IT Investment Strategy and Project Management Processes Deployment
A major Oil & Gas company developed a new IT Investment Strategy along with Project Management processes to support it. These processes changed the way personnel had to think about and prioritize projects by relating each effort to enabling business capabilities detailed in the strategy.  Because the yearly evaluation of the company’s IT personnel was partially based on metrics that measured the use of these new processes, the IT department needed an effective and memorable way to communicate the strategy and processes to ensure a behavioral change at all levels of the organization.

Solution: Expressworks International managed the deployment of the IT Investment Strategy and Project Management Processes. Expressworks developed competency-based deployment materials and reinforcement activities that were delivered to the entire global IT workforce. These materials and activities increased understanding of the IT Investment Strategy and taught IT personnel how new business initiatives are scored and prioritized based on their alignment with the IT Investment Strategy.

Results: The company's IT group achieved its deployment targets and exceeded its related metrics in the first year. Participant surveys indicated a high level of success in building competency.  By the following year, the company planned to reuse the deployment strategy and methods developed by Expressworks to deploy future Strategy and Project Management Process updates.