Gartner Expert

Sean Bankston

Director, Advisory

Sean Bankston is a Director within the Gartner CIO & AI Advisory practice. He supports CIOs and their teams in the areas of strategic portfolio management and value delivery. Specifically, Mr. Bankston provides guidance on the strategic portfolio management life cycle, resource management, evolving PMO services, project manager skills development, IT operating models, fusion/product teams, application portfolio management, business value of IT, communities of practice, open-source change, and strategic portfolio management technologies.

Previous experience

Before joining Gartner, Mr. Bankston dedicated 25 years to building teams and leading people across several industries, including a research-focused higher education institution, a Fortune 500 consumer services corporation, and a non-profit organization funded via a public-private partnership.

Professional background

Core Civic, Manager, Operations Finance, 3 years

Florida State University, Director, Technology Services, 12 years

Florida Telecommunications Relay, Inc., Executive Director, Program Management, 6 years

Areas of coverage
  • Best-in-Class Portfolio Office

  • Strategic Portfolio Management

  • Software Engineering Practices

  • Digital Leadership (For ELKI Entitlements Only)

  • Enhance Personal Effectiveness

Education

MS, Information Studies

BA, Business Administration

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Top Issues That I Help Clients Address

01

Evolving PMO/EPMO Services, Project Portfolio Management Demand Management and Prioritization

02

Project Management Skills, IT Score for Program & Portfolio Management

03

Scaling Agile in the Organization, Enterprise Agile, Agile Roles

04

Adaptive Project Management & Reporting (APMR) Technologies, Strategic Portfolio Management (SPM) Technologies

05

Demonstrating Business Value of IT