Most SMBs Waste Thousands on IT and are unreasonably exposed to risk. Find Out If You’re One of Them.
We’ve created an SMB IT & Business Process Maturity Assessment that shows you where your IT and processes are helping—or holding back—your business. So take the SMB IT & Business Process Maturity Assessment to benchmark your IT and processes, and discover the gaps costing you time, money, and growth.
All you need to do is answer a series of questions in our online Quiz and you will receive an instant, comprehensive breakdown of your Strengths and Weakenesses
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Is Your Business Ready for BlackScrum Consulting?
20 Years Experience in Technology and Project Management
With 20+ Years Experience in Technology and Project Management, BlackScrum is an independent IT Consultancy that can help take your business IT systems to the next level.
Having delivered large projects, in multiple Enterprise Digital Transformations we now bring our technology experience to the forefront of the SMB market in Perth, helping to transform business IT Systems so that they can take on the substantial workloads and demands of modern business. Our unique approach to the SMB market with a strategic enterprise mindset is helping businesses not just cope, but thrive in this digital economy.
Who is Tyrone Mapp
Tyrone Mapp is a Senior IT Project and Technology specialist. Having built a career delivering some of the most challenging and complex IT Projects in a number of New Zealand and Australia’s largest businesses, Tyrone now helps his SMB clients across Australia and NZ create transformational businesses built on amazing technology products.
Technology Specialities
From Microsoft Office 365 to ground breaking Artificial Intelligence and Cloud tech, Tyrone has delivered Projects across all technology domains and now specialises in Digital Technology that is transformative to the SMB marketplace.
Education
Project Management Professional (PMP)
Prince2 Certified Practitioner
Agile Certified
ITIL Foundations Certified
Bachelor in Computing Systems
When you need Project Management Software from experts located in Australia, we would love to help you take Chaos and Turn it into Control.
For the SMB market we use the Project Management Software platforms SmartSheet for Projects and SmartSheet for Business Systems,
When Standard Software just won’t cut the mustard!
For maturing businesses that require specialised software we implement both fully customised software and software mash-ups where we blend off the shelf software with customised point solutions to fit your exact business needs.
How to tell if you need Smartsheet or a Custom Software Solution to help you run a Successful Business
Are you always asking your team where a project is at because you have no visibility?
Does every Project Manager do Project’s differently?, and not only differently but also report’s inconsistent and different information on Project Progress!
Accurate, timely project reporting not only demonstrates good project control, it is an excellent communication method for getting vital project progress information into the right hands.
Do you lack an over-arching view of your Project or Product Delivery Pipeline?
Have you lost sight of what the production pipeline looks like? Do you find yourself unable to say exactly what’s happening with a customer’s project or product and not only wasting your time and their time, but also dealing with frustrated customers as a direct result?
Losing sight of your project or product delivery pipeline seriously hampers your ability to operate efficiently. By implementing quality solutions for managing these, you can substantially mitigate issues when delivering projects.
Have you lost sight of the Projects or Production in your business?
Have you lost track of Projects, or are Customer orders being effected by issues managing them? Are you missing important Project or customer data, only to find outdated versions of it on someone’s spreadsheet stored in some disorganised folder on Sharepoint?
This loss of control in a business is unfortunately all too common, using ad-hoc things works for a while, but eventually things become unstuck and that can lead your business into all sorts of trouble!
If any of that sounds like you, then SmartSheet or a Custom Software Solution could be a Life Saver for your business:
How most people find themselves in chaos.
Most businesses, as they grow are managed by the founder’s and the few people that have been with them since essentially day one. They have built up a wealth of Intellectual Property, they know how the business runs, what needs to be done and they understand the complexities and nuances of that particular industry. (They are long past adding Xero or MYOB to their business)
The problem they now face as they grow is that the demands placed on them to manage that business expand to the point where they no longer have control over what is happening.
It has become impossible for the business owners to keep track of everything and it all starts to become too much.
The systems they used to use no longer serve them. The myriad of spreadsheets stored in Sharepoint folders and on their staff computers start to become a liability, no-one has a clear picture of where things are at and as a result, profitability suffers.
It’s at this point, many people look to custom software and then when they find out how expensive custom software is, they return to their spreadsheets and continue on the path to burnout.
There is a better option, you can take those spreadsheets and turn them into Smart Sheets that run in many ways similar and look just like your spreadsheets only they are:
Centralised in a Database, Able to be viewed by the right people, Can have workflows automated, Can have reporting and can be integrated with other systems such as Xero.
SmartSheet allows you to take your Project Systems, your complex business processes and business information needs and centralise them in a database that can be customised to meet your needs.
When it comes to Project and Business Success the research shows that Professional Frameworks substantially improve success rates, ROI and mean your business is more likely to meet it’s Strategic Goals.
Improved Project Success Rates:
According to the Project Management Institute’s (PMI) Pulse of the Profession® 2021 report, organizations with mature project management practices meet their goals 77% of the time, compared to 56% for those without such practices.
89% of high-performing organizations value project management as a way to ensure successful projects.
Reduced Financial Waste:
PMI reports that organizations lose 11.4% of every dollar due to poor project performance. Implementing effective project and business management practices through processs engineering and the right software can significantly reduce this wastage.
High-maturity organizations waste 32 times less money than low-maturity ones due to better project execution.
Better Alignment with Business Objectives:
A study by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) found that 62% of projects met or exceeded expected ROI when a formal project management framework was in place.
Organizations with strong project portfolio management are 17% more likely to achieve strategic objectives.
Enhanced Risk Management:
The Standish Group’s CHAOS Report indicates that projects with formal project management approaches have a 30% higher success rate, largely due to better risk identification and mitigation.
Effective risk management practices can reduce project failure rates by up to 60%, according to the International Journal of Project Management.
Increased Efficiency and Productivity:
McKinsey & Company reports that well-structured project management practices can improve productivity by up to 25%.
Organisations using standardised project management methodologies report a 28% improvement in meeting project deadlines.
Higher Customer Satisfaction:
Forrester Research found that organisations with mature project management processes have a 30% higher customer satisfaction rate due to improved project delivery and quality.
Cost Savings and ROI:
Gartner states that organisations implementing project management frameworks see a 27% decrease in project costs.
Return on Investment (ROI) is increased by 30% when projects are managed using standardised methodologies, as per PM Solutions Research.
Improved Team Collaboration and Communication:
Microsoft Project user studies show that teams using formal project management tools and frameworks experience a 52% improvement in team collaboration.
Effective communication plans within project frameworks lead to a 17% increase in team productivity.
Better Resource Management:
According to Deloitte, organisations with proper project and business management frameworks optimise resource utilisation by up to 20%, ensuring resources are allocated efficiently.
Competitive Advantage:
The Economist Intelligence Unit found that 80% of organisations believe project management is a core competency that has helped them stay competitive.
Companies excelling in project management outperform their competitors by 20% in key performance indicators, according to Harvard Business Review.
Higher Adaptability and Change Management Success:
Organisations with change management integrated into their project frameworks are 6 times more likely to meet project objectives, as per Prosci’s Best Practices in Change Management report.
73% of organisations report better agility and adaptability to market changes when using formal project management methodologies.
Employee Satisfaction and Retention:
Gallup research indicates that well-managed projects contribute to a 29% increase in employee engagement, leading to higher retention rates.
Locations
We work Nationally and Internationally from our office in Perth, Western Australia. We are rapidly becoming known as the go-to Project consultancy when you need practical advice and real-world delivery on everything from straight forward IT Projects to complex, global Digital Transformations. Specialising in IT Project consultancy makes us unique in the Project Consulting world as very few Project Consulting businesses have the experience in Tech that we can offer.