UK

IPPMF UK

Presidents Message

Welcome to the UK affiliate of the International Project Portfolio Management Forum!

Project Portfolio Management is still a relatively young discipline – probably the best indicator being the fact that there is no commonly used definition. Analysing other enterprise management disciplines shows however that Project Portfolio Management is in parts be practiced for quite some time or at least is and was part of investment considerations.

Lately there is a move away from the more mechanics of project management or “Do we do things right” towards the art of portfolio management “Do we do the right things”. Portfolio Management an art you might ask – yes, I would see it more an art than a science as it requires more than specific processes, skills and techniques to provide business value to the enterprise.

I invite you to join this forum so you can share your experiences with others but also learn from those who might have been in a similar situation.

We provide a platform for those interested in project, programme and portfolio management as a not-for-profit community of practice. This is a network where practitioners and others can discuss, learn and share.

The forum is completely independent from any software vendor or any professional services organisation – from members for members.

If you would like to become a member send an e-mail to membership_uk@ippfm.org, describing briefly what your role is, which industry you work in, how you would like to contribute and what you would like to get out of your membership.

Kind regards

Holger Heuss

President of IPPMF UK

International Project Portfolio Management Forum
holger.heuss@ippmf.org

http://www.ippmf.org

IPPMF UK Events

We will shortly publish the dates for our next free IPPMF UK events.  The events will serve as an excellent platform to network with other Project Portfolio Management professionals across a diverse range of industry sectors.

To review of our past events please click on the event below:

Q1 2010 – Presentations

IPPMF UK Q1 2010 Members Event Slides

Presenter details: Holger Heuss – President – IPPMF UK – holger.heuss@ippmf.org

To find out more about the other free IPPMF Affiliate events please click

IPPMF UK Publications

IPPMF UK – February Newsletter 2010

We will shortly publish our next IPPMF UK Affiliate Newsletters

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Meet the IPPMF UK Committee

IPPMF UK President – Holger Heuss

Biography

10 years + practical and consultancy experience, mostly in financial services industry

Management consultant from 1998 to date with Coopers and Lybrand, PricewaterhouseCoopers,
IBM, and HP focusing on enterprise wide management. Operational Manager in private bank and Trainee in universal bank
Specialties
Organisational Design; Process Reengineering; Business Transformation; Project/Programme and Portfolio Management;
Formal Project/Programme Management Methods (PRINCE2, MSP, PMI); Portfolio Management tools; MS Project;
Iterative Development Methods (Rational Unified Process); Mercury Quality Model (MQM); Business Process Quality Management; Regulatory Compliance;
Stakeholder and Relationship Management; Team Management up to 35 team members.
Experience
Managing Consultant, EMEA – Project and Portfolio Management at HP Enterprise Services – April 2009 – Present (1 year)
Team Leader at HP Consulting and Integration – March 2008 – February 2009 (1 year)
EMEA Practice Manager at HP – September 2006 – February 2008 (1 year 6 months)
IT Management Consultant at IBM – October 2002 – September 2006 (4 years)
Principal Consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers – 1998 – September 2002 (4 years)
Operations Manager at Bank Schilling & Co AG – November 1995 – December 1997 (2 years 2 months)
Trainee at Sparkasse Bad Neustadt/Saale – August 1987 – June 1990 (2 years 11 months)
Education
Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg – MBA, Dipl.-Kaufmann, Economics, 1990 – 1995

IPPMF UK Committee Member – Gerry Shaw

Gerry Shaw is the Head of Change Delivery within RWE npower.  He has over 15 years experience in the project management profession, with several PPM implementations under his belt.  In his current role, he is responsible for a PPM team and a multi-million pound investment portfolio in both business and technology change.  He is also sponsoring the rollout of a new PPM toolset. Gerry’s’ experience comes from a variety of industries including manufacturing, financial services and utilities.

IPPMF Committee Member – Iain Sturrock

Iain Sturrock is a Chartered Engineer and has a post-graduate diploma in accounting and finance. He has extensive experience as a transformation programme director and portfolio director for UK and international blue-chip organisations. He has led the implementation of PMOs and PPM processes and systems across several industry sectors, including industrial gases, frozen food and energy. He is a past Vice-President of the Institution of Engineering and Technology and was awarded an MBE in the 2003 New Year Honours for “services to business and engineering”.

IPPMF Committee Member – Mohammed Sachedina

Mohammed Sachedina has a degree in Software Engineering (1999-2003) and has over ten years experience of Project & Programme management. He has worked for various companies building Project, Programme and Portfolio management capability including PricewaterhouseCoopers (2001-2002), GlaxoSmithKline (2003-2005) and Royal Mail Group (2008-2011). Most recently he has setup an independent programme management consultancy aligned to the Financial Services Industry and is currently working with Barclays Bank PLC.