Proj 578 Course Project
America the Beautiful – Keeping it Safe
Prepared for: Robert Kenmore
Prepared by: The B Team
PROJ_587: Advanced Program Management
22 August 2012
Table of Contents Introduction 2 Strategic Plan 2 Strategic Capacity Plan 3 Portfolio Management Process 4 Project Selection Criteria 9 Program Management Plan 11 Plan to Identify and Resolve Problems 13 Change Management Plan 15 Resource Utilization Plan 18 Summary 20 References 21 Appendices 22
Introduction “Today, our fellow citizens, our way of life, our very freedom came under attack in a series of deliberate and deadly terrorist attacks…This is a day when all Americans from every walk of life unite in our resolve for justice and peace. America has stood down enemies before, and we will do so this time. None of us will ever forget this day. Yet, we go forward to defend freedom and all that is good and just in our world.” President George W. Bush spoke these and other words to the United States of America and the world immediately after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. Roughly one year after this appalling attack the Homeland Security Act of 2002 established the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), bringing together 22 separate federal agencies, primarily to prevent terrorist attacks within the United States (About, 2012). Over the almost 10 years since the inception of the DHS, the Department has grown considerably, employing over 240,000 citizens, creating and implementing projects across a wide-range of duties to keep America safe (About, 2012). Efficiency is a key to making any organization successful. In this day and age of drastically reduced government spending, it is imperative that the DHS develop a solid Portfolio Management Plan to ensure its primary goals are fulfilled to ensure their vision and missions are indeed met.
Strategic Plan From the Department of Homeland Security’s Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2012-2016, the vision of the DHS
Prepared for: Robert Kenmore
Prepared by: The B Team
PROJ_587: Advanced Program Management
22 August 2012
Table of Contents Introduction 2 Strategic Plan 2 Strategic Capacity Plan 3 Portfolio Management Process 4 Project Selection Criteria 9 Program Management Plan 11 Plan to Identify and Resolve Problems 13 Change Management Plan 15 Resource Utilization Plan 18 Summary 20 References 21 Appendices 22
Introduction “Today, our fellow citizens, our way of life, our very freedom came under attack in a series of deliberate and deadly terrorist attacks…This is a day when all Americans from every walk of life unite in our resolve for justice and peace. America has stood down enemies before, and we will do so this time. None of us will ever forget this day. Yet, we go forward to defend freedom and all that is good and just in our world.” President George W. Bush spoke these and other words to the United States of America and the world immediately after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. Roughly one year after this appalling attack the Homeland Security Act of 2002 established the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), bringing together 22 separate federal agencies, primarily to prevent terrorist attacks within the United States (About, 2012). Over the almost 10 years since the inception of the DHS, the Department has grown considerably, employing over 240,000 citizens, creating and implementing projects across a wide-range of duties to keep America safe (About, 2012). Efficiency is a key to making any organization successful. In this day and age of drastically reduced government spending, it is imperative that the DHS develop a solid Portfolio Management Plan to ensure its primary goals are fulfilled to ensure their vision and missions are indeed met.
Strategic Plan From the Department of Homeland Security’s Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2012-2016, the vision of the DHS
References: Conditions | | | (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2012) | (Project Management Institute, 2008)