Program Management has evolved as large programs and software as service providers are becoming ubiquitous. Understand the core program management concepts that are critical to success. Learn how to plan, organize and lead your multiple work stream programs in this workshop. Learning Objectives: Understand the top 3 program management concepts for success Recognize the shift in mindset between project and program management Presenter: Samir Penkar, Program and Project Management Expert & Director of Marketing, Trissential About Trissential: Trissential is a management consulting firm focused on business improvement. We are passionate about helping clients build effective Strategies, efficient Management and exceptional execution -The three Essentials, aka Trissential - through the right mix of people, process, and technology. Trissential offers industry leading expertise, intellectual property and specialized practices for Portfolio/Program/Project Management, Business Architecture/Analysis, Enterprise Transformation, Organizational Change Leadership, Supply Chain/Operations and JD Edwards System Integration. Trissential has been named on the Inc. 5000 List for every year since 2009 by Inc. Magazine. For more information Visit www.trissential.com or Follow us on Twitter @Trissential and Connect on LinkedIn at www.Linkedin.com/company/Trissential

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Core of
Program
Management
Samir Penkar
Marketing Director,Trissential
Author, From Projects to Programs

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Agenda
Context
Role of a Program Manager
Program Level Challenges
3 Core Areas for Program Managers

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Poll Question #1
What’s the largest program you have been involved in?
q < $1 million
q Between $1 million and $5 million
q Between $5 million and $25 million
q Between $25million and $50 million
q > $50 million

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Source: PMI Study of Programs in Govt Agencies
PwC, Booz | Allen | Hamilton, Accenture
Demanding and challenging environment
Program Environment

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Market Trends
Technology is changing rapidly
Complex Interdependencies among systems
Rise of the contingent workforce
Volatile and global vendor base

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Project Manager
Program Manager
Integrates efforts, continuously
assesses and refines approaches,
ensures good communication
Directs mangers to achieve outcomes
aligned to business strategy
Manages managers
Plans, organizes, directs and
controls project effort
Manages on time, on schedule,
on budget delivery of specific
products or systems
Manages technical staff or
vendors
v/s
Difference in Role

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Program Level Challenges

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Program Level Challenges
Multiple Sponsors
Diverse User Community
Mother Architecture
Resource Stability

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3 Core Areas
Governance &
Oversight
Integration
Management
Benefits
Management

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Governance & Oversight
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Governance Game
Day 1: $1000
Day 2: $2000
Day 3: $4000
Day 4: $8000
Day 5: $16,000
Day 6: $32,000
Day 7: $64,000
Day 8: $128,000
Day 9: $256,000
Day 10: $512,000
Day 11: $1,024,000
Rules:
1. You have to spend it
2. You cannot put it in a
bank
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Governance & Oversight
People
Roles
Structure
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Ensure Alignment
Accountability
Effectiveness
Fairness
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Poll Question #2
Governance issues on your programs are mostly around ?
q People
q Structure
q Accountability
q Effectiveness
q Fairness

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Integration Management
2

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Integration Management
Continuous journey
Foster greater collaboration
Integration mindset for teams
2

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Benefits Management
3

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Benefits Management
A way to measure and track benefits
Sustaining benefits
Set a benefits realization schedule
3

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Core Program Management
Governance & Oversight Integration Management Benefits Management

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Recap
Context
Role of a Program Manager
Program Level Challenges
3 Core Areas for Program Managers
Multi year,
multi million $,
market trends
Manage managers, focus on integration and alignment
Multiple stakeholders, diverse user community, resource or vendor stability
Governance, Integration Management and Benefits Management

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Q & A
LinkedIn.com/company/Trissential
@Trissential

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LUCKY
WINNER

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Trissential At A Glance
Trissential is a management consulting firm focused on improvement.
We offer clients specialized practices for Portfolio/Program/Project Management,
Business Architecture/Analysis, Enterprise Transformation, Change Leadership,
Supply Chain Management, and JD Edwards implementation.

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Next Webinar
Sep 10 @ 12:00 noon
Thrive By Getting
The Right People In
The Right Seats
Presenter:
Keith Korsi
President, Trissential
Register at : http://trissential.com/pages/speaking.html

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Upcoming Webinars
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Sep 23
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RIGHT Work Done
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For details and to register visit:
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Thank You for attending
Samir Penkar
spenkar@trissential.com