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Rethinking Your Flight Plan

RETHINKING Your FLIGHT PLAN Air Traffic Control Provides a Model for Successful IT Portfolio Management Nearly 30,000 planes safely navigate the United States airspace daily. It isn't sheer luck that's keeping our skies friendly-it's a highly complex system known as Air Traffic Control (ATC), designed to monitor and manage the countless moving elements to ensure the safety of all passengers and aircrafts. Proper visibility and communication are key components keeping air travelers from potential disaster. So how, you might ask, does ATC relate to IT Portfolio Management? Friendly Skies: Why it Works What does it take to manage your project and application portfolios with the efficiency and success rate of our ATC operation? Tools and technology, Continuous management of resources, such as flight software and communication towers enable ATC personnel to gain the visibility they need to safely guide planes through takeoff, flight, and landing. Methodology is the proven system of policies and procedures that enable the safe navigation of so many moving pieces through the same airspace at from highly trained pilots to flight tickets and even airplanes, themselves, all make travel by plane possible and safe. the same time. Finally, making all of these components-tools, technology, methodology, and resources-complete provides integration, visibility and optimal outcomes on a daily basis. Turbulence Ahead: Most organizations' IT Management is in Airspace Chaos portfolio management approaches don't resemble successful air traffic operations. IT leaders are like CIOS are like ATC Project and application managers are like pilots. airline companies. personnel. They fly alone, typically without concern for other planes unless they pose a threat. They focus primarily on their technologies and budgets-running a different machine altogether. Their work affects everyone; yet without any communication or overall visibility, they're set up to fail. Clear Skies: Allowing CIOS to Gain Visibility For CIOS to reposition themselves for successful management of entire IT project and application portfolio progress, they must view the portfolios from a new perspective. Like air traffic controllers, CIOS need integrated visibility and communication to achieve the following goals. Strategic Alignment How do my current portfolio projects support the company's strategic initiatives? ATC CIO Must ensure all projects and applications achieve the business objectives they're intended to serve. Must ensure all passengers and planes arrive in their intended destinations. Operational Performance my portfolio affect our stock price or bottom line? How does my operations framework support the strategic initiatives? How will the function of each project in ATC CIO or PMO Must ensure all planes and systems function optimally in order to travel safely and efficiently. Must ensure all projects and applications function optimally in order to maintain focus on objectives. Resource Optimization How can I best use our human and financial resources on future projects? ATC CIO or PMO Must ensure all tools, technology, and personnel are managed for the most efficient usage. Must ensure all tools, technology, and personnel are managed for the most efficient usage. Preparing for Take Off: Establishing Real Control Cloud Portfolio Management (CPM) for IT needs enables collective management for projects, applications, and maintenance to serve the needs of the business. Innotas provides a complete IT Portfolio Management solution using cloud-based applications for both APM and PPM. Innotas solutions streamline receipt and management of demand, optimizing portfolio resources, integrating critical applications, and gaining visibility into projects through intuitive dashboards and reports. Fasten your seatbelt. Your portfolio's about to soar to new heights. SINNOTAS Cloud Solutions for IT Management

Rethinking Your Flight Plan

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Nearly 30,000 planes safely navigate the United States airspace daily. It isn't sheer luck that's keeping our skies friendly - it's a highly complex system know as Air Traffic Control (ATC), designed ...

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