BACKGROUND

The integration will become crazy busy

  • There will be a high volume of planned activity
  • And a very high volume of non-planned activity

"In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable."

- Dwight D. Eisenhower

INTEGRATION PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

Program - A group of related projects managed in a coordinated way to obtain benefits not available from managing them individually

  • Executive Oversight

    Key Discussion Points

    • Project Delivery Capability
    • Executive Oversight Role
  • IMO Program Management
  • Project Management & Delivery

PROGRAM MANGEMENT OBJECTIVES

Objective

Defined process for efficiently and effectively:

  • Determining status of integration projects
  • Communicating status to senior leadership

Method

  • Weekly project review of integration projects with a standard format for status reporting
  • Weekly program review with senior leadership to share status, objectives, issues and risks, to seek help as needed, and to receive executive guidance

Guiding Principle

No surprises

IMO GUIDANCE

  1. This is the beginning of a discussion

    • Format should be tailored to what works for you
    • Format and process will evolve

  2. No surprises

    • Honest status - the good, the bad, and the ugly

  3. Effective

    • Cover the right content at the right level of detail

  4. Efficient

    • Cover only what needs to be covered
    • No busy work - for you or your PMs; leverage what you already have.

  5. Commitment to a repeatable process

    • Becomes almost automatic; it's part of the flow of your week

PROJECT STATUS CODES

Overall project status:

Green:

Yellow:

Red:

Issue: A matter in question or in dispute, that is not settled, and that impacts the project schedule, Resources, or deliverables.

Risk: An uncertain event, that if it occurs, has an impact on project schedule, resources, or deliverables

NEXT STEPS

  1. Review the templates today
  2. Discuss how work should be grouped and what work should be covered
  3. Initial preview run in two weeks
  4. Weekly updates thereafter

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