Situation
Manufacturer of golf and apparel products with multiple competing technology and product development initiatives. Extensive issues meeting internal and external market expectations due to resource allocations and conflicting initiatives.
Task
In conjunction with CIO, his direct reports, and other business leaders, determine organizational resource, project, and product development conflicts. Establish PMO, governance, and leadership structures necessary to fill resource and capacity gaps across the portfolio of project initiatives.
Actions
In conjunction with CIO, his direct reports, and other business leaders, determine organizational resource, project, and product development conflicts. Establish PMO, governance, and leadership structures necessary to fill resource and capacity gaps across the portfolio of project initiatives.
- In conjunction with client management, assessed ongoing portfolio of initiatives; identified gaps and desired future state
- Prioritized global portfolio of corporate initiatives, determined programmatic needs and resource gaps
- Established PMO, governance structure, and leadership responsibilities
- Senior project managers lead over a dozen information systems, integrations, applications, and product developments
- Systems Analysts, Business Analysts, SMEs, and Project Coordinators supported projects in the achievement of corporate objectives
- Leveraged Agile and waterfall methodologies to achieve project results
- Drove projects covering multiple functional areas, including; manufacturing and operations, supply chain, customer order entry, third-party logistics, research, and development
- The technologies included SAP Hybris, Infor M3, and Nexis
Results
With the help of WiserWulff, the client experienced the following benefits:
- Achievement of internal and external corporate objectives
- Improved coordination of project portfolio, resource allocation, and governance
- Completion of multiple projects on time, scope, and budget