The management of cross-BU or cross-divisional initiatives involving the integration and coordination of numerous vendors requires skill sets that are rare or nonexistent in many organizations.

While solid project management work requires logistics, coordination, and base project management skills, these projects typically are controlled by a single sponsor. This person is generally accountable for the outcome where the impact is limited to a single P&L or cost center.

Program Management has all of the same requirements, but typically impacts numerous P&L centers and Business Units. This engagement typically has multiple sponsors and has the attention of the executive levels of the organization.

People with the ability to tactically manage the effort, coordinate and manage multiple large vendors, and communicate appropriately to the executive ranks of the enterprise are a rare commodity.

UpStreme leverages an enhanced Project Management Office (PMO) model that expands into capabilities not typically found in the traditional PMO implementations. The UpStreme PMO team becomes the "keepers of value" for the enterprise.

UpStreme provides the talent and background at executing large scale engagements. The UpStreme "logicians" are skilled at the technical, business, communication, coordination, and negotiating skills necessary to manage large programs.