Project Support Services (PSS)
Do you have a list (whether written or not) of critical business initiatives that absolutely must get done to survive in the marketplace? Most companies do know what those "hot projects" are, but lack the tools and methods for getting them done. HDI provides Project Support to get -- and keep -- your HOT projects going!

The Challenge for Today's Business
Today's businesses must be able to do two things at once: They must run the business so they can eat at the end of the month...and they must change the business so they can eat at this time next year! This is the place where companies come when they need some assistance in doing what they absolutely must do to survive in the marketplace -- those hot projects that simply cannot fail.

   Like most companies, you probably have a specific plan for handling your "Run-the-Business" activities, called the budget or annual profit plan. However, we see many organizations unable to express specific plans for tackling their most critical "Change-the-Business" issues. Such plans are usually very vague (if they exist at all) or they contain a list of 75 hot projects, all Priority #1 (or all Priority #75). Just as your annual profit plan (run-the-business agenda) must be specific enough to guide everyone in the organization in their individual/group work plans and contributions, the "hot projects" on your change-the-business agenda should be similarly focused and actionable by everyone in the organization.

You Can Choose How to Work
When tasked with "getting that project done," managers tend to consider two options: to utilize internal resources exclusively ... or to bring in an outside group to just get it done. With internal resources, it's easy to get distracted or under-resourced. With external resources working in a vacuum, it's easy to slip over the budget or "miss the mark" on organizational acceptance and applicability (the not-invented-here syndrome).

   We recommend a third approach because we've seen the superior results time and again: side-by-side support for internal teams. You bring the irreplaceable company/industry expertise, perspective, burning need and desire ... and HDI provides valuable focus, energy and proven tools and capabilities in design and implementation which have been tested and fine-tuned over the last 25 years. In cumulative experience, the HDI team has hundreds of years of "been-there, done-that, got-the-t-shirt expertise" that we can bring to your project.

Our Services Provide Results and Our Skills Ensure Good Service
Results are hard to argue with...and the results our clients have realized by using HDI Project Support include higher performance, lower total cost, faster-to-market and transfer of project management technology. By coupling the discipline of HDI project support and the energy and focus of your management or task team, business initiatives have a much better chance of reaching their goals ... on time and with the results you expected. We make the right things happen!

We Work Wherever You Need Us ...
Because "Hot Projects" originate from different levels and different areas, HDI provides project support throughout organizations. This breadth and depth of experience gives us a great perspective from, and on different levels.

How to Get Started ...
So, now, if you're intrigued by this approach and want to know how to proceed, you can take a look at these first steps we would take -- with you -- on the road to Project Support ... and your project success:

Together with the client, we would:

• Work to Clarify and Understand Client Direction
• Inventory "Hot Projects"
     Current Projects
     Needed Projects (known and yet-to-be-known)
• Target and Value Project(s)
     Importance/Value To Client
     Client Capability Level
     Risk Level
• Propose Project Support
     HDI Project Approach Plan
     HDI Value-Added
     Cost/Investment in HDI Support
• Work Side-By-Side for Client Success!