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Meeting Your Business Challenges

In todays competitive business climate, costs are escalating and budgets are shrinking. This means organizations are constantly challenged to prioritize their projects, increase speed and efficiency of project execution, reduce spending, reduce risk, achieve repeatable project success and maximize their investments.

How We Help:
Elevate project management capabilities and maturity Optimize resource supply and demand Monitor portfolio performance Increase speed and efficiency of project execution Achieve repeated project success Executive timely and accurate reporting
PM CONSULTING Needs Analysis PM Knowledge Training PM Office Development PM Maturity Assessment Project Startup/Recovery Enterprise Project Management PM SYSTEMS IMPLEMENTATION Readiness Assessment Design, Prototype, Pilot and Rollout Process Development PM Tool Training Help Desk Support TECHNICAL SERVICES PM Software Installation PM Software Integration Application Hosting Custom Report Writing and Application Development STAFF AUGMENTATION IT Project Managers Project Analysts/Project Control Engineers Tool Administrators Other PM Staff

Who is IMS?

IMS is a full-service project management solution provider. We help organizations deliver projects that change the world. We do this by increasing their capabilities to manage their portfolio of projects. We are headquartered in Plano, Texas with staff nationwide. Since 1993, IMS has worked hand in glove with our clients to successfully implement scalable project, program, and portfolio management systems.

Why is IMS different?

Partnering with IMS will build a foundation for incremental gains and long-term business value. With IMS, you get experienced professionals who have successfully applied their project management knowledge to a wide variety of industries and circumstances. The entire IMS management team and most of our core consulting staff are certified Project Management Professionals (PMP). Our success comes from our philosophy of teamwork and a commitment to client satisfaction. Adhering to these principles and our values has resulted in list of satisfied clients, including Boeing, Weyerhaeuser, Northrop Grumman Corporation, Exxon Mobil, British Petroleum, BNSF Railway Company, AFLAC, Physicians Mutual Insurance, Federal Reserve Bank, Department of Veteran Affairs, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems, Toyota, Texas Department of Transportation, Houston Metro, Halliburton, EDS, Unisys, NOV and many others.

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PROjECT MANAgEMENT PROfESSIONAL SERVICES

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Project Management Consulting

IMSs team of experienced professionals can assist with: Needs AnalysisAssess, identify, and recommend solutions to improve your ability to manage your project portfolios, minimize risk, and optimize the organizations ability to deliver projects. PM Knowledge TrainingConduct training classes to provide an understanding of the practice of project management. PM Office DevelopmentAssist in developing a support office that can leverage how projects are managed organization wide. PM Maturity AssessmentValidate the state of project management within the organization by evaluating processes, systems, and staff. Project Start-Up/RecoveryAssist with all aspects required to get a project up and operational and/or back on track. Enterprise Project Portfolio ManagementEffectively assessing, selecting, and managing your organizations collection of investments in projects, minimize risk, optimize the organizations resources, standardize and improve the delivery of projects.

What Our Clients Say

I would recommend IMS to any client who is seeking a highly qualified, results oriented project management firm with the unique combination of project management expertise, experience and in depth Primavera software tool knowledge. Ken Smith, Manager Consulting Professional Services, Primavera Systems, Inc. IMSs professionalism, depth and breadth of knowledge concerning project management software tools, processes and organization has been outstanding. IMS demonstrated outstanding flexibility in meeting the needs of BNSF. John Burke, Senior Manager BNSF Railway Company Their ingenious suggestions enabled us to develop a sound approach to the problem and their perseverance and dedication enabled us to develop, refine, document and deliver a complete and accurate product. Henry P. Dolim, Jr., JPATS System Engineering, Northrop Grumman Corp. Michael G. Major, JPATS ProgramManager, Northrop Grumman Corp. IMS efforts organizing this very ambitious project has been invaluable..Beal Aerospace Technologies, Inc. is pleased to give its highest recommendation to any potential client for IMS. It is difficult to imagine how wed be managing this effort without their dedicated, conscientious and expert assistance. Scott Frazier, Program Manager, Beal Aerospace Technologies, Inc. IMS did whatever it took to get the job done, and under IMS direction, the problems we were experiencing evaporated. Lou Amorosi, Taurus Deputy Project Manager, Orbital Sciences Corporation ...performed beyond expectationsTheir long hours and dedication to produce a quality product earned them the respect of all with whom they worked. M.G. Foot, Operations & Maintenance Consultant, British Petroleum Their efforts have resulted in a level of management sophistication unmatched in our industry giving us a distinct advantage over our competitors. ---Curtis Quillin, President-Quillin Construction

Project Management Systems Implementation

IMS works with your project team to implement best-of-class project management tools and processes according to your organizations needs. In addition to systems implementation, IMS can provide best practice process development, coaching and mentoring, education and tool training. For continued support, IMS offers Help Desk Support providing direct and timely access to certified trainers and product experts.

Technical Services
IMS Technical Services include PM Software Installation, PM Software Integration, Application Hosting, Custom Report Writing, and Custom Application Development.

Project Management Staff Augmentation

IMS can support your project teams by augmenting your staff with qualified, experienced, and trained resources. We carefully screen, interview, train, and test all staff we hire and then match their experience and skill sets with your specific needs. The staff we provide has the appropriate PM knowledge, expertise, and tool training required by your company. In addition, IMS can also provide customized training courses that include client processes. This allows them to work productively as soon as they arrive onsite. By augmenting your project teams with IMS, resources you have direct access to IMS project management consulting expertise.
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