This document provides an overview of managing IT projects and a strategy for governing IT projects, programs, and portfolios throughout an enterprise. It discusses common challenges such as only 30% of IT projects succeeding, and provides a roadmap and solutions to address needs around planning, executing, and communicating projects using tools like OPPM, EPPM, and OBI. The goal is to help organizations like XYZ Inc. implement best practices to pick pain points, plan priorities, and position themselves for project management success.
47. Demonstrating IT Value
OPPM – Project selection visibility,
Alignment of Projects to
Business Strategies
EPPM – Project Monitoring &
Controlling
48. Failure of High Profile Projects
EPPM – Better Project Management, Project Visibility, Risks &
Issues management, Instant access to Project Information
49. Plan Priority
Project Management – EPPM
Resource Allocation - EPPM
Portfolio Selection - OPPM
Resource Usage – EPPM / PR
Financial Information – ESA
Analyzing Data – P6 Analytics
Position for Progress
50. Organizational Change
Key to successful implementation
Demonstrate management involvement and commitment
Communicate:
• Reasons for the change, including pain points and current
challenges
• How the solution will help
• What will be expected of them
• Feedback mechanisms
• WIIFMs (What’s In It For Me)
51. Development Process
EPPM Use app to drive
• Implement & Config. • Reqs – How do you
• Predefine for stronger do it now?
Project Management • Design - What will it
OPPM look like?
• Blank canvas • Build – Pilot as you go
• Bridge to EPPM • Impl – Migrate data
P6 Analytics from pilots to prod
• Some out of box
• Powerful Customizing
52. Deliverables
Often Overlooked or Ignored
• Org Chg Mgmt Plan
• Reports Priority List
• Policies & Processes
• Roles w/ Resource mapping
• Expectations by Role
• Data Sourcing
(Bridge, Reports, etc.)
54. Road Blocks
• Late hardware ordering and delivery
• Lack of execution on Organizational
Change Management Plan
• Delayed Decision making
• Not involving the right people first
55. Best Practices
Avoid Fire Fighting by:
• Beginning with end in mind
• Promote hands on throughout
• Start with sandbox
• Push ownership early
• Send Application Admin to training