Position : Enterprise Portfolio Transformation Lead (exp Lean Portfolio Management (LPM) & Planisware Implementation Consultant) : Only USA
Location : Remote with periodic on-site workshops and leadership engagements
Type of Job : Contract : 12 Months
Experience : 20+ Years
Enterprise Portfolio Transformation Lead
Lean Portfolio Management (LPM) & Planisware Implementation Consultant
About the Opportunity
Client is undergoing a significant transformation from traditional project-based funding and governance to a Lean Portfolio Management and Value Stream funding model. This transformation includes the establishment of enterprise portfolio governance, value realization practices, investment management processes, and implementation of Planisware as the strategic portfolio management platform.
We are seeking an experienced Enterprise Portfolio Transformation Lead to partner with Strategic Tech Operations, PMO, finance, technology, s to design and operationalize the people, process, governance, and tool capabilities required to support this transformation.
This role will serve as a strategic advisor and implementation lead responsible for standing up an enterprise Portfolio Investment Office consisting of Intake & Governance, Lean Portfolio Management, and Value Management Office functions while ensuring successful adoption of Planisware.
Key Responsibilities
Portfolio Operating Model Design
Lead the design and implementation of the enterprise portfolio management framework, including:
- Lean Portfolio Management (LPM)
- Value Management Office (VMO)
- Portfolio Governance
- Value Stream funding model best practices and ceremonies
- Demand management and intake processes, following Lean business cases
- Portfolio investment governance
- Benefit realization framework
- Enterprise decision-making forums
- Portfolio operating cadence and ceremonies
Develop and document:
- Organizational design
- Governance structures
- Decision rights
- RACI models
- Escalation paths
- Portfolio policies and standards
- Operating procedures
Planisware Strategy & Implementation
Serve as the business lead for Planisware implementation and adoption.
Partner with technical teams and vendors to design and configure:
- Portfolio hierarchy
- Value Stream structures
- Investment taxonomy
- Strategic themes and objectives
- Epic and initiative lifecycle management
- Roadmaps and planning processes
- Financial planning and funding workflows
- Capacity management
- Resource planning
- Benefits tracking
- Executive dashboards and reporting
Drive integration requirements in conjunction with Amanda Bell:
- Jira, Aha, Clarity
- Agile delivery tools
- Financial systems
- Portfolio reporting platforms
Governance and Investment Management
Design and implement portfolio governance processes including:
- Portfolio Kanban management
- Investment intake and evaluation
- Lean Business Case review
- MVP funding model
- Full funding approval process
- Participatory budgeting
- Portfolio prioritization
- Capacity allocation
- Executive portfolio reviews
Assistance in Establish governance forums such as:
- Portfolio Governance Board
- Portfolio Sync
- Strategic Portfolio Review
- Quarterly Business Reviews
- Value Realization Reviews
Required Qualifications
Experience
- 10+ years of enterprise portfolio management, PMO, VMO, or strategy execution experience
- Proven experience implementing Lean Portfolio Management practices
- Experience establishing Portfolio Investment Offices, PMOs, or Value Management Offices
- Experience with Value Stream funding and governance models
- Experience leading large-scale organizational transformations
- Experience implementing enterprise portfolio management platforms
Tool Expertise
Required:
Preferred:
- Jira Product Discovery
- Planview
- Clarity
Framework Expertise
Strong knowledge of:
- SAFe Lean Portfolio Management
- Product Operating Model
- Portfolio Governance
- Strategic Planning
- Value Stream Management
- Lean Budgeting
- Participatory Budgeting
- Agile Funding Models
- Benefits Realization Management
Leadership Skills
Demonstrated ability to:
- Influence executive stakeholders
- Facilitate governance decisions
- Lead cross-functional transformation efforts
- Bridge business and technology organizations
- Drive successful organizational change
Key Deliverables
First 90 Days
- LPM Operating Model
- VMO Operating Model
- Portfolio Governance Framework
- Portfolio Investment Office Charter
- Portfolio Ceremony Structure
- RACI and Decision Rights Matrix
- Portfolio Taxonomy and Data Model
- Planisware Design Blueprint
Preferred Consultant Profile
The ideal candidate has successfully led at least one enterprise transformation involving:
- Transition from project funding to product or value stream funding
- Establishment of Lean Portfolio Management practices
- Creation of a Value Management Office
- Implementation of Planisware or comparable enterprise portfolio platforms
- Executive-level governance and investment management
This individual should be equally comfortable designing strategy, facilitating executive governance discussions, defining operating processes, and translating business requirements into effective platform capabilities.
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