Patrick Von Schlag

Transform Digital Strategy into Governed, Resilient, Assured, and Accountable Outcomes

Patrick von Schlag

President

Deep Creek Center Inc.

About the Presentation

Organizations face fundamental challenges in digital governance. How do we manage the rapid pace of change? How do we deal with all the risks and uncertainty that we face? How do we assess our readiness to leverage and use AI for real competitive advantage? In this session we will introduce an approach to assessing capabilities and identifying gaps: in leadership, culture, knowledge flow, metrics, and feedback loops.

Key Takeaways:

  • How the pace of change demands a new way to do digital governance.
  • How assurance can help organizations build more substantial evidence to ensure successful digital services and organizational performance.
  • How Digital Value Management Systems enable gap analysis in goals, metrics, and communications, and provide a stronger basis for successful projects and programs.

About Patrick von Schlag

Patrick von Schlag is the President of Deep Creek Center, a consultancy based in Maryland, U.S., with more than 30 years of experience in management and leadership roles. His background is in helping organizations adopt and adapt best practice frameworks, including LEAN practices, governance, service management, portfolio/program/project management, Agile disciplines, and cybersecurity risk management.

Patrick has provided consulting and training services to leading private and public sector organizations, including Disney, Microsoft, Nike, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Bank of America, all four branches of the US military, plus DoD, IRS, FRB, and USDA. He is a sought-after public speaker, delivering presentations at global ITSM conferences, the ISACA Governance, Risk, and Compliance Conference, and a frequent panelist on APMG’s LEVELUp series.

Patrick’s upcoming book, Building an Innovation Engine, to be published by TSO, provides a structured approach to driving enterprise innovation and enabling organizations to build competitive advantage while achieving mission objectives.

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