McMethod

What is McMethod?

McMethod Project Navigator is a 4th generation Methodology tool, developed by Dac Systems for Project Managers, by Project Managers. McMethod offers you a way to standardise project management methodologies and templates to ensure consistency in the execution and documentation of projects.

What Makes it Special?

The Dac Systems team, comprising of leading project managers and expert solution crafters, have created this champion system to be completely customisable to your existing methodologies and guidelines. Not only does this system offer you maximum functionality, but Dac systems have also ensured that it is exceptionally easy to use. Any changes you make to a project methodology are immediately reflected for all users to see and utilise.

You can create multiple methodologies if, for instance, you have complex methodologies for big projects but prefer a slimmed down methodology for smaller projects. Most importantly, McMethod provides a single repository for all project documentation, ensuring effective auditing of projects– even years after completion. McMethod also provides the fastest and easiest manner in which to get new staff or contractors up to speed with your standards, by providing them with a roadmap to your projects and pre-defined templates for every project related need.

Put Your Project Management on Track
Your Road Map to Project Success

Define standards and standardise methodologies.

Identify mandatory activities and reviewgates.

Contains best-practice guidelines and templates.

Works with popular scheduling software.

Assists in meeting Corporate Governance requirements.

Ensures all your project managers use the same standards, document templates and processes.

Record all deliverables, changes, risks, decisions and important communications.

Get new staff up to speed with your methods — quickly.

Access your projects on-line from anywhere.

What Does McMethod Offer the Project Manager?

Benefits to the Enterprise

Reduced Risk
Adhering to best practice methodologies significantly reduces the risks associated with complex projects. This reduces project costs and saves time.

Professional Alignment
McMethod’s easy to use interfaces and user-friendly presentation of your methodology improves the adherence to standards by Project Managers and brings new project staff up to speed with your methods quickly.

Reduced Costs
The modification of existing methodologies and the introduction of new methodologies is greatly simplified and accelerated.

Reduce Audit Costs
Project documentation is centrally available. Project audits using McMethod are conducted speedily which result in lower audit costs and improved audit results.

Benefits to Project Teams

Consistency
A comprehensive library of documentation templates and standards provide a consistent approach to all projects undertaken. A PMBOK aligned methodology is included, but any methodology can be inserted and customised.

Project Management Maturity
One of the measures of Project Management Maturity is the presence of standard approaches and documentation. The standardisation of Project Management processes and standards using McMethod Project Navigator increases Project Management Maturity.

Flexibility
McMethod allows you to fully customise any methodology to address project and company specific requirements.

Accessibility
The application is web based, allowing project staff to access their projects from anywhere in the world. Projects can also be taken off-line if needed.

Reusability
Completed deliverables are secured and available through powerful search capabilities to enable project managers to leverage off existing intellectual capital.

Security
Documents are protected by a comprehensive security protocol ensuring that sensitive information is secure.

Usability
McMethod presents project information in an easy to use, centrally accessible interface.

McMethod Project Navigator is a Product of McManus Consulting (Pty) Ltd