Most IT professionals have experienced poorly run projects with constantly changing project scope, difficult requirements, impossible schedules and limited budgets. In this environment delivering quality products becomes very difficult. At Looking Glass Development we understand the realities of today's IT project environment. Whether your project is just beginning, or it started two years ago we can help to make sure you manage the triangle all projects face. Our consulting practice focuses on helping our clients in the four areas we believe are key to having a successful project.

Key to the success of any project, and especially IT projects, is the development of quality requirements. Clear understanding of what the product of the project must do allows for better understanding of the outcomes from decisions. Looking Glass Development can provide your company with expertise in the lastest techniques such as Use Cases, the Unified Modeling Language and the Rational Unified Process, and decisions analysis. Our expertise in the area of requirements and decision analysis can save you significant time and money. Furthermore, we can help you avoid problematic project rework.

More often than not, we have found that the root of project failure can be found in unclear or missing communications and documentation. Hallway conversations and one-off ad hoc meetings tend to replace clear, organized communications. Expectations are not managed and the results are a disappointment. Don't let this be your project. Looking Glass Development can help you develop a communications strategy that ensures everyone has the same project expectations and understanding of requirements, timelines, costs, and risks. Furthermore, we can assist you in the creation of documents that clearly and accurately tell the story of your efforts in a way that can be used for future success. If you don't have a communications strategy now or are finding the one you have is simply not working, call us we can help.

The average completed IT project ends up costing 188% of its original plan and overruns its original budget by 222% according to a recent study. We believe much of this is due to poor project reporting. Our experience managing a wide range of IT projects has given us the tools and techniques to help you accurately determine your project's status. Deploying tools such as Earned Value, Weighted Milestones, and other advanced statistical tools we can provide you with fast, simple, automated tools and techniques to manage your project's progress.

According to one report 61% of projects fail to deliver their expected scope. Our experience has shown us that the number one cause for this is a failure to manage scope changes. At Looking Glass Development, we pride ourselves on delivering simple, effective, easy to manage change control processes that make scope creep a thing of the past.

If you are having concerns with project reporting or need help effectively managing scope creep, Looking Glass Development can help.

Today there are more tools to help the IT project manager than ever before. Unfortunately, the complexity of these tools makes it more and more difficult to develop and use an effective project plan. Looking Glass Development can help by providing commonsense tools and proven techniques to enhance your project plan. Our knowledge of Work Breakdown Structures, tasks, activities, dependencies, and duration estimating techniques such as PERT can make a major difference in your project immediately. Our skills can save you significant time, money and headaches starting today.