{"id":7578,"date":"2024-06-06T08:00:21","date_gmt":"2024-06-06T15:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projectoutlier.com\/?p=7578"},"modified":"2026-04-20T08:57:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T15:57:44","slug":"implemented-right-sized-it-pmo-to-fuel-early-stage-biotech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projectoutlier.com\/?p=7578","title":{"rendered":"Implemented Right-Sized IT PMO to Fuel Early-Stage Biotech"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Implemented Right-Sized IT PMO to Fuel Early-Stage Biotech<\/h2>

Our client had recently been hired into his role as VP of IT at a very early stage, pre-commercial biotech company. In fact, this organization was so early stage that our client was tasked with building the IT organization from the ground up. Based on his previous experience, he knew that he would need to establish the basic processes needed to ensure his team understood the business\u2019 needs and met those needs in a timely manner. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

To help him achieve this goal, we established foundational concepts and processes to help build the IT team, help the IT team identify its highest-priority initiatives, and report on the progress of those initiatives to senior leadership. In doing so, we helped our client build and organize his own department, prove the effectiveness of his team, and ultimately meet the organizational expectations set upon him.<\/span><\/p>

What<\/span> We Did<\/span><\/h3>

Clarified Basic Project Management Processes & Expectations<\/h4>

Given that this organization<\/span> was <\/span>still a startup<\/span>, <\/span>we needed to <\/span>establish<\/span> core, foundational processes to help the IT team<\/span> identify<\/span> and complete important IT initiatives<\/span>. <\/span>To start, <\/span>w<\/span>e<\/span> defined the concept of a project, <\/span>rolled out basic project management training materials, and <\/span>instituted basic tools to enable <\/span>project manage<\/span>rs<\/span> to communicate pr<\/span>oject progress, as well as key risks and issues<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>

Extended Hands-on Support to Project Managers & Project Teams<\/h4>

To reinforce the <\/span>processes and expectations <\/span>established<\/span>, w<\/span>e <\/span>f<\/span>ollowed up with project managers on a weekly basis, as needed, to ask questions about their project management artifacts to ensure <\/span>adherence and adoption<\/span>.<\/span> In doing so, we were able to <\/span>coach and advise project manage<\/span>rs, helping them to improve their skillset and ensuring that project progress was being reported accurately and consistently across the board<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>

Developed Executive-Level Portfolio Summaries<\/h4>

We developed a portfolio Gantt and sent it to senior leadership monthly to show progress against planned projects.<\/span> Additionally, we developed a more detailed deep dive deck for the most critical organizational projects to ensure senior leadership had ample information about the deliverables, progress, and risks and issues encountered for each of these projects.<\/span>Through these efforts, we helped to proactively demonstrate the productivity of the IT team and, ultimately, showcased our client\u2019s ability to establish and manage a highly effective IT team.<\/span><\/p>

Client Results<\/h3>

In the first ten months, our client delivered more enhancements and platform releases than ever before, with no interruption to ongoing operations.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Based on his previous experience, he knew that he would need to establish the basic processes needed to 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