Executive Leadership Services
Program Management
Programs are much more than a group of similar projects stacked together to create larger initiatives with greater goals, budgets and importance. They are set in place to turn strategy into sustainable value through the management of a firm’s assets and resources. Our experience and knowledge in this type of management allows for stronger leadership since the outcomes from our decisions have been seen in all types of industries and organizations
Organizations have enough of a challenge keeping up with the everyday business functions such as running payroll, closing the monthly and quarterly books, managing Human Resources, or keeping track of key customer needs. Trying to juggle these areas and direct the implementation of new systems is usually impossible. While leadership knows the changes will enhance their firm’s effectiveness long-term, having enough bandwidth to manage internal and external resources, run requirement sessions plus testing, and deal with the inevitable curveballs that will surely be thrown, are too much. This is where 9Nation can work with clients to complete these critical programs.
Here are examples how we make a difference with the top organizations:
1. Proper Performance Evaluation and Reporting
Often upper management, steering committees or client champions do not have enough visibility into the program to make the best decisions. We provide the necessary work and aggregate the information into reports that equip C-Suite officers to make the right decisions. With our experience, information can be converted from historical project data points to knowledge that can serve as a predictive analysis tool to recommend next steps.
2. A Proactive Approach
The normal way programs are managed is through a reactive approach to problem solving. “Fire fighting” becomes the norm, and “manage by exception is the standard operating procedure. The problem when just the latest emergency demands attention is your can’t create your own future and path to success.
Our proactive approach enables both internal and external teams to identify risks earlier in the project,which allows them to make better decisions and provide more cost effective solutions. By implementing the right mix of project management training, consulting and advanced tools, we establish an early warning system that provides management a forward-looking tool to ensure their project will be executed as-agreed.
3. Supplementing Both Subject Matter Expertise and Management Expertise
A program with multiple departments, organizations and third parties has a level of complexity and uniqueness not seen every day by resources in siloed groups. Further more, project and program management proficiency required to handle these initiatives may be unavailable or in limited supply.
We can bring a combination of experience, knowledge and tools customized for large-scale implemenations. By combining these with best practices learned over twenty years, the benefits realized outweigh the out-of-pocket investment.