September 2005

"To Boldly Go Where No PPSO Has Gone Before"

Date of conference 28th & 29th September 2005

Venue: Warwick Conference Centre

The last PPSOSIG event was held on the above date with over 40 delegates

The output. presentations and slides are available here:

The Agenda

Day One

Session One - PPSO Audit - David Marsh

Auditing your PPSO and identifying where you may need to go in the future > Presentation <

Session Two - Speed Dating - Chris Walters / Terri Hinton

You've told us that you value the networking opportunities that the PPSO SIG can offer - well, here is an opportunity to share your ideas and pick the brains of your fellow PPSO SIG members on a one-to-one basis.

Delegates deemed this part of the conference has a great success - we'll be looking to improve the format so you get more out of an activity like this

Session Three - Making the Business Case Real - John Zachar

The PPSO supporting the benefits definition and measurement process - making the Business Case - Real. > Presentation <

Session Four - Corporate Support PPSO - Gez Keating from Serco

The corporate support function: are we doing (and how do we know) the right programme and project - and how are programme and project risks that impact the organisation dealt with - where does the PPSO contribute to or lead the in emerging topic of Portfolio Management, and how can it support "business as usual"? [suggested - open to change!].

Gez gave an excellent overview and insight into the corporate PPSO - a real life example > presentation <

Evening Meal - including entertainment

Day Two

Session Five - Workshop - Taking the PPSO Forwards - Chris Walters

Three strands looking at how we might take a PPSO into uncharted territory through process definition, supporting toolsets (infrastructure) and skills and training. The workshop was kicked off > presentation <

Session Six - Workshop Reports

The delegates were split into three teams to discuss the three strands > Workshop Output <

Session Seven - Promoting the PPSO - David Marsh

How to sell the PPSO within your organisation >presentation< and the diagrams from the presentation > Diagrams <