What is Product Management?

And what’s its relationship with Project, Programme, and Portfolio Management?
Have you increasingly heard about Product Management? In this session, we will talk through the difference between Product Management and Project Mangement and how this is becoming more and more important to organisations and how their solutions are delivered.
Presenter: Bryan Daly, Partner, Deloitte (Technology and Transformation) (3) Bryan Daly | LinkedIn
Bryan has over two decades of experience leading enterprise delivery and advisory across product, project, and portfolio management. Bryan brings deep expertise in product delivery frameworks, scaled agile execution, and technology-enabled transformation, helping organisations align strategy with execution to deliver impactful, customer-centric solutions.
PMOs and EPOs. Are they still of use and are they providing value to their organisations?
Panel: As organisations evolve, so too must the structures that support change and strategy. PMOs and EPMOs have long been staples in managing transformation—but are they still fit for purpose? This panel explores how these offices are adapting to shifting organisational demands. Are they enabling agility and strategic alignment, or becoming outdated? Hear what our panellists are seeing in practice—and bring your toughest questions to the table.
Moderator: Youssef Mourra, Founder & Principal Consultant, Nonsuch. Youssef Mourra | LinkedIn

Panellist 1: Malcolm Savage - Head of EPMO, Auckland Council. (3) Malcolm Savage | LinkedIn
Malcolm Savage is Head of EPMO at Auckland Council, overseeing Portfolio Management, Governance, Benefits, Programme and Project Methods and more. He is an experienced EPMO Manager, having implemented and then managed the Air New Zealand Enterprise PMO for 12 years, with a Portfolio spanning multiple functions including Property, Engineering, Airports, Digital, Aircraft inductions and more. His background spans New Zealand, South Africa, the UK and the USA. He has project managed large projects, run a professional services team, and designed and implemented Portfolio, Governance, Benefits and Project Methodology frameworks.
Malcolm is a founding member and co-chair of the Auckland PMO forum, comprising a selection of Auckland’s most reputable companies.
Malcolm has been on expert panels at events in Cape Town, Rome and Auckland, and spoken at PMO conferences at both National and International events.
His passion is to ensure that a PMO demonstrates agility, is closely aligned with Business Strategy formation and delivery, delivers real value to the organisation, that the right projects are initiated through a portfolio prioritisation process, and that those projects are successful through effective project processes, project governance, lessons learned, project oversight and project team support.

Panellist 2: Nicola Faithfull - Strategic Programmes Capability Consultant, University of Auckland. (1) Nicola Faithfull | LinkedIn
A seasoned governance professional, including governance and management of and within PMO’s. I'm a Chartered Member of the Institute of Directors and have a number of Governance roles, including as President of PMINZ for two years (2023-2024). I led the University of Auckland’s award-winning PMO for 10 years, and now serve as Strategic Programmes Capability Consultant. Through my consultancy Ideas to Outcomes I provide strategic, portfolio and programme consulting services to a number of organisations. I've designed numerous governance models and supported many projects, programmes to successful outcomes. I've been a speaker at several project management and PMO conferences in NZ and Australia and continue to actively contribute to the project profession.

5:00pm - Pre-meeting drinks and finger food
5:20pm - 5 minutes - Welcomes and Introductions
5:25pm - 25 minutes - Presenter (including questions)
Bryan Daly, Partner, Deloitte (Technology and Transformation) (3) Bryan Daly | LinkedIn
5:50pm - 30 minutes - Panel
6:20pm - 5 minutes - Final Questions
6:25pm - 5 minutes - Signoff, Thanks and Next Meeting details
6:30pm - Close