MultiNational PMOs

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Multi-National PMOs
AITP October General Meeting Dinner

• Global Program Management is a critical function
  to enable multinational corporations to meet
  their business strategies. Program Managers must
  be prepared to overcome a unique set of
  additional obstacles when leading global
  initiatives. Executives and stakeholders must be
  in tune to these challenges and provide a
  corporate environment that supports global
  collaboration and teaming. Todays panel will
  discuss some of the actions companies take to
  ensure the success of their global projects.

Scot Berkey
Steve Benson
Marcos Linares
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Discussion Focus Does your Organization
currently have a PMO?

• Yes
• Does your PMO support
• Enterprise-wide activities?
• International coordination and communication?
• Would you consider your PMO effective?
• Has the investment realized the anticipated
  results?

• No
• Do you have another mechanism for
• Enterprise project portfolio management?
• Organization-wide coordination and communication?
• Do you support multi-national operations?
• Does your organization execute effectively across
  functional lines?

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Why are Global PMOs formed?

• Global Projects
• Mergers Acquisitions
• Outsourcing Initiatives
• Globalization Marketing (International
  Expansion and product transformation)
• Centralization of an ERP
• Supplier Management Shift
• Mandates Y2K SOX
• Competitive Advantage through Global Rapid
  Execution

Think Strategically - Execute Tactically
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Possible PMO Organizational Structures
Your Culture Defines Your PMO. Your PMO Helps
To Shape Your Culture.
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Global PMO Challenges

• Internal
• Organizational Change
• Language
• Culture
• Communication
• Profit Loss
• Business Process Alignment, opportunities
• Travel

• External
• Laws
• Culture
• Language
• Suppliers
• Competition
• Regulatory
• Financial Consolidation Reporting

The Unknown Becomes Known With Forethought And
Planning
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Is Your PMO on Track? Are Your Projects at Risk?

• Does your PMO leadership have direct access to
  and guidance from top decision makers? Are you
  still selling the PMO to non-believers?
• Does your PMO engage in portfolio management
  activities? Are projects selected objectively?
  Are there pet projects?
• Is your PMO a strategic enabler or bureaucratic
  overhead? Does your PMO document history or set
  the course?
• Has your PMO implemented a plan for
  communications or are you still lost in
  translation?
• How many times have you heard the words the ol
  college try?

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Your Panelists

• Scot Berkey, PMP currently serves as Vice
  President of I.T. Strategic Development for
  Career Education Corporation. His
  responsibilities include corporate application
  strategy, development, and process improvement.
  Scot has held senior level positions in the
  Insurance Brokerage, Software Vending, and
  Technology Consulting industries, and his past
  professional experience includes global
  operations and application development roles,
  client services and contract negotiation, and
  applied business technology. Scot holds a B.S.
  in Computer Science from Northwestern University,
  and an MBA in Finance and Entrepreneurship from
  the University of Chicago.
• Stephen Benson Partner and founder of ProCEED,
  serves as a Program Management Strategist and
  Senior Project Manager for many of ProCEEDs
  clients. Core competencies include PMO
  establishment, management, coaching, assessment,
  and alignment toward dynamic corporate goals.
  ProCEED provides strategic expertise in managing
  the complex dimensions of People, Process, and
  Technology while balancing the tactical
  challenges of time, scope, and cost.
• Marcos Linares, PMP currently serves as
  Engagement Manager for Jefferson Wells. Recently
  served as advisor and project manager for several
  key initiatives in one of the largest SOX
  compliance programs in the world. Marcos has led
  several large global programs in the role of
  Program Manager and Program Management Office
  Director for several Fortune 500 companies. He
  also has extensive consulting experience in
  Strategic Development, Information Technology,
  Business Process Improvement and Risk Management.
  Marcos holds an MBA in Finance and Management
  from Northern Illinois University, a M.S. in
  Systems Engineering and a B.S. in Industrial
  Engineering from National University of
  Engineering. Marcos also completed
  Organizational Change Management training at
  Harvard University. .
• Moderator Corinne Wiedel, PMP currently serves
  as the AITP PMO SIG Co-Chairman. She works for
  Tellabs as a Program Manager in the Global
  Information Services PMO. Corinne has 10 years
  experience in Global International Project /
  Program Management in the areas of
  Telecommunications, Information Systems, Supply
  Chain Initiatives. Corinne holds a B.A. in German
  from Cornell College, and a Masters of
  International Management in Finance from
  Thunderbird, The American Graduate School of
  International Management.

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PMO SIG November Meeting

• The Case For PMO - First Time Implementation
  The Evolution Of Mature PMOs
• Wednesday, November 16, 2005 Time 800 to
  1000 AM
• American Hospital Association, 1 N. Franklin,
  30th floor Committee Room
• RSVP - by November 11th (Practitioners Only) -
  www.aitpchicago.com
• About AITP PMO SIG - The AITP PMO SIG provides a
  forum for the professional exchange of ideas,
  experiences and best practices among IT leaders
  related to the implementation and improvement
  efforts of the Project Management Offices within
  their organizations. The objective of the AITP
  PMO SIG is to provide its members with a network
  of professional peers experiencing similar
  successes and challenges in the PMO area and to
  create a repository of proven experiences and
  ideas. SIG participants will be senior IT leaders
  involved in the implementation and management of
  the PMO organization and processes.
• November Meeting Facilitators Stephen Benson
  Jeff Miller
• Stephen Benson Partner and founder of ProCEED,
  serves as a Program Management Strategist and
  Senior Project Manager for many of ProCEEDs
  clients.
• Jeff Miller currently serves as AITP PMO SIG
  Scribe. Jeff is Sr. Manager of IT Strategy
  Governance for Tellabs. His responsibilities
  include strategy development, governance
  compliance and process excellence.
• Corinne Wiedel, PMP AITP PMO SIG Co-Chairman.
• Marty Klest, AITP liaison to the PMO SIG.