PMOfficers Free Webinars Series "The Magic PMO" Objective: Improve project success rates

1. Why Strategic
Alignment Matters?
Webinars PMO 2019
"Series: The Magic PMO”
Objective:
Improve project success rates

2. • Why strategic alignment matters
• How to measure strategic alignment
• How to use strategic alignment to prioritize
projects
• How to balance project load and resources
• Winning executive buy-in

3. Stuart Easton is the founder and
CEO of TransparentChoice.
Based on 40 years’ of decision-
science, TransparentChoice’s AHP
software helps organizations
measure and understand how their
projects support their strategic
goals.

4. Strategically aligned
projects are:
- 57% more likely to
achieve business
goals
- 50% more likely to
finish on time
- 45% more likely to
finish on budget
57%

5. 20%
of projects are
“waste”
Source: Pmi

6. of projects are not
resourced properly
Source: PMI
50%

7. Eliminate waste
Invest Support
Kill
De-
prioritize
Good
strategic fit
Project
going well
Weak
strategic fit
Project
going badly
WASTE
POTENTIAL
WASTE
if it fails

8. What does “aligned” mean, anyway?
• How can I measure it?
• Who’s definition?
• How do I get executives to buy in?

9. AHP is “The One” for
aligning projects to strategy
• 100+ methodologies
reviewed
• Only 2 are “suitable” –
AHP is easier to use
• TransparentChoice
uses AHP
• SO – best practice =
AHP, end of debate

10. Let’s look at some software…

11. But… it’s the journey that matters!
“Define”
strategic
alignment
Capture
and
evaluate
projects

12. Exec buy-in to making a change
• 20% waste
• Fewer failures
• Put cost on
previous failures
• Include
opportunity cost
• Increased strategic
alignment
• Demo, PoC
Invest Support
Kill
De-
prioritize
Good
strategic
fit
Project
going
well
Weak
strategic
fit
Project
going
badly
WAST
E
POTENTIAL
WASTE
if it fails

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14. Project Prioritization ultimate guide
Need More
help?
"Series: The Magic PMO”
stuart@transparentchoice.com
www.transparentchoice.com