why large projects management?

why large projects management?

Running the ICT infrastructure while providing the best possible quality of service, the highest level of security, the most up-to-date features, and the highest grade of usability, is a difficult task. This is why an increasing number of organizations are deciding to focus on their core business activities while relinquishing the responsibility for provisioning, delivering and managing the network and associated services to a third-party service provider.

In certain occasions, this kind of activity can be considered outsourcing. However, there are various kinds of business telecommunications services with varying degrees of responsibilities from which customers can pick and choose. For instance, assets (human or hardware) can be transferred to the service provider or not. The client may also decide to retain the network management organisation entirely, or in part, or to relinquish this responsibility entirely in favour of a service provider.

Strictly speaking, the definition of outsourcing also covers the servicing of virtual products like networks. Yet some clients or some departments within might not feel entirely comfortable with the notion of outsourcing which may be associated with certain values and judgements, mainly depending on the geography. When it renamed its outsourcing activities as large projects, Orange Business Services allowed for a broader definition of the overall provision of business communications services to large worldwide corporations.

With this new definition, one allows for complex projects to be incorporated within this category. Orange has set the standard in this area and is delivering on the promise of rational, second to none project management based on proven methods developed in-house for the benefit of our clients.

our approach

large projects management: focus on your business

We now offer you a flexible engagement model to accompany you in your large and complex ICT projects, leveraging and directing our standard Orange capabilities and third parties. With this new model, we are very well positioned to help you address your critical business needs, such as the successful execution of large IP transformation and convergence projects, gaining visibility and control on your costs or consolidating your ICT infrastructures. You will also benefit from full end-to-end accountability from our dedicated account business units throughout the contract life cycle, from proposal through execution.

end-to-end integration

We manage the integration of your telecoms and IT services, leveraging standard Orange capabilities and third parties. In order to keep ahead of competition, your enterprise must be agile and your operations must be streamlined, utilizing emerging services more effectively. Your telecoms and IT infrastructure has to constantly evolve to keep aligned with your business processes. We at Orange Business Services integrate your services and consolidate your infrastructure over time, accompanying you in the transition to the new environment that is required to keep pace with the changing marketplace. We may also take over your existing third-party services and integrate them in the overall solution.

end-to-end accountability

Our dedicated teams accompany you from the very early stages of your complex telecoms and IT project, analyzing your business needs with you, designing the solution together, deploying and integrating the services and finally manage them on your behalf during the life-time of the project. Having the same teams accountable for the design of the solution and its later management guarantees the highest standard of service delivered to you.