Program Management Office (PMO) & Information Technology (IT)
Dray Nathaniel
“I Love What I do! I have a Passion for what I do! THIS is always displayed in the exemplary quality of my work.” –Dray Nathaniel
PMO & IT consulting Services
Program Management Office Functions:
Program Director, Project Director, PMO Manager,
Sr. Program Manager, or
IT Sr. Director
Purple Squirrel Consultant
“Another definition of Purple Squirrel…describes an even rarer find, is a candidate who is an extreme innovator and once he or she is hired their positive impact can be felt in transforming a company, a process, a culture, or the value and production of the people they manage and come in contact with almost from Day One on the job (Newman, 2013).”
Industries: Healthcare, Retail, Non-Profit, Banking/Finance, Manufacturing, Education, Pharmaceutical, Insurance, Automotive, M&A, Supply Chain, Telecom, Government, IT Managed Services, & Logistics with over 20+ years of Global Enterprise infrastructure upgrades/ deployments/ migrations investments of $10MM-$6B
PMO Thought Leadership
***Inspiration through Innovative Ideas***
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Global IT Division Leadership
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Enterprise Technology Transformations & Modernization Initiatives
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Network Hardware Implementation & Day One Support Oversight
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IT Architecture Performance Evaluations, Audits, Design, & Documentation
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Infrastructure Transformation Deployment Strategies
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IT Vendor Selection & Management
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IT Financial Forecasts
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IT Roadmap Development
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Outsourcing or Insourcing of IT Services Guidance
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IaaS Competitive Advantage Strategies (Infrastructure-as-a-Service)
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IT Policy Creation & Socialization
PMO & IT consulting Services
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PMO Management & Leadership
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Full-Life Cycle Program Delivery
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PMO Creation, Stand-Up, & Strategic Analytics
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PMO Reconciliation & Project Rescue Initiatives
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PMO Workforce Training & Performance Strategies
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PMO Governance & Maturity Strategies
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Organizational Change Management Strategies
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Project Management workflow processes, playbooks, & PPM Tool Integration
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Project Success Metrics, Root-Cause Analysis, & Business Process Reengineering
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“Get Well” Portfolio & Project Financial Restructuring
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IT, PMO, & Project Quality Assurance Best Practices
Program Management Office (PMO) & Information Technology (IT)
WHY HIRE A PMO leadership PROFESSIONAL?
Program or Project Management Office (PMO)
Enhance your corporate competitive advantage, workforce efficiency, & growth capacity goals via Methodical IT & PMO Strategy
Optimize or Create Your PMO
What is a PMO?
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A centralized organizational authoritative body providing coordinated management and guardianship of the project, program, & portfolio management infrastructure
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Cross-functional Governance, Support, & Guidance across various lines of business
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An effective PMO is a key enabler to program success, improved visibility, & insight into program and project performance, which enables executives to more effectively control results.
“A PMO introduces structure to all the projects taking place within a company or agency. It creates a level of coordination and consistency that otherwise wouldn’t exist (Greengard).”
Effective PMO Leadership Hierarchy
A PMO Leadership Professional:
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Serves as Program Owner, the all-around glue that holds the governance of the program together
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Leads and directs multiple tactical and strategic, highly complex IT programs, & cross-functional teams
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Manages & mentors Project Managers, alignment of resources, & serves as a hub in a wheel-and-spoke cross functional team, while removing impediments to success
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Defines the operational metrics for program execution, including the overall Master Schedule, Deployment Plan, and Change Management criteria
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Supports program delivery team in issue and risk management, resolution, & escalation
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Maps project & inter-project dependencies, integrates project plans into the Master Program Plan, & balances competing priorities