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Making Informed Choices
C that move us beyond our default future

David Trafford
Our
                                choices
                               define our
                                 future




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Past choices define today



                                       The estimated
                                       cost of project
                                     failure across the
                                     European Union is
                                     in excess of  142
                                           billion
         A recent Gartner survey concluded that most CEO¨s felt
                           that their CIOs are
                       ^not cut out for the board ̄
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Doing things
                                  right

                                    -

                                Doing the
                               right things


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Some
                                choices
                                will be
                               strategic




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Ideas drive choice




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Choices are
                               complicated
                                   by our
                                 legacy of
                               past choices
                                   and ...



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´ realisation that we live in a non-linear world




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What do we:
                               ?start
                               ?stop
                               ?retire
                               ?reshape
                               ?reschedule




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We¨re likely
                                 to make
                                  better
                                choices if
                                  we are
                                informed




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Making
                                   informed
                               choices requires:
                                ?facts
                                ?analysis
                                ?context
                                ?judgement




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... on:
                               ? assets
                               ? usage
                               ? architecture
                               ? initiatives
                               ? people
                               ? risks
                               ? strategy


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WHAT IF
                                 Analysis of
                                  impact on:
                               ? architecture
                               ? change
                                 portfolio
                               ? compliance
                               ? customer
                               ? strategy


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Context
                               defines how
                                we see the
                                  world C
                               the lens that
                                creates our
                                criteria for
                                  choice


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Is your context a portfolio of options? ...




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... or a
                               roadmap to
                                      an
                                `improved¨
                                  future?




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^赫看看糸
                                judgement
                               comes from
                               experience,
                                 and often
                                experience
                               comes from
                                   bad
                               judgement ̄
                                     Will Rogers
                                    1879 C 1935


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If deciding WHAT to do is increasingly important
        we need to develop an organisational capability
         that builds and maintains a dynamic, balanced
                 portfolio of initiatives and assets




                               Let¨s call this organisational capability
                                     PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT

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Organisational capabilities are:
       ? Part of the organisation¨s DNA
       ? Embedded into the way things are done
       ? Not lost when people leave




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An organisational
                               capability has
                               shared:
                               ? mental models
                               ? frameworks
                               ? language
                               ? processes
                               ? tools
                               ? beliefs



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Many have failed to develop portfolio management
    as an organisational capability. Why?
                                                              Too focused
                                        Each initiative is     on process
                                       judged in isolation




                                    Key aspects of
                                   governance not
                                      addressed
                        Lack of clarity on strategic imperatives and
                                   target improved future
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Capability develops through levels of maturity

                                                                          Optimising ?Focus on continual
                                                                                         improvement

                                                                 Managed       ?Focus on quantitative
                                                                                measures
    Maturity/Performance




                                                     Designed      ?Focus shifts to end-to-end
                                                                    process design



                                    Repeatable      ?Reduce variability and
                                                     increase effectiveness




                           Ad Hoc   ?Inconsistent

                                                      Time/Effort
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What are the conditions for successful portfolio
       management?
                                1. Clarity of the targeted
                                   improved future
                                2. A process with an owner
                                3. Objective criteria to evaluate
                                   each initiative and asset
      4. Governance with clear accountabilities and decision
         rights
      5. Maturity to hold crucial conversations
      6. Enterprise as opposed to business unit focus
      7. Architects that take a business perspective
      8. Willingness to change as priorities change
      9. Ability to make informed choices
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Portfolio management C as a mature organisational
  capability C enables the business and IT to ...


                                        Reduce
                                      complexity
                                Reshape/reschedule        Manage risk
                                 initiatives to reflect
                               changing circumstances

                                   Get everyone on
  Have one version                  the same page
    of the truth
                  ... by making informed choices
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Who is the
                                best person
                                 to develop
                                     this
                               organisational
                                capability?



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"We are what we repeatedly do.
                      Excellence, therefore, is not an act
                                 but a habit."
                                            Aristotle, 384 BC C 322 BC




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David Trafford
                               david.trafford@formicio.com
                                   +44 (0)20 7917 2993
                                    www.Formicio.com




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  • 24. Portfolio management C as a mature organisational capability C enables the business and IT to ... Reduce complexity Reshape/reschedule Manage risk initiatives to reflect changing circumstances Get everyone on Have one version the same page of the truth ... by making informed choices ? Copyright Formicio Limited 24
  • 25. Who is the best person to develop this organisational capability? ? Copyright Formicio Limited 25
  • 26. ? Copyright Formicio Limited 26
  • 27. "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit." Aristotle, 384 BC C 322 BC ? Copyright Formicio Limited 27
  • 28. David Trafford david.trafford@formicio.com +44 (0)20 7917 2993 www.Formicio.com ? Copyright Formicio Limited 28