We provide
- Management of Projects
- Management of Product Type Approvals
during all stages of planning, implementing and supervising
Which benefits do you have by commissiong an external project or type approval manager?
- Specialist knowledge: JK Consulting & Projects has extensive experience through managing complex projects within the given timeline and budget.
For many years, the founder J. Koss served as Head of Approvals & Standardisation at a telecommunication company. Later on, as an independant consultant, he managed a lot of product type approvals all over the world. - Conserving resources: By outsourcing certain tasks to experts, internal resources can be conserved so that the team can concentrate on core competences.
- Flexibility: Hiring an external expert enables companies to quickly access additional capacity or specific expertise as required without making long-term commitments.
- Cost efficiency: In many cases, hiring an external expert can be more cost-effective than hiring a full-time employee, especially for time-limited projects.
Project Management
Project management is the process of planning, implementing and supervising projects, in order to achieve specific goals within a given timeframe and budget. It comprises a large number of activities and techniques, which aim at using resources efficiently and achieve the desired goals.
See some central aspects of the project management below:
1. Project definition
Before starting a project, it is important to define the goals, the extent and the requirements clearly. This helps to avoid misunderstandings and to ensure, that all involved parties aim at the same goal.
2. Planning
At this stage, detailed plans are developed, which include the tasks, the timeframe, resources and budgets. A well thought out project plan determines for the success of the project.
3. Resource management
Project managers must ensure, that the right resources (people, materials, technologies) are available and get used efficiently. This also includes the assignment of tasks to team members.
4. Implementation
At this stage the project gets implemented. The project manager supervises the progress, coordinates the team members and ensures, that the work is performed according to the plan.
5. Supervision and control
It is important during the whole project to supervise the progress and to make adaptions if necessary. This may include the review of schedules, budgets and the quality of the work.
6. Risk management
Each project harbours risks. An effective project management includes the identification of potential risks, the assessment of their impacts and the development of strategies for risk mitigation.
7. Closing
A closing phase follows after the project closing in which the results get assessed, the documentations get created and the project team released.
This is the moment also to learn from the experiences and to identify best practices for future projects.
Project management is of importance in many sectors, among others building industry, IT, marketing, healthcare and more.
Technical skills as well as interpersonal competences are required in order to lead teams and to communicate with steakholders.
An effective project management contributes to finish projects successfully to guarantee the satisfaction of the stakeholders and to achieve the defined goals.
Product Type Approval
The product type approval is a process, which ensures, that certain products or product categories meet certain legal and technical requirements before they are brought to the market.
Often this process is applied in regulated sectors like the automotive industry, the medical technology, the aviation or the electrical industry.
Various tests and inspections are performed In the context of the product type approval in order to check the safety, quality and performance of the product.
As a general rule, the approval is carried out by a responsible authority or a notified body, which confirms the compliance with the relevant standards and regulations.
Once granted, the product type approval enables the manufacturer to sell the product on a certain market. It is important to note, that often the approval is linked to specific conditions
and regular audits or certificates may be necessary in order to ensure the conformity throughout the entire lifetime of the product.
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