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Service — Project Management

Giving your strategic projects the real means to succeed

We set up project management offices, tracking tools and performance management systems to secure your strategic initiatives.

Overview

Most projects fail from a lack of steering, not a lack of ideas

APEX INTERNATIONAL's project management practice supports organizations in structuring their project management frameworks, from setting up a project management office (PMO) to directly steering complex strategic initiatives.

We work both as methodological support, equipping your internal teams, and as direct project leadership on behalf of our clients, particularly for large transformation or investment programs.

Project management office structured by APEX INTERNATIONAL
Objectives

What project management should guarantee

Meet deadlines

Secure your project timeline through rigorous tracking of key milestones.

Control costs

Anticipate budget overruns through regular financial tracking of projects.

Manage risk

Identify and address risks likely to compromise your projects, early.

Ensure visibility

Give senior management a clear, up-to-date view of project progress.

Common causes of failure in strategic projects
Challenges we see

Common causes of failure in strategic projects

  • Projects launched without a clear scope of objectives, timelines and resources.
  • No regular tracking, masking slippage until it becomes critical.
  • Risks identified too late to be properly managed.
  • Poor coordination between several projects run in parallel.
Our approach

Project discipline, without excessive overhead

We adapt the level of formality of our tools to the real size and complexity of each project.

Rigorous scoping

Precise definition of objectives, deliverables, timelines and resources at project launch.

Structured tracking

Setting up governance bodies and regular tracking tools, proportioned to the project's stakes.

Proactive risk management

Early identification and management of risks likely to affect the project.

Our methodology

Building effective project management

Project scoping

Definition of the objectives, deliverables, milestones and resources needed for success.

Setting up steering

Structuring the governance bodies and tracking tools for the project.

Operational tracking

Regular facilitation of progress tracking, risk management and required arbitration.

Closure & lessons learned

Project-end review and capturing lessons for future projects.

Our solutions

Concrete, operational steering tools

Project charter

Scoping document formalizing the project's objectives, boundaries and governance.

Master schedule

Detailed calendar of milestones and deliverables expected throughout the project.

Tracking dashboard

A regular reporting tool for progress, risks and project costs.

Risk register

Identification and mitigation plan for the project's main risks.

Project management office setup

Structuring a PMO function to steer several projects simultaneously.

Closure review

Assessment of project results and capture of key lessons learned.

Our value add

Steering that stays a decision-making tool, not a bureaucratic exercise

We ensure our steering tools remain decision-making levers for your leaders, not bureaucratic reporting exercises disconnected from the project's operational reality.

Our experience across more than 120 engagements lets us anticipate the most common risks faced by transformation projects in Africa, and address them with concrete, proven responses.

Project tracking dashboard presented by APEX INTERNATIONAL
Engagement process

What a typical project management engagement looks like

Weeks 1-2Project scoping and definition of objectives, deliverables and key milestones.
Week 3Setting up governance bodies and tracking tools.
OngoingRegular facilitation of progress tracking, risk management and project arbitration.
End of projectClosure review and capture of lessons learned for future projects.
Expected results

What structured project management brings you

0Clear, up-to-date view of your projects' progress
0Major risks identified from project launch
0Average time to set up the steering system
0Unanticipated budget surprise at project end
Project management case study led by APEX INTERNATIONAL
Case study

Securing a multi-site modernization program

Context: A telecommunications company was running eight infrastructure modernization projects simultaneously across different sites, with no consolidated view of overall progress.

Engagement: APEX INTERNATIONAL set up a centralized project management office, standardized reporting across sites and instituted a monthly steering committee with senior management.

Outcome: Management regained full visibility over the entire program, enabling rapid arbitration of resources across sites and securing the overall program timeline.

Frequently asked questions

Your questions about project management

Both, depending on your needs: we can directly steer a complex project or equip your internal teams to steer it themselves.

We work in both cases, with tailored arrangements: dedicated tracking for a single project, a project management office for a portfolio.

We adapt to your existing tools or recommend solutions proportioned to your needs, fully independently.

Yes, we frequently step in to turn around the steering of projects already underway and facing difficulties.

Your strategic projects deserve rigorous steering

Let's discuss steering your strategic projects

An initial conversation to assess your steering needs, one-off or ongoing.

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