The art of controlling scope, timelines, cost and quality for a discrete effort is referred to as project management. Whether the effort is a week-long event or a multiple-year, billion-dollar program the principles are the same:

Identify the scope of work. Calculate the timeline and cost based on the resources available to complete the work. Ensure that quality is inherent in the delivery of work products through oversight.

And deliver your end results on time, under budget, and to the specifications agreed to at the beginning of the project.

Magonaga Industries employs several best practice industry methodologies to ensure the predictable, on time and under budget delivery of our project solutions.

The PMBOK from the Project Management Institute is the US standard for project management processes and continues to evolve as a mature, dependable discipline applicable across nearly every industry.

PRINCE2 is the UK standard for project management processes. Overseen by the Office of Government Commerce, it is a useful addendum to the PMBOK for US project managers.

CMMI-SW is the Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute's tiered maturity process for the development of software systems.

EVMS is the program management standard for predicting project success and finances. Earned Value Management Systems is required by the US government on some contracts.