the game CESTEMER | Berkeley, CA | 10-12 June 2015 Amy Shutkin, MSPM

§  Fast growing genetic testing company that develops and commercializes non-invasive methods for analyzing DNA

§  Company Mission: Help families diagnose and manage genetic disease

Natera Overview

Panorama™ Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing

§  Project Mgmt 101 §  I hate process

§  Agile Methodology § Design Control Stage Gate Processes

§ Design Control Workflow

§  Agile Design Control §  Conclusions

§  PM-Opoly | the game

§  Know our customer §  Who is our customer?

§  Clear communication §  Ruthless prioritization and scope control

§  Risk management §  Eyes on the goal

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How do we sustain agility in regulatory environments?

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Concept Feasibility & Planning

Develop-ment Validation Rollout &

Launch Sustaining M0

Management Go/NoGo decision

Feasibility & Planning

Gate: Design Review

Development Gate: Design Review

Validation Gate: Design Review

Product Launch

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M2

M3

G5

Idea screen Build business

case

Try

Fail

Learn

Development Testing & Validation

§ More collaborative and robust risk management strategies §  Increased use of standardized tools and practices while dealing with ambiguity

§  Capture and share lessons learned

§  Rigorous change management to better adapt to frequently shifting market conditions §  Rolling wave planning cycles §  Retrospect & replan

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§  Objective = gain the Resources and Deliverables you need to complete your Project through all 5 Project Phases:

1.   Concept

2.   Feasibility & Planning

3.   Development

4.   Validation

5.   Rollout & Launch

§  The Project Manager (PM)

§  Responsible to deliver a specific Project within a given Timeline, Resources and Budget.

§  The Portfolio Manager

§  Hands out the Resource & Deliverable cards when purchased by PMs, collects a Project Status card from each PM when they pass “BPO” and keeps the Portfolio health check.

§  The Finance Partner

§  Ensures each PM receives the correct project budget, collects $ for Resources & Deliverables.

§  BPO Facilitator

§  Oversees PM-Opoly game play and explains the rules as needed.

§  If you land on a Project Penalty space, pay the amount shown into the Bonus Fund.

§  If you land on the Bonus Fund space, you collect the funds for your Project.

The first Project Manager to deliver their Project through all 5 Phases wins!

Are you ready to play?