Industry EventsThe Gartner PPM & IT Governance Summit 2013 is the premier gathering of program and portfolio management executives focused on improving how organizations select, implement and manage IT initiatives and services. You’ll learn how to anticipate portfolio fluctuations and adapt programs with an eye toward shifting risks and ongoing business case validity. This year’s summit will provide you with insightful forecasts, structured guidance, and useful templates and toolkits to help you develop agile project leadership; implement organizational change management; learn what to include in simple but effective executive dashboards; understand the Gartner PPM Maturity Model and the "pretty good" PMO; and manage program and project contractors with a PMO.

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