I have delivered my Project and Portfolio Management (PPM) presentation for over 2 ½ years since joining CA. Though it has evolved in that time, I maintain a single version. And this is in spite of the audience, be it Professional Association Conference, Field Marketing Event or individual Enterprise. My presentation is the same in each of these forums.
This "universal" applicability of PPM was greatly underscored and reinforced on a recent trip to the Midwest. I visited 4 companies in 3 days, and each of them asked me to deliver my PPM presentation. I did so for a:
- Statewide Government IT organization
- Major Staff Augmentation Firm
- Major Appliance Manufacturer
- Major Healthcare Provider
In every case the presentation was very well received and the audiences were all appreciative and inspired. And I delivered the exact same PowerPoint every time. Take another look at the list of companies. They have nothing in common. That is, until you consider the critical governance process of Project and Portfolio Management.
Each of these organizations have the same problems and challenges. Each asked the same questions and had the same comments. Each realize they have a need to improve their investment governance. Each is forging ahead with the will and conviction to do so.
PPM for one and PPM for all, no matter who you are, or what you do. It's universal.
Steve Romero, IT Governance Evangelist