Coleman Grimmett
Speaker Bio
Coleman Grimmett is currently a Sr. Program Analyst within the Program Management Office of Medtronic's Spinal & Biologics Division in Memphis, Tennessee, where he manages both Resource Management and Portfolio Analysis Systems. Before the creation of the Program Management Organization, Coleman held the position of Principal Financial Analyst, World Wide Financial Reporting and Consolidations. Prior to joining Medtronic, Coleman held progressive Finance and Accounting roles with a number of firms including Mueller Industries (ticker: MLI), Dallas Semi-Conductor (ticker: MXIM), and Bryce Corporation. Coleman has led or been involved in the implementation of many major software and process implementations within these businesses including SAP, Hyperion, Clarity, PDWare, Planisware and others. Coleman graduated with a degree in Business Management from Delta State University, home of the Fighting Okra.
Implementation Painless, Results Priceless
Building a New Resource Planning System at Medtronic
Two years ago at Medtronic’s Spinal & Biologics Division , the product development environment was plagued by missed product launch dates, a lack of consistency in product execution, and no one single and prioritized project list that stakeholders would salute. That’s when a PMO was built, and Coleman Grimmett, Senior Program Analyst PMO,was there at the beginning, heading up the Resource Planning mission. Progress was swift. With consideration given to capacity limits, a single product development list was agreed to, 300 project team members and 20 project leaders were chosen from 3000 resources, and Resource Planning tools and processes were benchmarked and selected. Soon after, product development results came tumbling out of the PMO: (1) Projects were trimmed, (2) more focus was placed on understanding what Medtronic’s true capacity was, and (3) predictability improved, which increased confidence levels among customers, sales, and the market. Another benefit was an increased ROI on the resources invested, since people were no longer pulled every which way. But, one of Coleman’s proudest achievements, was that the speedy implementation was managed so that everyone’s Comfort Zone was respected.
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