What is the Service?

D I S offers a variety of project management skills and services to Arkansas agencies, boards, commissions, and institutes for individual project management needs, as well as multi-agency and state-wide projects affecting state government. The Project Management service utilizes a consistent approach for Information Technology (I T) project management that is based on proven methods, techniques, and best practices defined by Project Management Institute (P M I).

D I S can provide this service for customers that may not have in-house I T project management resources available or budget to maintain full-time staff for this role.

What is included?

D I S staff includes experienced Project Management Professionals (P M P) who have internationally recognized P M P certifications through P M I.

Guided by experience, methodology, standards, and templates, D I S Project Managers can provide:

• Project Progress Reporting
• Project planning
• Scheduling
• Lifecycle development
• Risk management
• Resource management
• Cost and budget control
• Contract negotiations
• Change management
• Product quality

Arkansas Project Management Methodology (DIS): Project Management Methodology is the online set of procedures and techniques set forth as a guide to managing all types of projects http://pmstats.dis.arkansas.gov/Meth/Meth_index.htm

What should the customer expect?

The D I S Project Manager’s goal is to fully satisfy the customer’s objectives within defined scope, budget, and schedule. The customer will have experienced leadership, documented plans, and regular progress reports, including cost and schedule status.

All of this is provided with billing rates that are competitive or below commercially available alternatives.

How do we charge?

Please see the D I S Rate Sheet (EXCEL) for rate information.

Customer Responsibilities

The customer accepts responsibility to provide project requirements, decisions, and customer resources to meet the project requirements based on the agreed project tasks and schedule. The customer is responsible for designating the customer sponsor and contact. D I S customer account representatives must have sufficient knowledge associated with the project scope and customer agency’s expectations and be available to actively participate in the project effort.

Lead Time

Lead times vary and depend upon the details of the service needed.