Cogent Energy

Project Management

Cogent's approach to Project Management is based on the concepts of Total Quality:

•	We are entirely focused on our client's needs
•	We foster a team environment within our project staff
•	We strive for constant improvement in our personal skills and company processes

Cogent has extensive experience assisting clients implement a wide variety of projects and programs. In successfully developing and delivering these projects for our clients we focus on four key areas:

Leadership:

Each of our projects has an assigned Project Manager who serves as the client's single point of communication. The Project Manager is responsible for all facets of the project from project definition through contractor oversight and commissioning.

Planning:

We firmly believe our past success is in large part due to our thorough planning process, which includes developing clear contract documentation and establishing firm project schedules. We also perform risk analyses and recommend strategies to mitigate our clients' exposure to various risk elements.

Execution:

Once the plan is established, we organize and coordinate the required resources to implement the project. Throughout the project life-cycle, we consistently track progress against the plan to monitor and control performance.

Communication:

Cogent Energy's Project Managers provide frequent and timely assessment of project status to our clients. We maintain a pro-active stance and position ourselves to mitigate minor project-related issues before they become serious obstacles. We require frequent project meetings to ensure proper coordination of contractor tasks.

We accept nothing less than managing projects on time, on budget and in a manner that consistently exceeds our clients' expectations.