Project execution planning and management
Deliverables: detailed project plan with tasks, timelines, milestones, and dependencies; regular status reports; project documentation (e.g., SOW, timeline revisions); risk and issue logs with mitigation strategies; final project summary report, including outcomes, lessons learned, and post-project analysis.
Project process setup and improvement
Deliverables: customized project process framework, including tools and methodologies tailored to the project’s needs; process documentation and guidelines (e.g., workflow diagrams, RACI matrix); regular process review reports.
Team load and capacity management
Deliverables: organized and prioritized backlog with clear task descriptions and deadlines; resource allocation plan with team members’ responsibilities and workload distribution; capacity reports; updated task boards (e.g., Jira, Trello).
Risk identification and management
Deliverables: risk management plan; regular risk assessment reports and updates; contingency plans.
Quality assurance and design review organization
Deliverables: quality assurance plan; organized design review sessions with documented feedback and action item; final design validation and sign-off documentation.
Meeting facilitation and communication management
Deliverables: meeting facilitation and communication management; meeting action items; regular communication updates to keep stakeholders informed.
According to the Project Management Institute, poor project performance wastes 11.4% of the investment. Undervaluing project management leads to 67% more failed projects.
Lack of proper planning and control leads to stagnation, regression, and failures.
This is where a skilled project manager, with both technical expertise and power skills, can change the course.
What do they bring to product development?
A well-defined project roadmap, clear next steps for the team and stakeholders, on-time delivery, effective handling of unexpected challenges, a more resourceful team, transparent communication, better design, and smoother product development.
It's enough to keep you out of that 67% of failed projects.
Projects with a clear scope
Projects with a PM or PO
Low-complexity projects
Low-uncertainty projects
Projects that start with a project charter
CTO at RivaEngine.com
Cieden has met the outcomes from each of the project's milestones. They bring an outstanding balance of skill sets, from project management and ideation feedback to requirements definition and deep knowledge of user expectations. The team is open to feedback and leads an effective workflow using the Agile methodology with weekly meetings and demo sessions. Their balance of skill sets and deep knowledge of user expectations stand out.
Product Manager at Gridics
Interactions with them are wonderful. They’re extremely responsive and easy to get along with. They anticipate our wishes and translate our business needs into the design. They often deliver exactly what we want in the first round.
Founder of TMA
It’s rare to find a company that goes above and beyond to such a degree. They care about the products and don’t just make pretty designs. They make sure that the experience we’re providing to users is top notch.
VP Engineering at BeBop Technology
Within just a few weeks, Cieden had conceptualized the entire project with detailed UX designs, user flow diagrams, and detailed user stories. This provided the developers with a complete picture of the project, allowing them to initiate development with minimal friction.
CEO & Managing Director at Openiq
Project management was perfect. They were spot on with the budget and product delivery predictions. Organizations are often open-ended with the budget, but Cieden was excellent at tracking the budget. Communication was also excellent; there wasn’t a time when I couldn’t get a hold of them. We can’t praise their professionalism enough.
Education Startup Founder
They were enthusiastic about the product and excited to give suggestions regarding features and subtleties of the app that I hadn’t considered. The project manager was incredibly responsive to my emails and kept me updated on the progress. They shared a tool that allowed me to see everything they were working on, as well.
CEO of Whim Technologies
My business partner and I are both quite impressed at how Cieden is providing way more than just business analysis or designs for us. They’re fundamentally improving the way we do business and in ways that we’re already able to act on.
