Horace Matthews

PMO at Canada Health Infoway & Senior Management Consultant at Matfive Consulting Incorporated

Horace Matthews is a Senior Management Consultant at Matfive Consulting Incorporated. He has developed, managed and advised on risk management frameworks, Program Management Offices and IT governance strategies both internationally and nationally. In healthcare, Horace has worked with Canada Health Infoway where he developed the risk management model for Canadian jurisdiction risk assessment. He also worked with University Health Network and the City of Brampton in the public sector.

Prior to his work in the public sector, Horace worked for CGI and xWave Consulting developing project management processes and models for clients.

Mr. Matthews, a certified project management professional (PMP), is a regular speaker at conferences and industry events and holds a BSc in Computer and Management Studies with post graduate studies in 'Planning and Managing Health Information Systems' at the prestigious Management Sciences for Health in Boston, Massachusetts,

Speaker Session(s):

"Risk and Reward: Effective IT Project and Portfolio Risk Management"

Effective project and portfolio management is a key enabler in an organization's quest in determining the following:
o Will IT investments deliver the expected results?
o What are the critical risks and issues facing IT investments?
o What investments need escalation and re-evaluation?

This presentation will seek to give another perspective on an effective risk management framework and its application for success.

Key audience takeaways:

o The foundation for sound project/portfolio risk management
o A comprehensive set of risk indicators at the project and portfolio level