Cognizant brings a strong project culture to every engagement. We did not start as a staffing company, but instead as the development arm of Dun & Bradstreet. Our development heritage has given us an edge on delivering larger, complex, end-to-end projects. Our project expertise is reflected in a strong methodology and the development and use of our proprietary tools.

Put eCockpit to work for your business

We track the progress of projects and programs with eCockpit, our proprietary engagement management tool that is available to all of our clients. eCockpit provides a graphic representation of project-related status, such as productivity, effort, cash flow, and defects density. It also looks at personal metrics such as targets and individual progress..

• Analysis. Conduct effective business analysis and decision making through targeted reports.
• Standardization. Set uniform standards across an organization and build a repository of information for estimation and project monitoring.
• Action. Understand project status and progress so you can easily make decisions and take action.
• Continuous improvement. Identify strengths and potential areas of improvement.
• Comparisons. Look at performance comparisons against set benchmarks to predict a future course of action.
• Indicators. Set indicators to warn when metrics are non-conformant with established benchmarks.
• Quality. Track project quality and trace deviations as well as to assess continuous project improvements.

The Program Management Office (PMO) is a strategic management structure designed to reduce the risk of project failure and ensure successful project deliverables. A PMO can deliver high value by integrating project management objectives with the business drivers of an enterprise. PMO can also help balance the project stakeholders' interest in the projects.

The Cognizant PMO draws on the Networked Knowledge Assets of the Competency groups at Cognizant. Our PMO keeps abreast of the latest technology choices and emulates the best practices demonstrated in all of our Cognizant projects.

Savvy clients demand more, better and faster services. Time-to-market pressures force greater efficiency and professional project management skills play a key role in today's competitive, global business arena. The Project Management Institute (PMI®) is the organization of choice for project management certification and is the leading nonprofit professional association in the area of Project Management. Cognizant encourages its associates and managers to earn a PMI certification and assists them in this goal through the Cognizant Academy.