What are Project Services?

Project services help industries and individuals in initiating projects, planning projects, executing projects, controlling/monitoring projects, and overseeing expected closure of projects.

#1 - PMO

The Project Management Office (PMO) is a central hub that manages and supports projects. It helps to achieve proper resource allocation, risk management, and communications within individual projects and across multiple related projects. Effective team management is essential for project completion. Therefore, PMOs mainly provide program managers, project managers, project administrators, and project coordinators. They oversee teams that may include subject matter experts and/or skilled professionals. Training, guidance, and support are given to the project lead and their project team. Specifically, for a software development project, PMOs may provide a Scrum Master to oversee a project team and help accomplish the tech project's objectives. By optimizing resource allocation and minimizing rework, PMOs can contribute to the overall cost savings of a project.

#2 - Consulting

Projects that require a consultant or a team of consultants engage experts to improve project processes, enhance project delivery, and achieve strategic goals. Consultants offer expert guidance and support for the overall desired project outcome. Furthermore, they help establish and optimize PMOs. Consultants provide specialized strategies for optimizing project delivery. By streamlining processes and optimizing resource allocation, consultants help improve overall project efficiency. Throughout a project's lifecycle, data-driven insights and recommendations are also presented.

Project services can "...sustain profitability and meet increasing client expectations without overburdening staff" – Harvest

#3 - Administrative Management

Administrative management in project services perform essential support functions that ensure a project runs smoothly and efficiently, day-to-day. Assigned duties involve tasks like documentation, scheduling, budgeting, communications, resource management logistics, managing meetings, and quality assurance. It is a supportive role that is crucial for successful project execution. While their focus is primarily on administrative duties, their role can overlap with project management. Shared responsibilities may include project planning, risk management, and stakeholder communication.

#4 - Support Personnel

When a broader range of support is needed in project services, support personnel are advantageous. They provide support beyond administrative tasks. It includes coordinating project activities, managing project resources, assisting with project planning and execution, and maintaining project documentation and ensuring its accuracy. Support personnel are essentially involved in the overall project lifecycle. They are also included in critical project-related decision making.

#5 - Project Assistance

Project assistance in project services provide administrative, technical, and logistical support to project teams. It includes a wide variety of tasks like project planning, documentation, communications, resource management, and other industry-related tasks. Project assistance is popular in construction, IT, and creative fields. It is crucial because it helps to ensure achievement of their expected project outcome.

Legal Entities & Individuals

Project services are generally known to be used in support of businesses, churches, and governments. However, through freelancing and contracting it can be extended to individuals in need of project services. For example, a professional freelancer can be used to assist an individual with a personal project endeavor, or a project manager can be contracted to help oversee a real estate investor's house flip. Project services enhance essential structure, organization, and efficiency of projects to ensure tasks are effectively completed and the expected outcome is achieved. Whether you are an individual or a legal entity, Jubilee Scholars is available for a variety of public and private project services.