Strengthening Project Management and Order Assessment for Large-Scale Projects
First written in FY2017. 16 of 19 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2018-Q3. Latest entry: FY2026.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2021: 1 of 9 companies on the "Worse" side.
6 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「The Company will shift from the stage of improving profitability pursued under the previous medium-term management plan to a stage of “non-continuous growth” extending beyond the framework of a systems integrator.」
As measures to achieve non-continuous growth, the new plan incorporates upgrading and streamlining the services provided, quality control, knowledge management and a major advance in project management methods. - FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of business performance, the Company continued investing in human capital and pursuing its business strategy, while reliably generating profits through an increase in highly profitable projects, thorough project management and price pass-through, resulting in higher revenue and profit.」
The Company states that, while continuing investments in human capital and other areas, increases in highly profitable projects, thorough project management and price pass-through led to higher revenue and profit. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「Following the occurrence of loss-making projects in the previous fiscal year, the Company strengthened the monitoring organisation to enhance problem prevention and will also actively invest in developing personnel responsible for advanced technologies and project management.」
The Company specifically states that, following the loss-making projects, it strengthened the monitoring organisation and invested in personnel for advanced technologies and project management. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「Following the occurrence of loss-making projects, the Company will strengthen the monitoring organisation to enhance problem prevention and actively invest in developing personnel responsible for advanced technologies and project management.」
Following the occurrence of loss-making projects, the Company specifically indicated that it would strengthen the monitoring organisation and invest in personnel for advanced technologies and project management. - FY2024-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「To achieve the strengthening of the cycle of growth, profit and returns through the medium-term management plan, profitability management for contract projects and minimising risk when loss-making projects occur are essential. The Company will work to improve estimation accuracy and tighten order-acceptance decisions, as well as upgrade progress management and quality control after orders are accepted.」
Following the occurrence of loss-making projects, the measures of profitability management for contract projects, improving estimation accuracy, reviewing order acceptance, and managing post-order progress and quality have been reaffirmed. - FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「To achieve the strengthening of the cycle of growth, profit and returns through the medium-term management plan, profitability management for contract projects and minimising risk when loss-making projects occur are essential. The Company will work to improve estimation accuracy and tighten order-acceptance decisions, as well as upgrade progress management and quality control after orders are accepted.」
Following the occurrence of loss-making projects, the Company has defined profitability management for contract projects, improved estimation accuracy, order-acceptance decisions, and post-order progress management and quality control as measures for implementing the medium-term management plan. - FY2024-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「As the Company implements its medium-term management plan based on strengthening the cycle of growth, profit and returns, and anticipates a higher ratio of contract projects, thorough management to prevent loss-making projects and minimise their impact when they occur is essential for stable business operations. The Company will work to improve estimation accuracy and tighten order-acceptance decisions, as well as upgrade progress management and quality control after orders are accepted.」
In anticipation of a higher ratio of contract projects, the initiatives of improving estimation accuracy, reviewing order acceptance, and managing progress and quality to prevent loss-making projects and minimise their impact have been reaffirmed. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「In this segment, an increase in low-code development projects and thorough project management contributed to business growth.」
The increase in low-code development projects and thorough project management led to higher revenue and profit in the regional solutions business. - FY2023-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In terms of business performance, the acquisition of projects that contribute to personnel development and rigorous resource management proved effective, expanding transactions with both existing and new customers, and the business as a whole progressed smoothly as planned.」
The Company states that securing projects that contribute to personnel development and thorough resource management led to expanded business with existing and new customers and progress in line with the plan. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「Because the segment's customer portfolio consistently includes a certain proportion of new customers, strengthening project management to prevent problems before they occur in newly won projects is an important factor.」
Strengthening project management to prevent problems before they occur is described as a priority measure for responding to growth in new customers and new projects. - FY2020AdvancedAnnual report
「In this segment, strengthening collaboration across business divisions and a high-profitability operating structure enabled both revenue and profit to remain on a growth trajectory across the segment as a whole.」
The Company states that strengthening collaboration across business divisions and a high-profitability operating structure helped revenue and profit in public-sector-related business remain on a growth trajectory. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「In this segment, the increase in projects in which the Company could participate from upstream processes such as system requirements definition and basic design, together with project selection and concentration, active recruitment of personnel and thorough project management, led to project expansion and an increase in projects, as well as the prevention and minimisation of problems, allowing both revenue and profit to remain on a growth trajectory.」
The Company states that participation in upstream-process projects, project selection and concentration, securing personnel and thorough project management led to project expansion and the prevention and minimisation of problems. - FY2019-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「This resulted from successful efforts to strengthen sales and develop personnel, which increased new projects involving AI and cloud technologies, as well as highly profitable contract projects and direct-contract projects.」
In addition to strengthening sales and developing personnel, project management progressed with the aim of expanding projects and securing profits, resulting in higher profit accompanied by increases in highly profitable projects and direct-contract projects. - FY2019-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「This resulted from a marked expansion in system development projects from major customers and others, together with thorough project management aimed at winning new projects and securing profits.」
Thorough project management aimed at winning new projects and securing profits is described as a factor behind higher revenue and profit in private-sector-related business. - FY2018AdvancedAnnual report
「In response to the deterioration in profitability caused by project delays in the previous fiscal year, we thoroughly implemented measures to prevent recurrence and tightened our order screening meetings. These efforts were successful, and profit margins improved significantly.」
The Company implemented project management for large-scale projects and stricter order-acceptance decisions, with an improvement in profit margins described as a specific result. - FY2018-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Project management was strengthened by developing leaders and tightening order-acceptance decisions, resulting in increases in both project revenue and profit.」
The Company developed leaders capable of handling large-scale projects and tightened order-acceptance decisions, resulting in increases in project revenue and profit. - FY2017First statedAnnual report
「The Company will strengthen the development of personnel capable of managing large-scale projects and tighten the order-acceptance review process to prevent a recurrence of issues that arose during the current fiscal year.」
As measures to address delays and cost increases in public-sector-related business, the Company has introduced the development of project management personnel and stricter order-acceptance review meetings as new initiatives.