An extra dimension

Our goal, at Astute Solutions, is to always challenge ourselves and create astute business solutions that are both meaningful and functional. Based on close interaction with our clients, we strive to integrate the individual solution with its specific context by incorporating all the relevant factors for a successful result. And this creates an extra dimension to the solutions we provide.

Project management is the most crucial factor for the success of a project.  The project manager is an absolutely pivotal person in the project. He or she has to unite all the team around a common goal, which calls for understanding and insight into a wide range of aspects. While remaining creatively open to continuous adaptation as and when new problems and expectations arise. To achieve this, we have produced a development model which ensures sustained focus on improving all aspects of the project management discipline.

In Astute Solutions, we follow a project process that ensures that our solutions fulfil our clients expectations every time. We base our work on a six-step project process, which covers everything from the start-up phase to commissioning and operation.

Understand

Understanding the task is the fundamental key to solving it. In conversation with clients we map out needs, wishes and success criteria – both in relation to the end product and the project process. Only when these elements have been identified can we begin to solve the task.

Define

To ensure that the project results in the right solution, the assignment is clearly defined, delimited and put into a broader context. Time, finances, quality, working environment, and communication with the parties on the project are elements in the completion of the final contract and in planning the task. The task has now become a project.

Inspire

Projects are created by people – for people. Therefore inspiration is a necessary ingredient in every project. It requires dedication, insight and versatility to translate our technical skills into creative solutions. Brainstorming and team building are key methods for achieving that special sense of shared inspiration that arises in the interplay between different fields of expertise.

Design

Creativity and making choices is an iteractive process requiring energy, vision and a clear grasp of the bigger picture. Close communication and feedback on the expectations from the client during this stage are essential to the ongoing process. Ideas arise, and ideas are rejected. The project takes shape, and continuous evaluation ensures that the project moves steadily towards the goal.

Develop

The development of the project is the ultimate goal. The key to success throughout the development phase is to both validate the technical solution of the project and control the finances, as well as ensuring ongoing communication with the client. This calls for responsibility and transparency throughout the development stage. Only when the project has proven its worth to the client and society in general, is the mission completed.

Deploy

Deployment phase consists of the deployment as well as maintenance. We maintain communication with the client after completion of the project development stage concerning the deployment phase. Advice on deployment planning guarantees stable operation and continued readiness for future tasks.