portfolio performance: ge global research cracks the code with clarizen
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Simplified. Organized. On time. On budget. These are lofty goals for any project, but don’t typically describe an entire PPM organization. This was GE Global Research’s goal. This session, led by Jim Alcombright, GE Global Research’s Director of IT Project & Portfolio Management, and Guy Shani, Clarizen’s COO, explores how GE Global Research more than doubled its rate of on-time/on-budget projects to 90% in under a year and the role Clarizen played in this revolution.TRANSCRIPT
May 2013
Gartner PPM Summit
Portfolio Performance: GE Global Research Cracks the Code with
Clarizen
Does This Describe Your PPM Organization?
• Simplified? • Organized? • On time? • On budget?
GE Global Research did it – and you can, too!
Today’s Presenters
Plan & Control
Jim Alcombright Director of IT Project & Portfolio Management GE Global Research
Guy ShaniCOOClarizen
First, a Word about Clarizen
200% YoY growth
2,500 global customers, tens of thousands of users
Founded in 2006, commercial release in 2008
Offices – San Mateo, CA, Israel, and global sales offices in key markets
Adding more than 100 new customers every month
Robust Simplicity: Driving Success at the Project and Portfolio Level
ResourceManagement
Conversations
Issue Tracking
Time& Expenses
Budgeting
Planning & Scheduling
User empowerment, transparency & personalization
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Jim Alcombright
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About GE Global Research
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About GE Global Research
Niskayuna, NYSan Ramon, CA
Munich, Germany
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Bangalore, India
Shanghai, China
OklahomaCity, OK
Who We Are
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PPM: Ideas to Operations
Framework/ ExecutionEducation/ Governance
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PPM Accomplishments
On timeOn budget
Site Build Outs40% increase in project execution
Project Cookbooks
Consolidated SupportContracts
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PPM DifferentiatorsSimplified Framework based on PMI
OrganizationalResource Allocation
Portfolio Management
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PPM Portfolio Mix
Business Engagement
~30 Simultaneous Global Projects
In excess of $50M Annual Budget
~100 Projects Annually
Where We Started…
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GEGR IT PPM HistoryNo Formal
Project Mgmt
~50%Project Success
Over-allocatedUnder-
performing
FundingIssues/
Constraints
DPMM, Excel, BoN
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Solution Requirements
• PMI/PMBOK based
• SaaS/ Speed to Implement
• Collaborative tool
• Reporting
• Project/Program/Portfolio Management
• Resource Forecasting• Operations vs Project time• Personal Time/Holidays
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Why Clarizen
SaaS
Speed to ImplementEntry & Exit Commitment
TCO
Open & Configurable
(Not Custom!)
Gartner MQ 2012
*Gartner “Magic Quadrant for Cloud-Based Project and Portfolio Management Services” by Daniel B. Stang and Robert A. Handler, 27 June, 2012.This graphic was published by Gartner, Inc. as part of a larger research document and should be evaluated in the context of the entire document. The Gartner document is available upon request from Clarizen. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in its research publications, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings. Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner's research organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
Where We Are…
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GEGR IT PPM HistoryNo Formal
Project Mgmt
~50%Project Success
Over-allocatedUnder-
performing
FundingIssues/
Constraints
DPMM, Excel, BoN
PPMOChartered
MS ProjectStandard
~90%Project Success
Project Change Management
Education & Awareness
IT Pipeline & PfManagement
PPMO Framework
TalentAcquisition
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Current Focus
Business Case Submission Pipeline/
Portfolio Management
Project Scoring
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Portfolio/Program/Project Mgmt
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Reporting
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Resource Forecasting/Management
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Business Case
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Project Scoring
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Pipeline/Portfolio Management
Where We Are Headed…
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GEGR IT PPM HistoryNo Formal
Project Mgmt
~50%Project Success
Over-allocatedUnder-
performing
FundingIssues/
Constraints
DPMM, Excel, BoN
PPMOChartered
MS ProjectStandard
~90%Project Success
Project Change Management
Education & Awareness
IT Pipeline & PfManagement
ClarizenSoft-Launch
Simplification
Collaboration
ExpansionClarizen
Production Launch
New IT Pf Framework
Resource Allocation Book
TransitionBusiness Case
TransitionCRF
DistributedLOE Actuals
Earned ValueManagement
Skills & GroupValidation
ITScorePPMO
PPMO Framework
TalentAcquisition
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Integration and Automation
• Integration of other IT Governance functions (EA, R&S)
• Issue tracking – link issues with tasks in a Project and/or Service (AppDev)
• Custom Actions triggering workflow Open a project triggers design
review, emails stakeholders, schedules meetings
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Thank you
