A team of senior PMs, with industry experience, ready to help you deliver measurable business outcomes
Software Development
We write efficient, reliable, and beautiful software, using modern technologies and platforms
Business Analysis
Enabling change, by identifying business needs needs and recommending solutions that deliver value to stakeholders
Quality Assurance
Planning, systematic monitoring, and testing IT project deliverables to ensure high standards of quality
We Deliver IT Solutions
We are a small, core, group of senior, experienced technology consultants. Our mission is to help you successfully complete IT software projects, on time and within budget.
Agile Software Development
Aprelion helped Superior Group adopt Scrum development and rewrite its flagship VMS platform.
Personality Trumps Everything
It’s not that other factors are unimportant to Project Management. Things like experience, training, resources, budget and support are all critical to success. But if I could improve just one variable in the Project Manager equation, it would be personality.
The most successful Project Managers – the PMs who succeed regardless of outside factors – possess certain personality traits. These traits help overcome typical project pitfalls like lack of resources, difficult sponsors, compressed schedule, poor scope, etc. Here are some of the traits we look for when hiring a Project Manager.
EPMO vs. PMO – The Differences, Pros, and Cons
Regardless of what you call it – Enterprise PMO, Program Management Office, Project Management Office, or Portfolio Management Office – project management offices exist to ensure companies 1) select and approve projects that align with strategy and help advance corporate goals, and 2) successfully complete project work on-time and within budget. If deployed and managed properly, they can also increase efficiencies and reduce the overall cost of delivery. However a poorly implemented project office can be costly – missed deadlines, burdensome red tape, low moral, and high overhead costs.
The definition and responsibilities of an Enterprise Project Management Office (PMO) and a traditional Project Management Office (PMO) are convoluted. While some duties clearly belong to one, many more can be assigned to either group. Here is a brief comparison of the two entities from my perspective and experience working with many clients.
The Enterprise Project Management Office
An Enterprise Program Office (EPMO) is typically outside of any operational business unit, and reports directly into the CEO or CFO. As the name suggests, the EPMO is responsible for all programs and projects across the enterprise. It maintains a top-down view of an organization’s portfolio of projects.
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Yodiz Product Review
I recently finished managing a 14-month, software development, with a team of six developers. It was our client’s first Agile development project. In addition to teaching Scrum to the development team and stakeholders, we assisted in selection an agile management software platform. Given deadlines and other circumstances, we were looking for something 1) inexpensive, 2) easy to use, and 3) quick to deploy. After reviewing several products, we selected Yodiz.
Reduce Cost & Increase Efficiency
NOCO selects Aprelion to deliver technology initiatives that will improve fuel management and increase store efficiency.