- Take a proactive approach to digital
- Deliver faster results
- Stay relevant in the digital age
Become an effective PPM leader in the digital age
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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:
Discover how to:
- Improve portfolio prioritization
- Improve resource management
- Measure the value of innovation
Discover how to:
- Drive cost optimization programs
- Manage transformation programs
- Rescue at-risk programs
Discover how to:
- Lead change management initiatives
- Improve communication to employees
- Understand the PPM tools marketplace
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
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.
- View the full 2018 agenda and check out the agenda at a glance
- 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
- Registered attendee? Log in to Events Navigator
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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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.
View hot topics by track
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.”
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- 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.
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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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