Program & Portfolio Management

Control complexity before complexity controls the program.

Systems Approach provides senior program and portfolio leadership for large technology initiatives involving multiple teams, vendors, executives and technical dependencies.

Program Leadership

More than status reporting.

Complex programs require more than status reporting. Senior delivery leadership must continuously balance:

  • Scope
  • Schedule
  • Budget
  • Risk
  • Resources
  • Quality
  • Dependencies
  • Vendors
  • Technology
  • Business priorities
  • Executive expectations

Capabilities

What we bring to a program.

Program Governance

Define decision rights, reporting, escalation and accountability.

Portfolio Management

Manage related initiatives across a broader investment or transformation portfolio.

Scope & Schedule

Create plans that reflect real dependencies and delivery constraints.

Financial Management

Track budgets, forecasts, commitments and program economics.

RAID Management

Manage risks, assumptions, issues and dependencies as active delivery mechanisms.

Executive Reporting

Communicate clearly to senior stakeholders and steering committees.

Resource Management

Coordinate internal teams, contractors and specialized suppliers.

Vendor Management

Manage commitments, RFPs, negotiations, dependencies and delivery expectations.

Delivery Methods

Methodology should support delivery, not become the objective.

  • Waterfall
  • Agile
  • Scrum
  • Hybrid
  • PMLC
  • PDLC
  • SDLC

Technical Depth

Programs with technical depth.

Our technical background allows program leadership to understand the implications behind architecture, security and infrastructure decisions rather than treating technology as a black box.

A project team meeting around a laptop
Delivery oversight
Two professionals in a working discussion
Vendor and stakeholder management
A portfolio reporting dashboard
Executive reporting

Governance

Decisions made where they can be made.

Scope, risk and dependency calls belong at a defined level with a defined cadence. We set that structure up front.

A steering committee meeting room

Need senior leadership on a complex program?

Talk with Systems Approach about program governance, portfolio delivery and vendor management.

Contact Us 877-210-1090