Portfolio Management: How to Influence the Influencers and Obtain Executive Support for Portfolio Management (On Demand)

Date:
Wednesday, December 5, 2007

Time:
2:00 PM Eastern / 11:00 AM Pacific

Portfolio management is one of the most powerful strategic business tools today, but it doesn't happen overnight. Valuable insights from portfolio management require time and collaborative support from across the organization to discover, analyze, and implement them. Unlike project and program management, which focus on planning and execution, portfolio management focuses on strategic alignment, decision support, and governance.

During times of dynamic change, implementing portfolio management in your organization may require some hard and unpopular decisions—including “killing” projects that are not proving their usefulness. However, executing portfolio management is well worth the organization’s investment, providing greater organizational transparency to enable agile and sustainable decision making. As the capability matures within the organization, the portfolio management team will be perceived as invaluable trusted advisors.

Attend this free webinar and learn how to obtain executive support by understanding:
1. Why executive sponsorship is so critical
2. What each executive values – CEO, CFO, CIO, COO
3. How to maximize communication and collaboration
4. When portfolio management can earn you a seat at the table

Presenters:

Lewis Cardin
Senior Analyst--IT Shared Services, IT Portfolio Management, IT Governance, IT Strategic Planning, Organizational Design & Change Management
Forrester

Samantha Dunbar
Managing Director and Head of Corporate and Investment Bank PMO
Wachovia Corporation

Scott Mairs
Managing Director, Financial Services
Robbins-Gioia, LLC

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