Venue
Hotel NH Collection Berlin Mitte Friedrichstrasse
Hotel NH Collection Berlin Mitte Friedrichstrasse, Friedrichstraße 96, 10117 Berlin, Germany

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Event Date Fri Apr 4 CEST - Sat Apr 5 CEST (21 days ago)
In your timezone (EDT): Thu Apr 3 6:00pm - Fri Apr 4 6:00pm
Location Hotel NH Collection Berlin Mitte Friedrichstrasse
Friedrichstraße 96, 10117 Berlin, Germany
Region EMEA
Details

Overview of the future of IT demand and portfolio management, including new technologies, increased customer requirements through data-driven agile strategies.

This conference offers you innovative approaches and solutions on how agile working increases flexibility in order to respond more quickly to constantly changing requirements and accelerate value creation. A central theme is the alignment of IT demand management with the company's strategic goals. The use of AI and agile methods in IT demand and portfolio management is seen as crucial to successfully meeting the challenges of the skills shortage.

Key Sessions
• Investigating the role of AI and machine learning in decision making and prioritization of IT initiatives. Possible applications for automation and proactive risk management.
• Portfolio optimization through OKR (Objectives and Key Results) and Lean Portfolio Management
• Motivating employees in agile processes
• Use of the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), especially for controlling and prioritizing agile product teams and for multi-project management
• Strategic demand management and integration with architecture and change processes
• Use of prioritization boards and methodologies such as WSJF, RICE and MoSCoW to make objective decisions and add value to the portfolio.

Speakers

2025 Speakers

Stefan Kandlbinder
VP, CFO Siemens Digital Foundation and IoT and Platform Services, Siemens AG

Heike Krauß
Head of Digital Transformation - Consulting & IT Portfolio Management, HDI Global

Christian Oester
Director of Change Portfolio Management, DZ BANK AG

Joanna Teschendorff
Head of Portfolio & Agile, freenet

Holger Gast
Head of Program and Project Management, Viessmann IT Service GmbH

Philipp Ryffel
Head of Forecast & Cost Calculation, Swisscom AG

Antonio Levarda
IT Project Portfolio Manager, Baloise Group

Erik Marke
FinOps Foundation Ambassador, FinOps Foundation

Bea Schnarr
Director of Digital Projects, BayWa re AG

Katrin Teutsch
Head of Competence Center IT Process Management, ElringKlinger AG