SPM is proud of the long standing, solid relationships we have built with our clients. Clients who are proud to stand up and acknowledge the contribution SPM has made to their business and the success of many of their initiatives.
We are pleased to introduce just a few of these valuable clients...
It’s fair to say that everyone who has worked on this very demanding transition has been deeply impressed by and grateful for the good work of your team. Your leadership has been central to our keeping focused, upbeat and on top of the material. You understood our aims and displayed a dazzling grasp of the myriad details that needed to be dealt with in order to reach our goals. Our thanks and congratulations to your company and the team.”
-- Michele Landsberg Chair, Women’s College Hospital, Board of Directors
"I would like to take this opportunity to mention how happy we are to have your staff member with us as a Project Manager for this transition. Their dedication and expertise are instrumental in helping the organization through this time. Their solution-focused approach ensures we meet the milestones of the transition schedule and maintains the forward momentum. I look forward to continuing to work with this individual and SPM well into the future."
-- Valerie Creighton, President, Canadian Television Fund
"Project Continuum was my first major project at ProFac. While I was not new to the industry, I was new to ProFac and as a result unsure of whom I could turn to for assistance. The SPM Project Manager assigned to Continuum, had been working on a number of projects for ProFac and was quickly able to assist me to get a handle on the challenges. Her knowledge coupled with a disciplined project management approach brought the right resources to the table and kept them focused on the task at hand. Like most projects, Continuum was challenged by having to leverage resources that also had “day jobs”. Even with these restrictions, the SPM Project manager was able to keep the team motivated and on track, by using a blend of charm, humour and holding the team accountable to ultimately reach our goal. I enjoyed working with her and am impressed with her wit, professionalism and knowledge. There is no doubt in my mind that we reached our goal because of a strong project management approach. I am also convinced that we got there with a little less pain because of the SPM Project Manager."
-- Peter Horvatis, Senior Vice President, Shared Services, SNC Lavalin ProFac
"Identifying critical paths and developing a schedule were very relevant since many times projects are executed without these steps. The group exercises were very valuable since we were able to apply new skills"
-- Josey Hobbs, Taro Pharmaceuticals
"As the key business lead, I shouldered the majority of responsibility to make this project a success. Your staff member played a critical role in relieving me of the daily pressures of managing the details, people and tasks that were necessary for completion. Relying on their expertise, experience and extensive knowledge allowed me to utilize my time in the most effective manner. I especially appreciated the strong leadership capabilities this individual brought to the table and relied extensively on this as we went through the construction phase of our project. To be entirely honest, this individual was the best Project Manager I have ever worked with and I would be proud to work with them again!"
-- Sandie Baillargeon, Chair/Program Manager, Centre for Health Sciences, George Brown College
"The SPM Consultant was charged with coming into a very challenging "project rescue" situation to stabilize and drive to a tight delivery date. They did a good job as a stabilizing force on the project, and helped us to show our client a serious commitment to improvement. They provided additional leadership bandwidth where and when it was needed to keep us on track. Overall we were able to achieve our objective with your help."
"The SPM Consultant did a good job in a very short time frame acclimating to complex internal processes, methods and client requirements. They came up to speed on key issues and started making progress with the team against those in very short order."
-- Scott Graham, Account Executive, Hewitt Associates
"The ability to see the relevant projects in their entirety and to zero in on their own tasks and manage them was welcomed by Team Members and Functional Managers. As a result of this greater information flow and visibility (throughout the Project Team) we are expecting improved coordination, a reduction in development time and improved quality of deliverables."
-- Michel Stanier, VP Research and Development, SciCan
"All topics were valuable as I was matching to the bank's practice and recognized the bank is addressing the importance of PM by establishing PMO, IMO, SDLD etc"
-- Barbara Chung, TD Canada Trust
"As part of our initiative to standardize and improve the project management and delivery of IT solutions, we, at Marsh Canada - Technology group, have engaged SPM to assist our IT project managers by delivering a customized in house training program on project management fundamentals followed by a series of coaching and mentoring sessions. They helped us tailor the curriculum according to our specific needs by conducting assessment and one-on-one interviews. The instructors have done an excellent job of facilitating the sessions by getting the participants involved in relating the concepts learned to practical application on real-life projects. We have just finished our second year mentoring sessions and we look forward to continuing to work with them in further developing our project management maturity"
-- Brigida Nicasio, Marsh Canada Ltd
"Sun-Rype Products is partnering with SPM to provide training to over 40 Project Managers and Project Resources as part of an initiative to implement best practices within the organization. We have found the training course, although very intense, is well received by the employees and provides useful skills that they are able to immediately apply to the projects they have been assigned. Your instructor is excellent, keeping the audience engaged and making interesting what could be dry subject matter. We anticipate higher quality, better control of schedule and budget, and increased team satisfaction as a result."
-- Ken Bailey, Sun-Rype
"Your staff member is a very strong Project Manager with a real can do attitude. They consistently place Sunlife's best interests at the top of their priorities and do whatever it takes to make the projects successful. Using strong communication skills they manage both stakeholders and team members very effectively. They have become the role model for an effective Project Manager in the sponsor's eyes and it is now said, "I need a PM just like this person."
-- Doug Rose, AVP Program Management & Consulting Services, Sun Life Financial
"FCC adopted the project portfolio management approach from conception to implementation in the space of less than one year. Without the partnership of SPM Group and e-Venture, we would still be wallowing in the swamp of senior management decision-making. They provided clarity, speed and expert counsel to us."
-- Kellie Garrett, VP Strategy, Knowledge & Communication, Farm Credit Canada
"Instructor was great! Very knowledgeable - engaged audience - stuck to schedule - related simple examples to everyday life"
-- Nancy Pavunkovic, Symcor
"Great leadership style, and wonderful with people. From the first day I have been impressed with his ability to have the entire team facing the same direction and marching to the same drummer, at a time when the rest of the teams were still trying to figure out what and who they were. His team always seemed 1/2 step ahead of the others. Some part of that is clearly the quality of the team, but part of it is his overall approach and leadership...brought a rigor to the process that I believe really helped Claims to achieve the success it has had. Cool, calm and collected even in periods of high stress."
-- Nancy Hoch, Director, Canadian Audit Services, Sun Life Financial
"I will be able to more accurately estimate my deliverables and manage my risks. Improved role player in future projects."
-- Jeff Draves, Deeley Harley-Davidson
"The Region of Peel engaged SPM to develop several project management training courses based on our methodology that reflect the specific needs, approaches and terminologies used in the Region. We soon realized there was an opportunity to do much more including developing a stage gating model and a project classification tool for our project management methodology and incorporating this content into an effective Storefront. SPM helped us define our vision in terms of how project management could contribute to our broader excellence initiative agenda, focusing on our goals and objectives. Their ability to be proactive in coming up with new ways of looking at things and solutions to challenges was of great value to us. We are already planning the next phases of our journey and see SPM as a key contributor to our ongoing development."
-- Lina Marinova, Project Manager, Region of Peel