people doing the work and ask everyone to report back on their own part. If something goes differently than planned, we adjust or put a choice to you. You get: regular updates in plain language and, in good time, the choices that are yours to make, for example on direction or budget.

Live
04.

Delivery: reviewing and putting it to use

We check what the team delivers against what was intended. The people who will work with it help test, so the move into day-to-day practice goes smoothly. You get: a result that matches the goal and employees who know how to work with it.

Embed
05.

Embedding: a team that can carry on by itself

We make sure the way of working stays in place when we take a step back. We record agreements, roles and knowledge, so they do not depend on one person. Sometimes we hand over after a few months, sometimes we stay involved on an ongoing basis. You get: a solid structure and a team that carries on independently.

What good direction delivers

Structure, direction and visible progress

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What we watch over

Throughout the whole project we keep an eye on these elements and adjust as soon as something deviates.

PlanningBudgetQualityAgreementsCollaborationTeam spirit

An overview for everyone

An overview for everyone

What you notice

You stay in your role as business owner and steer on the big picture. We take care of the depth of the project and the day-to-day direction.

One point of contactFixed rhythmClear choicesHeard and seen
In-house IT teamsImplementationsData migrationsExternal developers

Direction for projects and teams

For in-house teams, implementations and external developers

Direction looks different in every business. Sometimes it concerns an in-house team looking for structure, sometimes an implementation that several departments work on, sometimes an external team at a distance. Our role is always the same: the link between the people who do the work and the people who decide.

Your own IT staff and developers

Do you employ your own IT staff or developers? They are often professionals who excel at their work and have less of an eye for the overview and the communication around it. We put in place the structure in which their work comes into its own. For a development team that is a professional way of working for building, testing and releasing (DevOps). For IT support, for example, a ticketing system, a knowledge base and clear agreements on who communicates about what.

An implementation across departments

When new software is introduced, we work with a project team in which the departments involved take part themselves. Together we set up the software. We hold the whole together, make sure everyone contributes and takes ownership of their own part, and liaise with suppliers and management.

An external development team

Are you having software developed by an external team, perhaps abroad? Then we are the point of contact for that team. We oversee planning and budget and make sure that what gets built is also what you meant. At a distance, and across language and cultural boundaries, that does not happen by itself.

  • A conversation with every team member
  • Clear roles and ownership
  • Planning and budget in view
  • A fixed rhythm of meetings and feedback
  • Choices put to you in good time
  • A way of working that lasts

The team remains yours

We do not take over your team's work and we do not place extra capacity with you. Your employees and your developers keep working for your business, and we guide that. You stay at the helm: we check in with you regularly and put the choices that are yours before you, along with our advice.

Project Governance & Team Leadership ties in with our other services. Has the software not been chosen yet, or does a process need improving first? Then we take that on first and the direction follows after.

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Questions & answers

Questions about project and team leadership

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Both occur. An implementation or development project often takes anywhere from a few months to a year or two. With an in-house team we sometimes stay involved on an ongoing basis. We match our involvement to what is needed and take a step back as soon as the team can carry it by itself.

No. Your own employees or your external developers keep doing the work, for your business. We guide: we provide structure, direction and good coordination between everyone. So it is not secondment, and we do not place extra capacity with you.

A project manager who is in the thick of the work, at your business or at the supplier, finds it hard to rise above it and steer at an overarching level. We bring that overview from the outside and help with the step from a good plan to carrying it out. That is especially valuable for more complex parts, such as a migration or a new way of working. We work together with your project manager.

With attention for the people. We start with a conversation with every team member: where do their strengths lie, what is not running smoothly and what are they critical of? First the relationship, then the structure. We work on a pleasant and professional atmosphere, give trust and listen. After that we introduce changes together with the team.

That you check in with us regularly and make the choices that are yours to make, for example on direction or budget. We prepare those choices, give our advice and make sure they are carried out. We take care of the more frequent coordination with the team.

Yes, that is exactly when a steady link is valuable. At a distance, misunderstandings arise more easily: people work hard, but not always on what was intended, and a commitment does not mean the same in every culture. That is why we work with clear briefs in small steps and have the team show regularly what has been built. That way you see early on whether things are heading in the right direction.

That depends on the scope and the duration. After the introductory call we estimate how much involvement is needed and give you an indication. We work on an hourly basis and invoice afterwards, so you pay for the time we actually spend.

Your role: running the business
You steer on the big picture, we take care of the depth of the project.

We take the lead, so your team can keep working and you can run your business.