All the right moves: HP project management ensures smooth Docklands move for Matheson Ormsby Prentice’s IT systems.

Dublin: 19 November 2007: Hewlett-Packard Ireland Limited (“HP”) has released details of a significant project with Matheson Ormsby Prentice (MOP), one of Ireland’s leading corporate law firms. The deal saw HP project-manage the repatriation of MOP’s entire IT system to a new state-of-the-art headquarters in Dublin’s docklands. HP will also be responsible for increasing IT systems capacity to handle MOP’s expanding domestic and international business.

With a staff of over 550, MOP provides a comprehensive range of legal services to a global client base, which includes some of the largest Irish public, private and State owned companies, institutions and bodies and many of the current Fortune 500 Companies.  MOP’s headquarters are based in Dublin, with overseas offices in London, New York and Palo Alto, California. Until recently, its Dublin offices were spread across three separate locations which proved inconvenient for the firm.

MOP took the decision to move the entire Dublin operation to new, 133,000 sq ft purpose-built offices at the prestigious Sir John Rogerson’s Quay in Dublin’s docklands. MOP now occupies the largest law firm premises in Ireland, which include 200 offices, 21 client meeting rooms and state-of-the-art facilities.

From an IT perspective, the relocation challenge set by MOP to HP involved project managing the transfer of 550 desktop computers, 50 HP ProLiant servers and an HP Storage Area Network (SAN) to the new office; all of this needed to happen with zero down time.

HP’s most critical task on the project was moving MOP’s 50 servers to the new building and reassembly of the SAN without negatively impacting IT operations - a point reinforced by David Lawson, Head of the firm’s IT department - “The most important part of the project was the smooth transfer and reassembly of equipment, and the HP team worked with us to make it seamless”.

“If the IT systems had failed during the move, it would have prevented the business from operating and would have tainted the new building for the staff. In fact, they just left one building on Friday night and started work in the new offices on Monday morning. Everything worked and the firm’s partners and staff were satisfied that the move had taken place as planned.”

In addition, HP also managed a number of additional projects which were core to increasing MOP’s IT capability. HP project-managed the design and construction of a new computer room and installation of new telecoms equipment, wireless keyboards, rail mounted monitors and a new cashless vending system which allows employees to use their security cards for services such as buying food.

Brian Hurley head of HP Service in Ireland comments; “Quite simply, a project like this can make or break a high-value firm like MOP for whom IT downtime is intolerable. At HP, we believe that having sound project management is the key to ensuring this level of success. In fact, a recent Project Management Institute study indicated that without proper project management - 56% of projects saw cost overruns and 84% had time overruns. Business leaders are aware now more than ever that winning in business involves successful implementation of IT projects on time and in line with business objectives.”

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