HOUSTON, TX, USA | 5–8 NOVEMBER 2017

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Creating a Collaborative Environment for Agile Digital Transformation

Chris Stone-Stecklein, Senior Director

Walmart, International Technology

Why Change?

Chris Stone-SteckleinSr. Director, International Technology

I’m a Senior Director in International Technology based in Bentonville, Arkansas, USA. For the last 20+ years, I have focused on innovation around the world. I have over eight years of experience in IT mergers and acquisitions as well as retail market entry strategies for Fortune 500 companies globally. My areas of

expertise include: managing large-scale IT transformationalprograms, change leadership practices and developing strategic relationships across lines of business and cultures.

Creating an Evolving PMO With Agile

Transformation

Stakeholder Partnership & Business KnowledgeAbility to influence and manage competing stakeholder expectations and ability to understand the link between project or program goals and company-specific business context

JudgmentAbility to analyze information and make good decisions in ambiguous or difficult situations

Team LeadershipAbility to motivate team members and align them to achieve organizational goals

Risk ManagementAbility to anticipate and effectively mitigate major

risks across the project life cycle

Ownership & CommitmentAbility to exert significant discretionary effort and

identify personally with project or program success

Learning AgilityAbility to work with ambiguous terrains and adapt

to changes quickly

Value delivery of IT portfolio through entrepreneurialpartnership and speed to market

StrategyAbility to have a strategic approach and capability

for the PMO

Journey Outcome

Ensure adoption of the entrepreneurial mindset which focuses on ownership,

partnership and adaptability rather than process

Standards Improvement

Implement the lowest cost to value proposition by reducing the overall contractor spend for current and future state while improving quality of delivery

Cost Reduction & Avoidance

Deliver a world-class, agile experience for current and future partnerships

Premiere Service Level

Identify and deliver upon strategically aligned efforts to align to customer experience

Value Realization

Desired Outcome | Entrepreneurial Journey

Getting There…

Adopt the MindsetDivisional recognition and acceptance of the collaborative mindset will enhance ownership, team alignment and speed to delivery while inherently reducing risk and increasing agility

Actionable Feedback LoopsDesigned to reduce risk, improve quality and increase chances of success by ensuring alignment and value delivery

Metrics & MeasurementData must be available and

consumable that supports delivery and improvement

Outcome is a group of people with specific roles and complementary talents and skills, aligned

with and committed to a common purpose, who consistently show high levels of collaboration and innovation, that produce superior results

due to cohesiveness and collaboration

High-Performing Teams

Third-Party Assessment Comparison 2015 vs. 2016

Segment 2015 2016

Entrepreneurs 12% 38%

Process-Crats 10% 11%

Apprentices 39% 36%

Laggards 39% 15%

2015

2016

Evaluation Characteristics• Ownership

• Commitment

• Learning agility

• Value delivery

• Stakeholder partnership

• Team leadership

• Judgment

• Professionalism

• Risk management

Project management associates assessed

showed huge improvement over last year moving

the results up and to the right (high performers)

What Can You Do to Get There?

Contacting Me…

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Chris Stone-SteckleinSr. Director, Walmart International Technology

805 Moberly Ln.

Bentonville, AR 72716 0560-14

T + 1 479 204 2931

Chris.Stone@walmart.com