Potomac Forum Executive Breakfast for Government Series: Project - Program � Portfolio Management In Government

In the current Federal environment, there is increased pressure from Agency leadership, Inspector Generals, GAO and Congress to focus on improving project and program management. OMB initiatives such as PortfolioStat require Departments/Agencies to view spending across organizational lines. This focus puts increased pressure on organizations to implement and effectively use project and program management tools.

Additionally, as much as 75-80% of Federal IT dollars are spent on sustaining legacy systems. Creating a dynamic process for managing the portfolio of IT investments, both O&M and DME, to reduce costs, improve security and take advantage of new technologies is definitely needed. Many Agencies are struggling with how to get started and how to keep momentum strong during times of transition and new legislation (FITARA, PMIA, etc...)

What You Will Learn:

During the Executive Breakfast you will learn the following:

How organizations can enable innovation in an otherwise stifled government environment.
The value of promoting closer and more meaningful collaboration between IT and Operations in business needs collection and business case development.
How organizations can use Portfolio Management to change their mindset of annual planning from “Planning to the Budget” to “Budgeting to the Plan”.

Why You Should Attend:

You will also learn from the panel discussions and have the opportunity to engage with other government leaders regarding:

How to establish appropriate IT and program management controls and governance
How to align IT resources with Agency missions, goals, programmatic priorities, and statutory requirements
How to strengthen the CIO’s ability to manage IT cost, schedule, performance, and security
How to establish an inclusive governance process that will enable effective planning, programming, budgeting, and execution for IT resources with transparency across programs
How to Optimize the Pre Select-Select-Control-Evaluate lifecycle utilizing Microsoft Project
How to select areas of FITARA compliance
How to leverage cross-functional teams such as operations, enterprise architecture and budget planning on a more frequent basis
How to score and prioritize organizational needs based on the established strategy
How to consolidate business needs to optimize business case development
How to establish standardized, multi-year business cases with established performance metrics
How to set the stage for performance measurement and benefit realization

Who Should Attend:

CIOs, Deputy CIOs and Executive/Management Staff
CFOs, Deputy CFOs and Executive/Management Staff
Department/Agency Executive Management
Program/Project Executives and Managers
Contracting Officers
Capital Planners
IGs, Auditors and Staff
Government Executive, Managers and Staff responsible for Program/Project Management and Reporting
Senior managers responsible for Program Performance and Reporting New Large Program Executives appointed in reduce budgets by making difficult program management decisions. ||
Members of Department/Agency IT Investment Review Boards who want to better understand IT Program Reporting
Industry Partners Supporting the Federal Government

Speaker and Presenter Information

Guest Speakers:

Carlene Ileto
Executive Director, Enterprise Business Management Office
Office of the Chief Information Officer
U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Greg Myers
Vice President
US Federal Government
Microsoft Corporation

Dr. David A. Bray
Chief Information Officer,
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Deanna Stephens
#ChangeAgent and Web Technology Specialist,
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Dustin Laun
#ChangeAgent and Senior Advisor for Innovation & Technology,
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Fawn Freeman, PMP
Program/Portfolio Executive
Program Management Office
Air Traffic Organization
Federal Aviation Administration
(Founder, Federal Project Management Community of Practice)

Susan Shuback
Deputy CIO,
Office of Customer Relationship and Performance Management (OCRPM),
Office of the Chief Information Officer,
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

Jon Hughes
Senior Manager,
Ernst and Young

Mike Herrinton
Principal Partner, Government & Public Sector,
Ernst & Young

Doug Clift
Chief, Office of Risk Management and Program Evaluation,
U.S. Census Bureau

Relevant Government Agencies

Air Force, Army, Navy & Marine Corps, Intelligence Agencies, DOD & Military, Office of the President (includes OMB), Dept of Agriculture, Dept of Commerce, Dept of Education, Dept of Energy, Dept of Health & Human Services, Dept of Homeland Security, Dept of Housing & Urban Development, Dept of the Interior, Dept of Justice, Dept of Labor, Dept of State, Dept of Transportation, Dept of Treasury, Dept of Veterans Affairs, EPA, GSA, USPS, SSA, NASA, Other Federal Agencies, Legislative Agencies (GAO, GPO, LOC, etc.), Judicial Branch Agencies, State Government, County Government, City Government, Municipal Government, CIA, FEMA, Office of Personnel Management, Coast Guard, National Institutes of Health, FAA, Census Bureau, USAID, National Guard Association, EEOC