Rescue Projects
If your association or nonprofit is currently going through a software implementation that is failing, or has already failed, Systems Rewired can help with our rescue service offering. Failed implementations are a common problem for many associations and nonprofits implementing different platform based solutions for the first time. And despite best intentions and planning, when a project goes sideways it often results a delayed timeline and a suboptimal outcome. This can be frustrating, costly, and in some cases force an organization to abandon the project altogether.
If you are an association or nonprofit is having trouble with a current implementation or considering switching to a consulting company that has better qualified resources and domain expertise, Systems Rewired can help. Systems Rewired can help getting your project back on track with our rescue project services.
Common Reasons for Failed Implementation
- Lack of expertise: The vendor does not have necessary skills, knowledge, or experience to perform a task or complete a project.
- Poor discovery: The vendor is unfamiliar with your business and not asking the right questions during discovery.
- Poor requirements: The needs and expectations of the organization are not accurately captured and defined during the discovery phase
- Inadequate planning: Inadequate planning can lead to unrealistic schedules, budgets, and expectations, which can put the project at risk from the start.
- Poor execution: Poor execution can be caused by insufficient resources, or a lack of teamwork and collaboration.
- Resources: Revolving resources and poor handoff.
Rescue Projects
A failed software implementations can have serious consequences to an association and nonprofit. It will impact your technology budget, employee morale and a loss of confidence from senior leadership. It is therefore important for organizations to carefully consider all aspects of a project, including planning, execution, change management, and resources, in order to increase the chances of success. System Rewired incorporates the steps below to ensure that the project is well-defined and everyone involved in the project has a clear understanding of what is expected. By taking the time to properly gather and analyze the requirements, and agreeing on a recovery plan, organizations can increase the chances of success and mitigate failure.
Review Analysis
We will review and analyze what went wrong. This may involve conducting a project review, which can identify the root causes of the failure. This is an important because we don’t want to repeat.
Discovery
We will conduct a discovery that may include reviewing existing requirements, gap analysis, and additional requirement gathering that may have been missed during your last project.
Recovery Plan
We will develop a recovery plan that will be approved by the key stakeholders. The plan may include fixing software issues, re-implementing or recommending a different technology solution.
Execute
When the recovery plan has been reviewed and approved by the key stakeholders it will be time to begin executing on the deliverables agreed upon by both parties.
Other Services
Systems Rewired is a consulting company focused on the Associations & Nonprofits.
Staff Augmentation
For organizations that need to add additional resources to their teams at a fraction of the costs.
Managed Services
We are part of your team. We will manage, support and scale your solutions through a consultative approach.
Implementation Services
We are a team of experienced and seasoned resources with association and nonprofit experience.