Effective project management is key to successful delivery of an application development project. At Mindspan we use a well defined and effective delivery process that goes hand-in-hand with our application development methodology. Some salient features are:

	Comprehensive templates and methods for project sizing
	Identification of critical success factors and risks at the beginning of a project, and planning prevention/remedial measures
	Standard project plan templates for a variety of projects
	Internal project review and oversight mechanisms
	Weekly project status and budget monitoring reports to the client
	Periodic project oversight and review meetings with the client
	Pro-active quality assurance mechanisms

The in-depth experience of our project managers in various roles across all stages of the software development lifecycle is a strong advantage. Progressive hands-on experience in the past enables them to better understand the challenges involved in the projects they lead and manage. While some of our project managers have worked for years in SEI CMM Level 3/4/5 and ISO 9001 certified frameworks, many are certified by PMI (Project Management Institute).

A web portal designed and hosted by Mindspan gives its clients easy and intuitive access to frequently needed information about the projects being executed by Mindspan for them. Client personnel have secure access to the following information:

	Up-to-date status of each project (% completion at project and task levels)
	Project budget usage status (summary and details)
	List of enhancement requests and the status of each request
	List of software issues reported and the status of each issue
	A directory of Mindspan team members working for the client (names, email addresses, phone numbers, etc.)