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Gartner Program & Portfolio Management Summit

12 - 14 June 2018 | National Harbor, MD

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  • Gartner Summit - Program - Portfolio Management

    Become an effective PPM leader in the digital age

    Reinvent your approaches and enable successful digital business transformation

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Scaling PPM for Digital Business: Pioneer. Partner. Build.

Digital business requires speed, continuous change and the embracing of uncertainty. The digital environment is constantly morphing, requiring leaders to adapt. In order to progress toward digital success, PPM leaders must re-evaluate and re-invent their disciplines, metrics, and tools – failure to adapt will be fatal. As a PPM leader you must:

  • Pioneer new approaches
  • Partner with teams to create a culture of change
  • Build bridges to get from strategy to effective execution.
 
Join us to learn how to scale your PPM processes, tools and functions to position your organization for success in the digital era.

The Program & Portfolio Management Summit was designed for individuals in the following roles
Discover how to:
  • Take a proactive approach to digital
  • Deliver faster results
  • Stay relevant in the digital age
PMO/EPMO Leaders
Discover how to:
  • Improve portfolio prioritization
  • Improve resource management
  • Measure the value of innovation
Portfolio Managers
Discover how to:
  • Drive cost optimization programs
  • Manage transformation programs
  • Rescue at-risk programs
Program Managers
Discover how to:
  • Lead change management initiatives
  • Improve communication to employees
  • Understand the PPM tools marketplace
Senior Project Managers

What You Will Learn


  • Prove your value and remain relevant in digital age
  • Build a successful PMO or SRO
  • Prioritize demands for limited resources
  • Create a culture of change
  • Deliver faster results with business agile
  • Drive cost optimization efforts
  • Understand the PPM tools marketplace

See what your peers had to say about what they learned.

Features & Benefits


  • Gartner Analyst Sessions Gartner analysts presenting select research, targeted to your priorities
  • Gartner Analyst One-on-One Meetings Sit privately for 30 minutes with a Gartner analyst specializing in a topic you'd like to discuss
  • End-User Case Studies We invite a number of end users to personally present leading-edge case studies and answer questions
  • Ask the Analyst Sessions. Moderated by Gartner analysts for exchanging ideas and best practices with your peers
  • Workshops Intimate workshops provide an opportunity to drill down on specific "how to" topics in a small group environmen
  • Group Rate Discount  Maximize your learning by attending as a group and receive a group discount
  • Exhibitor access at the solution showcase Exclusive access to over 25 select exhibitors to make informed decisions
  • Meetups. Exchange ideas, build relationships, and address common challenges, opportunities and interests. 
  • Solution Provider Sessions
  • Earn up to 15 PMI PDUs

What's Included


  • Two Gartner Analyst One-on-One Meetings
  • Roundtables
  • Solution Showcase
  • Networking breakfasts, lunches and receptions
  • Guest Keynotes
  • Agenda planning through Events Navigator
  • Magic Quadrant Theatre sessions
  • Earn up to 15 PMI PDUs

Frequently Asked Questions


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Agenda

Our Gartner Program & Portfolio Management Summit 2018 agenda features four comprehensive tracks that will give you the insights and strategies you need to evaluate and re-invent your disciplines, metrics, and tools to enable enterprise transformation in the digital era.

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  • View the 2018 track descriptions with hot topics
  • Download the 2018 summit brochure 
  • Are you a PPM executive looking for a richer experience? See if you are eligible for our invitation-only Senior Leadership Circle
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2018 Tracks

Track A: Pioneer: Techniques for Rapid Response and Delivery
Explore how the PPM leader of tomorrow will be today’s pioneer by continuously improving, often even  inventing, approaches to enterprise and IT portfolio planning and program delivery.  

Track B: Partner: Culture, Structure and Skills to Thrive in Constant Change
Learn new ways to address the change challenges in PPM and how to ensure initiatives are well supported from an organizational change management perspective.  

Track C: Build: Enterprise Engagement to Enable Digital Business
Examine how PPM Leaders can engage across the enterprise to offer pragmatic direction for program and portfolio management transformation, building synergy between strong strategies and execution.

Track D: Transform: Emerging Roles, Rules and Risks
Discover tactical guidance on applying PPM technologies, or integrating with near-neighbor ones, to automate new approaches to PPM visibility, governance, and control. 

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2018 Hot Topics

  • Demand management
  • Resource management
  • Portfolio management
  • EPMO
  • Program management
  • Project prioritization
  • PPM tools
  • Reporting, metrics, dashboards
  • Strategy realization
  • Enterprise transformation
  • Change management
  • IT governance 
  • Enterprise agile
“Provided a great opportunity to engage with other project managers across industries - and the time to think critically about program and portfolio management is invaluable.”

- Sarah Lewis, Project Manager MIT Lincoln Laboratory

Optimize Your Attendance


You'll be able to add these Gartner exclusives to your agenda:

  • Admission to all Keynote sessions
  • Two (30 minute) Gartner Analyst One-on-Ones
  • Roundtables
  • Workshops
  • End-User Case Studies
  • Solution Provider Showcase
  • Breakfast, Lunch, Snacks
  • First Time Attendee Orientation Program



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Speakers

Join us and hear from inspirational guest keynote speakers, Gartner-invited end-user case study speakers – real practitioners with real-world knowledge and Gartner analysts – the foremost experts in their areas of focus. 

Keynotes

Rob Geraghty
Rob Geraghty

Executive Coach and Expert on Influencing and Presenting

Whitney Johnson
Whitney Johnson

Thinker, Author, Advisor, Investor
Clayton Christensens Disruptive Innovation Fund

 Platon
Platon

World-Renowned, Award-Winning Photographer and Founder, The People's Portfolio

Daniel B. Stang
Daniel B. Stang

Research VP
Gartner

Mike J. Walker
Mike J. Walker

Research Director
Gartner

Gartner Analysts & Speakers

Salena Accardo
Salena Accardo

Leadership Partner

James Michael Anderson
James Michael Anderson

Research Director

Linda Bastoni
Linda Bastoni

VP Consulting

Cathleen E. Blanton
Cathleen E. Blanton

Research VP

Michelle M. Coelho
Michelle M. Coelho

Research Director

Michelle Duerst
Michelle Duerst

Research Director

Mike Gilpin
Mike Gilpin

Managing VP

Mike Gotta
Mike Gotta

Research VP

Robert A. Handler
Robert A. Handler

VP Distinguished Analyst

Janelle B. Hill
Janelle B. Hill

VP Distinguished Analyst

Joanne Kopcho
Joanne Kopcho

Research VP

Matt Light
Matt Light

Research VP

Liz Martinez
Liz Martinez

Leadership Partner

Jim McGittigan
Jim McGittigan

Research VP

James McGovern
James McGovern

Research Director

Lars Mieritz
Lars Mieritz

Research VP

David Norton
David Norton

Research Director

Neil Osmond
Neil Osmond

Research VP

Bruce Robertson
Bruce Robertson

VP Distinguished Analyst

Mbula Schoen
Mbula Schoen

Sr Research Analyst

Daniel B. Stang
Daniel B. Stang

Research VP

Alan H Stanley
Alan H Stanley

Research Director

Christie Struckman
Christie Struckman

Research Director

Erik Van Ommeren
Erik Van Ommeren

Research Director

Karen M. Viggiano
Karen M. Viggiano

Leadership Partner

Mike J. Walker
Mike J. Walker

Research Director

Exhibitors

Meet the Solution Providers at the Forefront of PPM

The Program & Portfolio Management Summit will help you develop a "short list" of technology and service providers who can meet your particular needs. You'll receive exclusive access to some of the world's leading technology and service providers in a variety of settings.

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Venue & Travel

National Harbor, MD

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Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center
201 Waterfront St.
National Harbor, MD, United States - 20745


Accommodations

Special Gartner Hotel Room Rate
Gartner has reserved a limited block of hotel rooms for attendees of the Gartner Program & Portfolio Management Summit at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center at the price of $269 plus applicable taxes and resort fees per night.  
The deadline to book at these discounted rates is May 18, 2018 at 5:00p.m. EDT.
 
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Please be advised, there is a mandatory 2 night minimum stay at the all of the above hotels.

To change or cancel your hotel reservation without penalty you may do so before 5:00p.m. EDT on May 18, 2018 by logging into your registration profile and selecting “Edit” in the Hotels section or by contacting the Gartner Global Events Team via phone: 866.405.2511 or +1 650.226.0825, or Email: GartnerGlobalEvents@gartner.com

Cancellations are allowed up to 5:00p.m. EDT on May 18, 2018 without penalty. If a reservation is cancelled after this time the hotel will charge a non-refundable deposit of the minimum night stay.

Government Rates:
We have secured a number of rooms that are available at the current GSA per diem rate at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center. Government rate rooms are only for U.S. government officials and military travelers that require the federal per diem lodging rate. A valid government or military ID will be required at check-in for the hotel to reconfirm your eligibility to receive the per diem rate. Government rate rooms will not be charged until you check in and are subject to the same cancellation policies outlined above.

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