Enterprise Project Portfolio Management
ScottMadden helps clients build strategies to manage their project portfolios to accommodate the volume and complexity of work.
Stood up a centralized project management office with standardized governance, tools, and workflows to manage an enterprise-wide portfolio
Enabled enterprise-wide visibility into hundreds of projects through automated status updates and dynamic Power BI reporting dashboards
Improved compliance and audit readiness, resolving multiple findings and supporting automated reporting for federal grant programs
Challenge
A vertically-integrated public power entity was seeking to enhance its project management capabilities and improve its project portfolio management. The objective was to standup a project management office (PMO)organization, develop the governance, policies, and procedures around project portfolio management, and deploy a system through which to manage all projects. In close coordination with the client, ScottMadden led the creation of the PMO, developed the policies and procedures, and configured the project management system.
Process
- Developed the governance, policies and procedures around enterprise project management
- Configured and deployed Microsoft Project Online as the enterprise project management solution with workflows and approvals tied to the project lifecycle
- Developed and deployed automations with Microsoft Power Automate to capture regular project status updates from the project managers in the desired format
- Developed and deployed project reporting and analytics in Microsoft Power BI to provide actionable insight and support management oversight of the project portfolio
Result
- Centralized management of hundreds of projects across the enterprise with ease of visibility via web-based reporting and analytics
- Created a standardized approach to project selection, leading to better business outcomes aligned to the strategy
- Enhanced oversight leading to improved compliance and the resolution of multiple audit findings
- Facilitated automated report generation for federal grant agencies on a multi-billion dollar program
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