Delivering premium quality work with a highly skilled team
We take pride in the exceptional strength of our project management teams, which we firmly believe are unparalleled in the industry. This extraordinary capability empowers us to confidently tackle projects of varying scales while adhering meticulously to pre-determined limits in terms of scope, cost, quality and schedule.
Our project management endeavours are led by professionals who have earned the prestigious Project Management Institute (PMI) certification, in particular, the Project Management Professional (PMP) designation. This specialized expertise equips our teams to efficiently circumvent the complexities inherent to managing diverse projects, including those related to books, journal and software development.
Our Project Management Capabilities Encompass
Onshore
Offshore
Hybrid project management (combination of onshore and offshore PM)
Full-Service project management for books and journals
Technology-enabled project management best practices to ensure seamless delivery of services
Project Management for Books
Nova Techset offers a comprehensive solution, seamlessly transforming manuscripts into exquisite books. Employing an end-to-end (e2e) approach encompassing initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, control and completion, we adeptly oversee the entire pre-production, production, and post-production phases of book manufacturing. We aim to expedite the publication process, ensuring swift and efficient delivery of your literary work.
A genuinely effective project manager, according to our ideology, is one who strategically plans tasks in a manner that allows the work to unfold seamlessly, almost autonomously, streamlining the workflow rather than labouring solely for the project. This approach characterizes our commitment to excellence.
Recognizing the paramount importance of communication in project management, our project managers are unfailingly punctual, promptly addressing emails and calls pertaining to a given project. We understand that clear and timely communication is a cornerstone of successful project management.
Upon receiving the raw manuscript, our project managers ensure a meticulous analysis that assesses the manuscript’s completeness, enabling us to devise and execute schedules with exceptional effectiveness. Nova Techset combines time-tested expertise, industry best practices, cutting-edge technologies and a cadre of skilled professionals to navigate your book through the production process seamlessly, adhering to your accelerated publication schedule.
Our project management services encompass a wide spectrum of tasks, including crafting a feasible project plan, task assignment, budgeting and meticulous coordination with all stakeholders – be it illustrators, copyeditors, typesetters, cover designers, proofreaders, collators, indexers and more. From the moment of commissioning to the delivery of the final product, our e2e project management service ensures a holistic and streamlined lifecycle for your book. Nova Techset stands as your dedicated partner in bringing your literary vision to fruition with precision and efficiency.
Embarking on the journey of book production involves a meticulous orchestration of various roles and responsibilities across the pre-production, production and post-production phases. Our project managers assume diverse roles at different stages of your manuscript’s journey to guarantee a seamless progression and deliver an ultimately gratifying outcome.
Project Management for Journals
- Onboarding of journals with specific requirement gathering, documentation and designing best-fit workflows
- Ability to undertake end-to-end project management including communication with authors, academic editors, editorial staff, production editors and other stakeholders
- Communication excellence and schedule fidelity across article and issue publication cycles
- Delivering RCAs and driving process improvements across production stages
- Delivering general and ad hoc reports as needed
- Working on customer project management tools as well as the in-house project management tool (Sesame) as appropriate
- Checking author corrections and undertaking collation if required
- Checking for consistency and style and validating queries raised by the production teams
- Undertaking author billing and reconciliation services for payment of open access fees, publication fees, etc.
- Participating in customer calls and interactions across different touchpoints
- Undertaking invoicing for journal articles and issues processed
