When a premier cable sports network decided to launch a new
cellular phone business, it turned to Sherwood Brown to run
its Program Management Office (PMO). Sherwood Brown staffed
the PMO with its program management professionals, who also
have deep wireless industry experience. Sherwood Brown’s
responsibilities included coordination and program management
of all aspects of the business including Operations, Marketing,
Distribution, Logistics, Information Technology, and Product
Development.
Sherwood Brown built out its program management framework
to establish consistent project plans, defined deliverables,
published milestones, and standardized reporting to provide
insight and visibility to executive management. This program
discipline resulted in meeting a series of successful product
launch target dates that culminated in the nationwide launch
of service.
The past few years have witnessed financial turmoil at some
multi-billion dollar banking institutions. Adhering to revised
accounting rules in the wake of increased congressional oversight
and compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley has led to the need to
restate earnings at several financial institutions.
When a metropolitan Washington, D.C.-based government sponsored
enterprise (GSE) specializing in mortgaged backed securities
needed to restate its earnings, Sherwood Brown provided the
Program Management Office (PMO) leadership for its Investment
Accounting business unit. Sherwood Brown facilitated the creation
of a program infrastructure that oversaw several IT projects
for the business that aided in the recalculation of monthly
and annual financial statements. These results were a key
input into the overall financial restatement for the company.
Program Management included chairing a standing Steering
Committee Meeting, creating standardized status reports and
project dashboards, and implementing a change management and
release management process.
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