The Vietnam Believer Newsletter_MARCH 25, 2024_EN_Vol. 003
The Next Generation PMO - NSW
1. The Next Generation PMO
Planning for the evolution in business strategy and
organisational culture
14 November 2012
Presented by: SMS Management and Technology
Program and Project Services (NSW) Slide 1
2. Introductions to SMS & Eric van Zeyl
PMO establishment & uplift
Business Transformation through IT centric
Government, Health Services, Financial Services,
Utilities, Communications
Compass™ Methodology
Prince2, MSP & P3M3 principles
Templates, tools, & end-to-end models
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3. Introductions to SMS & Eric van Zeyl
PMO establishment & uplift
Business Transformation through IT centric
Over 20 years Government,in Financial Services and Services,
experience Health Services, Financial
Professional ServicesCommunications
Utilities, industries.
ExtensiveCompass™ Methodology
Program Management experience
Including Global ERP Deployment
Prince2, MSP & P3M3 principles
Specialised PMO Establishment end-to-end models
in Templates, tools, & and Transformations
Significant improvement in project success
Cultural Change driven via Competency
Frameworks and PM Competency Assessments
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4. The Next Generation PMO
Today’s Agenda
12:00pm Welcome & Lunch
12:15pm Introductions
12:25pm The Next Generation PMO
Best Practices & Real World Examples
1:15pm Q&A
1:25pm Next Steps
1:35pm Open Discussion & Networking
2:00pm Close
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5. Today‟s Discussion
External Challenges
How do you
define your
PMO?
How does your
PMO add value to
your organisation
today?
What should your
PMO be doing
now in order to
add value
tomorrow?
Best Practices & Examples
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6. Today‟s Discussion
Action Plan
External Challenges
PMO Strategies
How do you
define your
PMO?
Enterprise & “Decision-based”
Portfolio Alignment Reporting
How does your
PMO add value to
your organisation
today?
Outcome & Benefit Increasing
Focused Stakeholder Power
What should your
PMO be doing
now in order to
“People-first” add value
Focus tomorrow?
Best Practices & Examples
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7. External PMO Best Practices
Defining the PMO Adding Value Action Plan
Challenges Strategies & Examples
PMO Challenges
…why a clearly defined PMO matters!
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8. The “current” PMO challenges that many
organisations are focused on…
• PMO seen as policing & controlling
• Resource & Capacity Management
• Not enough good PMs, and trouble with retention
• Ensure consistent application of processes
• Multiple project management methodologies
• High volume of reports
• Projects and Programs being managed in isolation
• Project Managers do not have adequate skills
• Demonstrating the added value
Source: The State of the PMO 2012 – PM Solutions Survey
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9. Defining the PMO
“Most companies have a PMO What is the focus of the “P” in PMO?
(87%). Of the few that don‟t,
40% are looking to implement PMO Type Focus
one within a year.”
Enterprise Helps Executive Management to select
PMO and prioritise programs that will best
deliver the organisations strategy
Portfolio Helps Senior Management select the
Management right portfolio and manage the projects
Office consistently and successfully
Program Helps a Program Manager to deliver a
Management number of projects consistently and
Office successfully
Project Helps a Project Manager to deliver a
Management project successfully
Office
Source: The State of the PMO 2012 – PM
Solutions Survey;
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10. PMOs have different extent of reach and
offer different services
Decentralised Centralised
Full Services
Possible to achieve in pockets of the organisation – Rarely achievable in large companies as it requires
needs very strong sponsorship & alignment across very stable and mature organisation
hierarchy of PMOs
Consulting
Provides great improvement in PM capability – Allows corporate thought leadership in PM to be
responsive at expense of possible duplication enhanced – requires sponsorship of a Project
Managed environment
Standardising
Most Common target for PMOs – need to overcome Requires cross organisation alignment – much to be
problems of multiple ‘standards’ being created gained, but more difficult to implement across very
large organisations
Reporting
Basic Level capability – easiest to ‘sell’ in large Basic Level capability – more easily achieved in
federated organisations small organisations
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11. PMOs have different extent of reach and
offer different services
Decentralised Centralised
Full Services
Rarely achievable in large companies as it requires
very stable and mature organisation
Consulting
Allows corporate thought leadership in PM to be
enhanced – requires sponsorship of a Project
Managed environment
Over 60% of PMOs are not strategic or operating at the corporate level, however are trending in
that direction
Reference: The State of the PMO 2012. PM Solution
The greater the capability of the PMO, the greater the value the PMO contributes and the greater
the overall performance of the organisation.
Reference: The State of the PMO 2012. PM Solution
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13. External PMO Best Practices
Defining the PMO Adding Value Action Plan
Challenges Strategies & Examples
Is your PMO adding value to the organisation?
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14. What defines “Adding Value”
• The difference
Evolve
between the
benefit of the Measure • Provide
finished • PMO is the „first
expertise, place someone
product/service • Increase in professionalism, thinks of‟ to
and the cost of value that a insight, and engage‟ when a
the inputs to business experience problem arises
make it creates by or assistance is
undertaking the needed
product/service
Demonstrate
Define
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15. What distinguishes a high performing PMO?
Nearly twice as likely to engage in performance measurement
functions
Addressing the issues that matter most to executives, including
alignment with business objectives and strategy execution
Impacts not only project performance, but boosts
organisational performance
Manage more project managers and engage in more training
activities
Source: The State of the PMO 2012 – PM Solutions Survey
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16. External PMO Best Practices
Defining the PMO Adding Value Action Plan
Challenges Strategies & Examples
…but being successful is more than meeting the current
challenges, its planning for the future challenges
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17. Will your PMO add value tomorrow?
…what are the current & future external challenges
you need to be thinking about today
Global Workforce
Australian Data
Market- Demo-
Economy Growth
place graphics
Slide 17
18. Challenge #1: Global Marketplace
…has your organisation felt higher levels of competition in
the last three years? Are you and your executives being
asked to make more complex and rapid decisions?
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19. Challenge #1: Global Marketplace
The post-GFC recovery has been
hampered by global economic factors
including the Euro crisis and most
recently a cooling of China‟s growth.
Meanwhile, competition is
increasing :
Acceleration of workforce
globalisation
Increased mobility of workforce
Consumer-based international
trade increasing exponentially
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20. Challenge #2: Australian Economic Outlook
…has your organisation tightened its budget in the last
five years? Have you noticed stronger emphasis on where
and how money is being spent?
Source: http://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2012/may/html/eco-outlook.html
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21. Challenge #2: Australian Economic Outlook
The RBA quotes from May 2012, show a period of moderate
growth or decline in some sectors….
• “Outside of the mining sector…business investment
intentions remain weak
• Moderate household spending in late 2011 and early 2012
• Employment forecast to be fairly subdued in the near term
• Measures of business and consumer sentiment below,
long-run average
Source: http://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2012/may/html/eco-outlook.html
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22. Challenge #3: Workforce Demographics
…is your PMO positioned to support this new and evolving
workforce?
Source: http://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2012/may/html/eco-outlook.html
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23. Challenge #3: Workforce Demographics
• By 2015
• Generation Y will account for 40% of the workforce
• Generation X will account for another 40%
• Baby Boomers will decline by 22% to a total of 20%
• What do we know about Gen Ys?
Sociologists (Howe and Ross, 2000) have identified common
characteristics of Gen Y:
• Achievement-oriented
• High self-expectations
• Team-oriented
• High use of technology – „digital natives‟
Source: http://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2012/may/html/eco-outlook.html
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24. Challenge #4: High Volume of Easily
Accessible Information
… are you able to find the right data when you need it, or present
it in a meaningful way?
Source: http://www.emc.com/leadership/programs/digital-universe.htm
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25. Challenge #4: High Volume of Easily
Accessible Information
• The world‟s information is doubling every two years
• In 2010, estimates by IDC an increase of 62% on the
previous year
• The report claimed that by 2020, the amount of data in
the world will increase 50 fold
Source: http://www.emc.com/leadership/programs/digital-universe.htm
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26. External PMO Best Practices
Defining the PMO Adding Value Action Plan
Challenges Strategies & Examples
SMS has identified five key strategies to implement…
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27. The Next Generation PMO
External Challenges
…five key strategies
Enterprise & “Decision-based”
Portfolio Alignment Reporting
Outcome & Benefit Increasing
Focused Stakeholder Power
“People-first”
Focus
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28. Strategy #1
Is your PMO focused on delivering the right list
of projects, or a list of projects right?
• Global competition demands – develop and deliver
high quality products and services
Drivers
• Dynamic market & economic pressures
decreasing profits and eroding budget surpluses
• Emphasis on creating Enterprise Portfolios &
aggregation of Program-level PMOs to aid portfolio
selection
Trends
• Increasing competition between projects to win &
maintain funding
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29. Factoid:
Per the SMS 2012 Portfolio Survey…
92% of Top Performing Organisations operate
at the Enterprise Portfolio Management
100%
92%
90%
80%
% in Top and Bottom Third
70%
58%
60%
50%
50%
42% Top Third
40% Bottom Third
30% 25% 25% 25%
20% 17%
8% 8%
10%
0%
At enterprise level by At enterprise level as By a market-facing By an internal Other
a business led forum a finance led forum business unit operational unit such
and process and process as an IT Department
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30. Action #1: Align the focus of your PMO to
the support the Enterprise and Portfolio
level
Roles and
Organisational
Structure
Portfolio
Training and
Decision
…accomplished via a focus Making Coaching
on the assessment and uplift
of six key functions in the Enterprise &
Portfolio
PMO… Alignment
Contingency
and Data
Dependency Management
Management
Risk and Issue
Management
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31. “Traditional” Dashboard
…Traditional Project Dashboard provides static, one-dimensional data that
does not support analysis of trends and dependencies across programs in
the portfolio…
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32. “Next Generation” Strategic Dashboard
Note: This is a generic example provided for distribution purposes only
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33. Strategy #2
Does your PMO generate reports that facilitate
discussion and decision making?
• Increased scrutiny re: financial & asset
management resulting in more complex
questions being asked
Drivers • Executives gaining better understanding of
Decision Governance & their roles – learning to ask
Based more sophisticated questions
Reporting
• Strong focus on exception based reporting
and trend analysis
Trends • Emphasis to maximise resource and asset
allocations across programs & projects
• Requirements for inter-program contingency &
dependency management
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34. Action #2: Collect the right data to build the
right reports to enable decision making
Data
Integrity
Tools
Data (Collection
…concerted effort on data Correlation &
and information management Reporting)
is the foundation to Decision-
based
developing decision based Reporting
reporting…
Security Up-to-date
Available
(enable
self-
sufficiency)
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37. “Next Generation” Inter-program
Strategy #2
Dependency Diagram
Governance Program
Apps & Dev Program Infrastructure Program
Data Governance
ERP Upgrade VM Upgrade
Framework
CMS Upgrade DB Virtualisation
IT Strategic Review
Info Mngmnt Program
Operational Program Mobility Program
Data Warehouse
Service Desk Tool Upgrade Mobile BI
ITIL Rollout Knowledge Mngmnt Tablet Rollout
Tool
People Program Portal Program
Collaboration Program
Unified Comms
HR System Portal Redesign
Video Conferencing
LMS Upgrade Extranet
High Risk
Medium Risk
Low Risk
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38. Strategy #3
How focused is your PMO on Outcomes &
Benefits Achievement?
• Program/Project Management has evolved -
delivering projects on time and on budget is
expected
Drivers • Proliferation of transformation enabling
programs requires emphasis on outcomes
and benefits realisation
• New focus is on Benefits Realisation strategy
development and planning
Trends • Increased use of “Agile” methodology to
deliver products and benefits more effectively
• Establishing “Rapid Response” & “Business
Innovation” teams
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39. Factoid:
Per the SMS 2012 Portfolio Survey…
62% of organisations do not know how many
projects achieve the predicted benefits
• Less than a quarter (23%) said 70%
62%
that 75% or more of their 60%
projects delivered the 50%
expected benefits
40%
• Almost two-thirds (62%) do 30% 23%
not know how many projects
achieve the predicted 20%
12%
benefits - indicating that 10% 4%
benefits tracking is not often 0%
performed
> 75% 50% - 75% < 50% Unknown
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40. Action #3: Transform the mindset from
“on-time/on-budget” to “benefits dominate”
Governance
Roles
Defined
Benefits Understand
Tracking & Strategic
…coaching & training – with Reporting Objectives
processes, tools & templates
to support – will change the Outcome &
Benefit Focused
focus and behaviours of the
PMO to a fit-for-purpose and
outcome driven Consistency
Training &
of Process &
Coaching
organisation… Measures
Tools &
Templates
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42. “Next Generation” Benefits Map
End
Enabler Business Change Interim Benefit Benefit Strategy
Cust Client One Stop Greater Take Lower
Client More
Web Manage- Service Up of Cost
Inquiry Self Help
Portal ment Delivery Services Services
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43. Strategy #4
Are you a Consulting-type PMO with a focus on
Stakeholder Relationship Management?
• Pressure to show PMO value results in being
more stakeholder centric (outward focused)
Drivers
• PMOs have transformed from Technology-
Relationship focused to Operational to Organisational
• Strong stakeholder analysis and expectation
management at program, portfolio and
organisational level
Trends
• PMO creates linkage between
Strategy, Architecture, Delivery & Service
Management
• Trusted advisor relationship with sponsor
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44. Action #4: Create a culture that values its
relationships across the organisation and
champions its Stakeholders
Stakeholder
Analysis
Help Customer
…leverage the uniqueness of Navigate the Centric
Organisation Culture
the PMO interfacing to all
areas in the organisation and Increasing
focus on stakeholder Power of the
Stakeholder
success…
Marketing &
PMO Best
Comms of
Practice
PMO
Clarify
Decision
Account-
abilities
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46. “Next Generation” Network Analysis
…need more context on how to successfully deliver projects by
understanding the influencers and authority levels…
Risk & Delivery &
Governance Services
Group Group
Authority to stop
projects – Service
Design Package
Strong Linking
Role
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47. Strategy #5
“People-first” Are your PMO staff and Project Managers
Focus considered a critical success factor?
• Recognition that the skills, experience and
culture matter more than procedures and
governance
Drivers
• Significant changing workforce and working
Relationship style due to Gen-Y
• PM competency assessment (with high focus
on stakeholders and lateral thinking)
Trends • PMO provides Best Practice / Centre of
Excellence
• Training & Mentoring Programs
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48. Action #5: Focus on management of staff
and address changing workforce
demographics
Selection&
Recruitment
Collaboration Induction
…achieved by aligning all
HR functions to create a
stakeholder focused, benefits “People First”
Focus
driven culture …
Competency Training &
Assessment Mentoring
Career
Pathways
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54. Conclusions
• PMOs have historically and will continue to face challenges.
• Awareness and understanding of future trends allows strategies
to be adopted.
• A PMO ahead of the adoption curve will continue to ADD VALUE
to the organisation.
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56. Next Steps
Project /
Reporting
PMO Program PMO
Benefits Capability
Maturity Manager Capability
Management Analysis &
Assessment Capability Uplift
Uplift
Assessment
Building the Next Generation PMO
To proceed, contact your SMS Account Director or the NSW Program & Project Services
(PPS) Practice Manager, Jennifer Thomson.
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Our PMO services encompass capability assessment and design, presentation of clear options and actionable implementation plans and resource estimates; as well as provision of mentoring, resource augmentation and operation services. Our people are experienced and certified in all program and project management disciplines.
Our PMO services encompass capability assessment and design, presentation of clear options and actionable implementation plans and resource estimates; as well as provision of mentoring, resource augmentation and operation services. Our people are experienced and certified in all program and project management disciplines.
Just want to give you an idea of the topics we will be coveringFirstly look at statistically how common PMOs are, their definitionHow does your PMO add value today, and what should it do to add value tomorrowExternal factors that are impacting they way they operateWe then look at recommended PMO strategies, their related drivers & trends and what clients are doing about it
Just want to give you an idea of the topics we will be coveringFirstly look at statistically how common PMOs are, their definitionHow does your PMO add value today, and what should it do to add value tomorrowExternal factors that are impacting they way they operateWe then look at recommended PMO strategies, their related drivers & trends and what clients are doing about it
Red chevron to track the topicsLet start by looking at some common PMO Challenges
I am sure these are familiar to youMany of our clients are working on addressing the “current” PMO challenges and are familiar with the problem definition and how to address it. I am therefore not going to focus on all of these topics.The ones in bold will be touched on however in a broader contextSo we know that PMO have issues, lets look at how how many organisations have a PMO
Statistics tell us that PMOs are becoming more common in organisations, and are trending to becoming more strategic and enterprise based.87% have a PMO, and of those that don’t, 40% are looking at implementing one in the next year.This is supported by the growth of PMOs between 2000 and 2012.Now you all know what a PMO is – I am not going to preach to the converted ….Have a think of how you define your PMO, and what services it offers, and if its meeting expectations.We know that 87% or organisations have a PMO, but one PMO is not like another. Lets explore these differences as each one delivers a different service or has a different modus operandi.Lets make this interactive by a show of hands – what type of PMO does your organisation have (it could have more than one)Concerning trend is the proliferation of PMOs at the lower level – which results in creation of terms such as VMO or EMO or BMO (pick any letter except “P”).It’s a way of trying to differentiate.
Another characteristic that defines a PMO is decentralisedvscentralised and service offering which ranges from reporting based (passive) to full service (active)Again via a show of hands:Decentralised : CentralisedReporting – passive reporting of what has happenedStandardising of methodology and functionsConsulting – provides thought leadership and best practiceFull Service – proactive management of all of the aboveHave a think of where your PMO currently resides on this matrix, and where it is headingIn my experience all PMOs that have been mis-aligned or not meeting expectations are due to operating the wrong type of PMO or providing services different to what the business expectsGeneral pattern in the market is start with a Decentralised Reporting PMO (specifically at program / project level), then move to a number of decentralised or centralised PMOs, then centralised and strategic.Research indicates that as PMOs evolve they trend to being centralised, strategic and more full serviced. The remainder of my presentation will therefore be biased to this end state, therefore be focusing more on the Enterprise PMO and Portfolio based PMO. For those of you whos interest in project and program based PMO don’t switch off and focus only on lunch – the context for you is being aware of portfolio and enterprise PMOs and how you report to them or align functions to them
Another characteristic that defines a PMO is decentralisedvscentralised and service offering which ranges from reporting based (passive) to full service (active)Again via a show of hands:Decentralised : CentralisedReporting – passive reporting of what has happenedStandardising of methodology and functionsConsulting – provides thought leadership and best practiceFull Service – proactive management of all of the aboveHave a think of where your PMO currently resides on this matrix, and where it is headingIn my experience all PMOs that have been mis-aligned or not meeting expectations are due to operating the wrong type of PMO or providing services different to what the business expectsGeneral pattern in the market is start with a Decentralised Reporting PMO (specifically at program / project level), then move to a number of decentralised or centralised PMOs, then centralised and strategic.Research indicates that as PMOs evolve they trend to being centralised, strategic and more full serviced. The remainder of my presentation will therefore be biased to this end state, therefore be focusing more on the Enterprise PMO and Portfolio based PMO. For those of you whos interest in project and program based PMO don’t switch off and focus only on lunch – the context for you is being aware of portfolio and enterprise PMOs and how you report to them or align functions to them
Over and above the PMO variances we have just looked at PMOs also use different methodologies and different governance structures.So governance is another item that PMOs are grappling with, the challenge for the last 3 years has been agile methodology integration – but what is nextI still see many instances of Agile methodologies being used, yet driven through rigid stage gate review cycles and in some instances that being linked to funding cyclesAgile is the current governance challenge, who knows what is the next one
We know that PMOs are facing challenges, we know that statistically there are a lot of them, and we know that the operate differently – this leads to a questionIs your PMO adding value?
How do we define value?Along the Define, Measure,Demonstrate, Evolve continuum the requirement is to demonstrating value based on measureable improvements.
Research distinguishes between high performing PMOs and low performing PMOsProject performance is expected, therefore organisational performance improvement is the targetAlignment to strategic direction - Combine with what matters to exec – costs reduction trends, Benefits Realisation rates improvingTracking and reports PMO performance helps to sell value add, but remember this comes back to measurable performance improvementsTop performing are also more likely to focused on PM competencies and training
There are numerous external challenges – these change from time to timeWhen I consult on PMOs these 4 are currently having the biggest impact
Global MarketplaceYou are no doubt being asked to make more complex and rapid decisionsPost GFC recovery has been slow, and Euro crisis is still loomingCompetition is increases: Workforce is globalisation, therefore driving mobility and international trade
Global MarketplaceYou are no doubt being asked to make more complex and rapid decisionsPost GFC recovery has been slow, and Euro crisis is still loomingCompetition is increases: Workforce is globalisation, therefore driving mobility and international trade
Australian Economic outlookThe reduction in spending will continue, the focus is clearly on obtaining more bang for your buck and therefore selecting the optimum portfolio of projects Given the RBA quotes pointing toward moderate growth or decline in some sectors…Household spending is down due to consumer sentimentEmployment is subdued in the near term
Australian Economic outlookThe reduction in spending will continue, the focus is clearly on obtaining more bang for your buck and therefore selecting the optimum portfolio of projects Given the RBA quotes pointing toward moderate growth or decline in some sectors…Household spending is down due to consumer sentimentEmployment is subdued in the near term
Workforce demographicsIS your PMO ready for a workforce dominated by Gen-YIn 3 years time Gen-Y will make up 40% of the workforce and will dominate for 20 years. Baby Boomers will also be in the minorityGeneration Y is the most significant change to workforce demographics, and more importantly they bring a different way of thinking and interact with tehcnology differently that will result in PMOs deliver projects in new waysGen Y Preferences:Achievement orientedHigh self expectationsTeam orientatedInteract with technology differently – digital nativesThe rigid process adherence, reporting PMO will no be tolerated
Workforce demographicsIS your PMO ready for a workforce dominated by Gen-YIn 3 years time Gen-Y will make up 40% of the workforce and will dominate for 20 years. Baby Boomers will also be in the minorityGeneration Y is the most significant change to workforce demographics, and more importantly they bring a different way of thinking and interact with tehcnology differently that will result in PMOs deliver projects in new waysGen Y Preferences:Achievement orientedHigh self expectationsTeam orientatedInteract with technology differently – digital nativesThe rigid process adherence, reporting PMO will no be tolerated
High volume of informationDo you have lots of data, or meaningful information for decision making?Common challenge: EPM can generate 40 types of reports, Excel versions all over the place, generating 20 adhoc reports, each board has a different set of reportsWe know that data doubles every 2 years, and that will increase to 50 fold in the coming decade:The challenge for PMOs is not how to technically cope with data storage* Skills associated with data management such as analysis and reporting
High volume of informationDo you have lots of data, or meaningful information for decision making?Common challenge: EPM can generate 40 types of reports, Excel versions all over the place, generating 20 adhoc reports, each board has a different set of reportsWe know that data doubles every 2 years, and that will increase to 50 fold in the coming decade:The challenge for PMOs is not how to technically cope with data storage* Skills associated with data management such as analysis and reporting
We have just covered off the 4 biggest external challenges -> As are result of this SMS has identified 5 key strategies
These have been identified based on SMS research and experience helping clients address provide value adding PMO servicesRead 1 – 5In the next slides I am going to talk to each of these topics, and outline the drivers behind them, the resulting trends and show real examples that we have helped clients with
The first Strategy is Enterprise & Portfolio AlignmentIs your PMO focused on delivering the right list of projects, or a list of projects rightWe have already covered the drivers of Global competition and economic pressuresTrend is toward Portfolio Selection & competition between projects
92% of top performingorganisations operate at enterprise level and use a business led forum for portfolio decision makingCompare this to 58% of the bottom third performing organisations who make decisions at an operational unit level
To build effective enterprise & portfolio alignment requires an uplift of 6 key functionsLets investigate traditional and next generation examples of decision making at portfolio levelPortfolio management is a core function of our Program & Project Services division with associated methodologies and templates addressing the above areas
Example one dimensional data report – used at a governance level to focus on Red items for discussionOther than a summarsed list it does not provide much context Discuss RED Interface Engine
Similar report created for a board – guideline given was CEO statement that I don’t mind spending 1.5 hours with my most senior management, but I have to know we are focus on the right issues and riskFocus is on a longer time span, therefore more trend based reportingThe reason I want to walk through this example is to show the types of executive discussions that can be facilitatedIf we take the previous list of projects and map them against strategic objectives it helps executives make more meaningful decisions – focus on the biggest risk form the previous report may have little impact on reaching the organisations strategyRemembering that the context of these decisions are still based on optimum portfolio selection – what project can I stop to reallocate the $ and resourcing to deliver the biggest benefit?LHS – current average KPI score, beneath it the trend from last month, mid block shows over exposure (where exposure exceeds appetite) and on the RHS it measures KPI against the 4 strategic pillar. In the middle bottom it shows the risk by exposure type.The decision could be that we are significantly underperforming on the customer strategic pillar, and due to our second highest exposure of poor perception of brand we are going to stop a Financial project with (preferably that’s overexposed us) and allocate to funds to a project that improves customer KPIs and reduces poor brand perception. Now that may not be possible, but the discussion has been facilitatedIndividual projects still need to manage risks to improve project delivery success, but at a portfolio and organisation level its being focused on what really matters.
The first influence was focused on selecting the right projects, once selected then decisions need to be made on how to best manage them – therefore focusing on business based decisionsThe focus is on measuring what matters, doing meaningful analysis (to present information and not data) and support executives to make decisions – this requires different skillsets in the PMO
Information and Data Management division specialised in data management & reporting – managing above functions
Historically a list of projects are presented and each one reviewed or discussed. This provides no context or exception based focusDecisions are made in isolation, and the broader context is missing – the data is not correlated any any way
Diagram is fuzzy as it’s a real example with confidential information blurred outClient has a culture of things being managed in isolation, lift the issues and risks discussions to an integrated approachA Program can be viewed by dependency mapping which makes a discussions on issues an risks more meaningful
Purpose of diagram is to assess dependencies at an Enterprise level and determine the impact of at risks projects against the organisation. Walk through exampleBenefits – Executive focus on the correct area.
This is the single most important factorAll procedures, governance and activities are there to provide results, not theoretical best practiceThe pressure is broader than agile – I have seen PMO setup rapid response team, Best Practice Groups, Innovation teams – but the risk is not to establish them “outside” of the PMO governance and reporting
SMS 2012 portfolio survey shows that 62% of organisations don’t know how many projects achieve the predicted benefitsThere is currently a very strong trend to improve benefits management competencies across the organisation.From an SMS service perspective we have seen strong demand for benefits competency uplift
This ties a couple of concepts we have spoken about together:Done with the business, and is in business speakIt’s a reference document that’s used by all parts of the business (across the enterprise)Focuses attention on benefits and keeps them front of mindits concept is simple, but organisations that get it and have regular discussions around it are successfulWe implemented this with a client and they have embraced it – taken this and use it with a RAG statusTechnology delivers an enabler (Mobile Phone Service)Business change delivers process changes, efficiencies (Text alert System)Result in interim benefits (one stop service delivery), and these deliver end benefits (more self help) that then deliver against strategic objectives (service delivery at lower overall cost)
This ties a couple of concepts we have spoken about together:Done with the business, and is in business speakIt’s a reference document that’s used by all parts of the business (across the enterprise)Focuses attention on benefits and keeps them front of mindits concept is simple, but organisations that get it and have regular discussions around it are successfulWe implemented this with a client and they have embraced it – taken this and use it with a RAG statusTechnology delivers an enabler (Mobile Phone Service)Business change delivers process changes, efficiencies (Text alert System)Result in interim benefits (one stop service delivery), and these deliver end benefits (more self help) that then deliver against strategic objectives (service delivery at lower overall cost)
PMO are less insular and more outwardly focusedPMO also better at selling their services and successMarketingCommunications: marketing, branding & communicationsPMO needs to lobby, and talk people to get things approved, needs to facilitate decision making (different skillset)Expectation Management – this includes push back
Example: Business Middle Managers run projects with high support from PMO
Objective here is to show how to best navigate the organisation – this is about deliver success.Note that I have not seen this type of network analysis on people, but our IDM practice has done some network analysis for big data relationships. If it can can show how data connects and what data is linking, then PMO stakeholder analysis can show the same thing related to peopleNetwork analysis reveals: informal leadership of the group, influencers, the “reach” of people and the organisationMeasurement of stakeholder engagement and know when its successfulHave you thought of how you engage these people:Blogs, TwitterEG. Induction program that contains contextual information – here is what's unique with this organization (very risk averse)
Organisations are looking to PMO to bring expertise and best practice to delivery business change.Having the right competencies, experience & business acumen in PMO staff is paramount to success
Recognise that contractors are significant part of workforce, yet don’t get visibility of goals or performance reviewsSelecting for cultural fit and developing required competencies – PMO plays a supporting roleCentre of excellence – PMO provides consulting servicesMentoring & support via collaborationReward and recognition programsCareer path frameworkAll of the above you will remember as Gen-Y Preferences
Collaboration tools more pervasive in organisations – Above example is a federal government organisations corporate directory facebook style containing mix of corporate and person information – interestingly it does not contain hierarchical information (who reports to who)
At SMS I have worked on Salesforce bids using salesforce chatter – work in progress would be posted, people would review and comment, individuals would ask for examplesBreakdown in roles as people with capacity would be asked to contribute – it was not just a PMs who contribute to the schedule
Traditional PM Knowledge Areas – risk, time, quality management.Great project delivery, but could be poor stakeholder management, and not able to deal with ambiguityIn this example CIO had a perception that PMs were not competent and that was causing the failure in project delivery
Remember that research shows that top performing PMO measure PM competenciesIt should be noted that there is a strong focus on soft skills eg. decision making, negotiation, stakeholder management, influencing, dealing with ambiguityThe way that competencies are measured and reported are now more accurate, and specifically the reporting helps a PMO to determine how to address any gaps:Skills are fixed by trainingMindset relates to how you apply the skills – best improved by workshops and mentoringImpact is “HOW” you use the skill / mindset – its impacted by procedures and policiesI therefore can identify competency deficiencies, as well as understand how to best improve them
PMOs have historically and will continue to face challengesYour awareness of the external challenges and being able to define strategies to address them will help you stay ahead of the adoption curve, thereby continuing to add value to the organisation,