Project & Portfolio Summit 2008

Matt Light Research Director Daniel Stang Principal Analyst The market for PPM applications remains dynamic, with continued growth, more M&A activity in 2007 and continued active partnering globally. This presentation gives Gartner’s model of the areas of PPM application functionality requirements, examines market developments and surveys products’ positioning in the market. Effectiveness in project selection, efficiency in resource allocation, project visibility and accountability are key market drivers. In 2008 enterprises continue to adopt a variety of PPM solutions, whether in the IT organization, or to support product development processes, or in broader enterprise implementations. • How will technology and market trends affect PPM market vendors? • What are the key functions and market drivers of PPM application packages? • What are effective approaches to PPM implementation? • What is the state of the PPM market, and how do you assess product and vendor market positions? General Session: M Light & D Stang: - Enabling PPM: Applications Help Make It Work Technology Provider Panel Leading vendor sponsors will review recent product and company developments, answer Gartner analyst questions and field Questions and Answers from audience attendees. Practitioner Panel - 90 Minutes of Contrasting Experiences and Questions and Answers A 90 minute panel discussion will be led by industry PPM practitioners, with interactive participation and audience Q&A facilitated by Gartner VP Matt Light. Portfolio Management Track Presentations and Workshops R Handler - Portfolio Objective Alignment: IT Is Just One Portfolio Robert Handler Vice President During turbulent times, organizations can lose focus, telling the world they are on a trajectory for growth, but failing to invest in growth. Portfolio management provides a sanity check. In this presentation, we’ll highlight the challenge, present a few options for spending categorization, and subsequently end with real world critical success factors. Key Issues: (1) What is portfolio management, really? (2) How can investment categories be applied to ensure that agreed upon objectives are commensurate with reality? (3) What should be done to ensure that there is investment alignment in the real world? Mike Gerrard Vice President, Distinguished IT executives seeking to make IT governance more effective, raise the profile Analyst of IT and clarify IT management’s contribution will benefit from Gartner’s new approach to defining and implementing IT governance. Deciding what IT should work on (IT Demand Governance) is becoming an ever more critical element in enterprise performance. Effective IT leadership demands robust skills in strategy, planning and financial evaluation. The New View of IT Demand and Supply Governance

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