The Point Group - Methodology
The Point Group's approach and methodology integrates six (6) distinct disciplines that include thirty-nine (39) specific business services and activities. Each activity, such as Strategic Planning, is an essential component of a project successfully achieving its goals. Each activity, or service, can be completed as an individual component of an overall business plan. But to be successful, each step must be considered in the formation and implementation of a comprehensive business plan.
The six (6) distinct disciplines and thirty-nine (39) specific business activities are:
Business Requirements Identification and Analysis
- Strategic Planning
- Technology Summits
- Business Process Reengineering
- Change Management
- Solution Implementation Implications
Project Planning
- Feasibility Studies
- Impact Studies
- Cost/Benefit Analysis
- Funding Identification
Procurement Process Management
- Procurement Law, Regulation, Procedure Review
- Business Requirements Identification and Analysis
- Technology Requirements Analysis
- APD, RFI, IFB, RFP, RFR Development
- Technical and Business Specifications
- Proposal Evaluation Guidance
- Contract Negotiation Assistance
Project Management
- IV&V Independent Validation & Verification
- Quality Assurance and Control
- Performance-Based Evaluations
- Project Oversight
- Troubled Project Intervention & Resolution
Research
- Best Technology Practices
- Stakeholder Surveys and Focus Groups
- Constituent Satisfaction Surveys
- Federal Legislation and Program Requirements
- State Legislation and Program Requirements
- Vendor References and Competitive Research
- Price and Cost Analysis
Communications, Education, and Public Relations
- Strategic Message Development
- Tactical Communications Plans
- Comprehensive Communications Programs
- Annual Reports
- Speakers Bureaus
- Stakeholder and Constituent Development
- Crisis Mitigation and Management
- Technology Forums
- Legislative Relations and Hearing Preparations
- Media Relations
- Print & Web-Based Newsletters