5 Tips for Avoiding Project Disaster

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

A (somewhat self-serving) list of ways to make sure you get Back to Business, No Headaches, Guaranteed. 

1. Hire a company with an amazing track record over a long period of time.
   Ideally, you want to know not just how long they’ve been in business, but how many happy customers have they served, and how happy were they?
   
   My Office is proud to say we’ve helped over 6,000 customers execute 2600 successful transactions in our 23 years, with an overall approval rating of 9.96 (out of 10). The bottom line is our customers wouldn’t keep coming back if we weren’t great to work with. We will get the project done to your satisfaction (see #5, below, for how serious we are about this). Let us give you the Gold Star treatment—and guarantee you’ll come back again, too!  
2. Work with a partner that has real, bona fide reach.
   Many companies will tell you they can work lots of places—but how are they really going to get there, and how much of the work will they sub out? Don’t take those chances! You should know that the company you hire is the company that will do the job. Everything we do in San Diego we also do in Orange County, Los Angeles, and Seattle—so we can be there for your projects up and down the West Coast. Our full crews and warehouses are just waiting for your call.  
3. Use a transition management service to get things done on time and within budget.
   Have you ever managed schedules for multiple vendors in a move or installation project before? If not, you’re probably feeling uncertain about things. If you have, then you know how overwhelming it can be. To start, check out our budgeting tool at www.myofficetransitiontool.com. It really helps. Then call us to take the scheduling off your plate so you can focus on your full time job.
4. Build it correctly from the beginning by consulting with an RCDD.
   An RCDD will work with you from the design stage to make sure your voice & data cabling is scalable and appropriate for your building.  RCDDs assess your current and future needs while coordinating with mechanical & electrical to be sure you get maximum ROI. Our recommendation: Don’t build without one. 
5. Ask for a guarantee—and walk away if you can’t get one.
   MyOffice has one such guarantee. In short, if you rate our work below an 8 on a 1-10 scale, our CEO is notified—and if we can’t find a solution within a week, you get $1,000. For more details, check our website Gold Star Guarantee. Now that’s gonna help you get a peaceful night’s sleep.