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McCormick Summer InternshipsProgram Management Office

Gary Doran, Jr.Summer, 2007

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Topics

Introduction

Projects– Research: Project Management Body of Knowledge– Metrics– Project Management Process: Proposals and Initiation– Mergers & Acquisitions Project

Recommendations

Conclusion

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Introduction

What is the PMO?– Manages Project Resources– Defines Project Management Methodology (PMM)– Provides Tools/Templates/Techniques to Ensure Project

Success

What I’ve Done:– Research Best Practices through Project Management

Organizations and Web Resources– Research McCormick’s Methodologies– Develop Project Tools/Templates

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Research: PMBOK

Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK):– Published by Project

Management Institute (PMI)

– Contains Best Practices Concerning Project Management

– A guide for McCormick’s Project Management Methodology

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Research: Executive Board

Executive Board:– An Internet-Based Resource

Available to Subscribing Companies

– Documents Best Practices Across Member Companies

– Provides Tools/Templates that McCormick can use

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Research: McCormick’s PMM

McCormick’s PMM:– Based upon standard PMI

Methodology– Follows a Phase-Gate

Approach– In the process of becoming

the standard for GBS

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Project Tracking - Metrics

Man-days/Test Cases Tracking Spreadsheet– Used for Support Stack

Upgrade Project– I learned about many Excel

Features, including Pivot-Charts and Macros

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Process Implementation

McCormick’s PMM:– Making it the standard for

GBS– Providing Necessary

Templates and Training– Focus on Proposal and

Initiation Phases

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Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Project

Due Diligence Checklist– Ensures that all pertinent

information about a potential acquisition is recorded prior to decision

– Required input from contacts in GBS

– Interns worked together

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M&A Project

Risk/Opportunities Assessment:– Template for capturing

Risks/Opportunities of potential acquisition

– Designed to complement the Due Diligence Checklist

– Helps with risk/opportunity identification and prioritization

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Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Project

Application Portfolio– Documenting McCormick

and Acquired Company’s Applications

– Used during Due Diligence– Scores Applications based

upon 10 factors

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M&A Project

What Shall We Do Now?– Application Mapping– MS Project Plan to outline

process– Narratives to describe

process (who?, what?, when?, how?, etc.)

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Recommendations

I wasn’t always busy.– Make a big list of things to do before the intern comes.– Everyone who might possibly have an intern should

keep a list somewhere and jot things down throughout the year.

– Make the limiting factor the

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Conclusion

Introduction

Projects– Research: Project Management Body of Knowledge– Metrics– Project Management Process: Proposals and Initiation– Mergers & Acquisitions Project

Recommendations

Conclusion

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Thanks!