Carolyn Bellisio
Speaker Bio
Carolyn Bellisio is currently Director of Strategy, Planning, Controls & PMO for Liberty International Underwriters' IT organization in Portsmouth, NH. In this role she is responsible for IT financials and controls, workforce planning and oversight of PMO lifecycle and processes. Previously, Carolyn served as the Director of IT Training & Development for Liberty Mutual. Key initiatives included design, roll-out, and management of a comprehensive project management certification program, LEAN Six Sigma process improvement program, organizational development, management and technical development and entry level hire technical development programs. In Carolyn's 10 years with Liberty Mutual she has also had roles focusing on Financial Planning, Analysis and Reporting and Resource Management. Previously, Carolyn worked for Young & Rubicam Advertising, Chase Manhattan Bank and Lehman Brothers in analytical and management roles. Carolyn holds a bachelor's degree from the University of New Hampshire, MBA from New York University's Stern School of Business, and a Masters Certificate in IT Project Management from George Washington University.
Go For the Red!
Carolyn Bellisio, Director of Strategy, Planning, Controls and PMO at Liberty International Underwriters, needed help with planning project resources to allocate the right people to the right projects at the right time. Accuracy and updating issues associated with manual spreadsheets were evident and effective resource planning was not in place. In January, Carolyn implemented a process and tool set that is making a dramatic improvement in portfolio management, project management discipline, as well as time tracking. Her implementation of a web browser time tracking/approval system provided accuracy in reporting, and provided management with a quick visual that alerts all parties to the software development “trip wires” that endanger successful completions. Go to Red refers to the alerts in Red that a single resource planning chart/dashboard now provides execs and project managers to over scheduling, missed skills, resource training requirements, and where projects are suffering from not getting the resources they need. At the September Summit, Carolyn will share how she has begun to use the Red to better manage project resource demands and report on project status transparently.
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