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ANONYMIZED USE CASE · ACTIVITY → CONTROL

Make the portfolio a tool forexecutive decisions.

A global regulated enterprise needed a multi-year platform and cloud roadmap spanning applications, infrastructure, architecture, data, and service delivery.

THE SITUATION

Seventeen ERP landscapes, a 50% cloud-shift ambition, and 16 connected workstreams required governance that could expose dependencies and tradeoffs—not just report activity.

THE RESPONSE
  • Designed a five-to-seven-year, $350M roadmap
  • Built and led a 40-person transformation office
  • Connected 16 workstreams to architecture and value decisions
THE OPERATING SIGNAL
“Most PMOs track tasks—we drive outcomes.”

Anonymous voice-of-the-work signal drawn from the supporting research.

WHAT TO DO NEXT

Move the critical decision first.

Replace status collection with a weekly decision view: value at risk, dependency at risk, decision owner, and the date delay becomes expensive.

Evidence note

This use case combines anonymized executive portfolio evidence and supporting program materials. Results are labeled as measured; roadmaps, target states, and blueprints are not presented as realized benefits. Client and company identities are withheld.

WHEN THE MANDATE MATTERS

Bring clarity to the decision.
Build confidence in the delivery.

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