Deploying Strategy – 3 Times More Difficult than Developing Strategy
Successful leaders know that these days, if the company is standing still, it is falling behind, but making the right decisions and following through on them is challenging. Read more
An Introduction to Portfolio Management
Paul Rayner has led a ProgM initiative to write an “Introduction to Portfolio Management” for the APM and I was one of a group of people who reviewed a draft version of the document and provided feedback. At that stage, the booklet consisted of 32 pages of clear and concise guidelines about the purpose of portfolio management and how it can be applied.
A Matter of Madness or Maturity
It’s all very well for an organisation’s senior management to hold up their hands and proclaim; “we have project and programme managers who manage our delivery” so we’re covered in that department. But how mature are those efforts? Do their projects and programmes portray madness or maturity? Read more
Portfolio, Programme & Project Management Maturity
Do you ever gauge your current level of organisational maturity in respect of portfolio, programme and project management? When was the last time you attempted to establish an understanding of the key practices in effective portfolio, programme and project management processes? Do you want to identify the key practices that need to be embedded within your organisation for it to improve process capability and maturity? Read more
