Upcoming Conference:

6th Annual Capability Maturity Model® Integration (CMMI®)

Technology Conference and User Group

Program Management Office (PMO) and CMMi®--paving the road to optimized IT value

LEVEL: Intermediate and advanced program and portfolio leadership

AUDIENCE: Mid to senior managers

The marriage between processes and technology can be happy or a troubled one. How well we understand and sanction performance drivers, positive and/or negative, determines the degree of customer value creation and the subsequent enterprise effectiveness. PMO (Program Management Office) is gaining significant traction as a best practice for driving initiatives. It builds on a series of best practices including PMI® standards. The majority of Fortune companies have already or in the process of establishing IT PMO office. Structure may vary, PMO is either part of the business or the IT organization; regardless, its mission remains to deliver business value as advertised!

CMMi® with its advanced framework is uniquely positioned to advance the capability and maturity of IT PMO, which is of particular significance given the PMO disparate practices.

We will examine the program and portfolio manager challenges in PMO organizations while reviewing two case studies. Next, we will examine how CMM® and performance management frameworks can advance risk mitigation efforts

1.0 Values Points:

Review two case studies centering on PMO practices and challenges

Share CMMi® deployment pain points and organization adoption issues

Learn how CMMi® and performance improvement practices can advance project and program performance

1.1 Learning Objectives:

Present a 3-dimensional case study with the following learning objectives:

Learn the classical roles of Project Management Office (PMO) in an enterprise and the common challenges today facing the project manager; use two case studies

Learn how CMMi® and performance management practices can help isolate program/project risks

Learn how leveraging capability maturity modeling can advance PMO (portfolio, program, and project) performance while building on synergies:

People and Process.
People and Technology.
People and People.
Process and Process.
Process and Technology.
Technology and Technology

Reference: Presentation will borrow concepts from multiple sources including the following whitepaper: http://blogs.ittoolbox.com/cio/pmo/

Conference Executive Summary

The Systems Engineering Division of the National Defense Industrial Association, in conjunction with the Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, is pleased to announce the 6th Annual CMMI (Capability Maturity Model Integration) Technology Conference and User Group. This important conference will be held November 13 - 16, 2006, at the Hyatt Regency Tech Center, in Denver, Colorado.

The purpose of the conference is to exchange ideas, concepts, and lessons learned concerning the continuing evolution, adoption, and use of the CMMI and its associated appraisal (assessment and evaluation) methods. This conference brings together CMMI adopters, users, developers, and appraisers, as well as those with general interest in process improvement. It provides a forum for the free exchange of ideas and affords a unique opportunity to meet with the sponsors, developers, and stewards of the CMMI, as well as those offering CMMI training and implementation assistance. Emphasis will be placed on CMMI implementation methodology and strategies return on investment and benefits, and transition from SW-CMM® and EIA/IS-751 to CMMI.

Event #7110
November 13 - 16, 2006
Hyatt Regency
Hyatt Technology Center
Denver, Colorado

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http://www.sei.cmu.edu/cmmi/events/cmmi-techconf/

CMMI® main page

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