This is the story of two big companies that started to work together to create only one - lastminute.com group. Managing the integration portfolio for one business line.

1. How a project portfolio
is born, grows and dies
@vanesa_tejada
TRANSFORMANDO ORGANIZACIONES CAS 2015, Madrid

2. Vanesa Tejada
Programme Owner
Product Owner Community Facilitator
About me

3. Simplify the life of travellers

4. The need
1 year integration
Avoid complexity
Use Portfolios with caution

5. Context
Roles
Experience

6. Context
Methodology

7. Context
Language
Timezone

8. Context
Culture

9. Tools
Phone calls versus Hangout
Excel vs. Tracking tools
Context

10. Context
Travel… a lot!

11. Kickoff session
3 days, 21 hours, 25 people, 6 countries
1 amazing dinner
The birth

12. Vision
Mobile access
Live 24 hours
The baby

13. Toolbox
Set of tools unified
Email, calendars and a unique portfolio
It grows

14. Communication
Monthly PMO in-person
It grows

15. Communication
Weekly 30min conf. call to share progress
It grows

16. Communication
1 in-person alignment session every 5-6 weeks
It grows

17. Visualize
In-Person sessions

18. Scope
Post-integration Backlog
In-Person sessions

19. Agreements
In-Person sessions

20. Retrospectives
In-Person sessions

21. Work hard
&
Have fun
In-Person sessions

22. More communication
Twice weekly 30min conf. call
Kept growing

23. People leaving
Unexpected issues

24. Fewer and fewer remaining issues
The end is coming

25. Portfolio stands alone
Post-integration priorities
It dies

26. What worked
What didn’t work
Key Learnings

27. A company goal
It worked thanks to...

28. Same vision
Same drivers
It worked thanks to...

29. Mix people from all locations
from the beginning
Next time

30. Toolbox
Methodology
Next time

31. One communication channel for big news
Next time

32. We do not know
Every experience it’s different
Next time

33. Celebrate
Happy for creating a new beginning
Success

34. A bigger and stronger company

35. Questions & Answers
@vanesa_tejada
vanesatejada.wordpress.com
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