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PPM Executive
Features
Best Practices and Trends
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Implementing PPM: Value and Vision
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Derek Stevens
(November 23)
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When implementing a portfolio management system, leaders must create both a vision and a value proposition for the accompanying changes, describing how these changes, whether environmental or structural, will integrate with the overall strategic planning and management cycles.
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Beyond Cost-Cutting
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Jeannette Cabanis-Brewin
(November 23)
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The pressure has never been greater to drive efficiency and contain costs, yet, in the words of Tom Peters, “You can’t shrink your way to greatness.” So wise companies use any business contraction to prepare for growth. They also realize that the kind of growth available to companies emerging from recession is not based on old business processes and models, but on innovation.[more]
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Portfolio Management: Practices and Principles
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Derek Stevens
(October 26)
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What are the practices and principles required for mature IT governance using a portfolio management approach, and how does an organization achieve them? First and foremost, change is required — not just in processes, but in behaviors, roles and responsibilities among three key groups.[more]
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The End of Magical Thinking
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Jim Stroh
(September 28)
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Adaptive leadership is a critical skill for succeeding in a post-recession economy. It includes being willing to rewrite the rules of the game, realign project portfolios and redefine the work people do. Here are some solid suggestions for applying it to your organization’s PPM efforts.[more]
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Portfolio Rigor Mortis
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Derek Stevens
(August 24)
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A project portfolio’s agility and liquidity are key components of its business value. To maintain flexibility and optimize investments, organizations must first understand what can cause “portfolio rigor mortis” and then adopt approaches to avoid or “cure” it.[more]
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Drivers and Differentiators
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Kathleen Ryan O'Connor
(August 24)
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A new survey tries to uncover what really makes a difference in project portfolio performance.[more]
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The Agile Portfolio
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Kathleen Ryan O'Connor
(July 27)
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More organizations are incrementally adding Agile methods to take their project portfolio management practices to the next level, while software providers are adapting their PPM offerings to keep pace with demand.[more]
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Standards and Stands
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Kathleen Ryan O'Connor
(June 29)
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A Gartner research director’s critique of the Project Management Institute’s recently released portfolio and program management standards engages practitioners, vendors and consultants.[more]
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Real Mature
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Kathleen Ryan O'Connor
(April 27)
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Big or small, upstart or long established, many companies are finding that the value of their PPM efforts is tied to the maturity of their processes and practices. And even small advances in PPM capability can spark great leaps forward.[more]
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