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Portfolio management is one of the most effective ways for managers to achieve more with less.
Project Portfolio Management: The Issues, Challenges, Business Opportunities And Future Trends
Dr. Shan Rajegopal
In the summer of 2006, Berkshire Consultancy Ltd. brought together a round table of senior managers from FTSE 100 companies. The roundtable followed three key themes: 1) Issues and challenges for companies seeking to implement PPM; 2) Ways of fine tuning PPM practices to make a lasting business impact; 3) PPM trends in the next 5 years.
Evolution of the PMO: Agile Portfolio Management
Grant Thornton
In this white paper, the authors propose four imperatives that comprise what they call Agile Portfolio Management (APM). These imperatives can't be realised through software solutions alone. They define Agile Portfolio Management as the combination of four principles that go beyond software to fundamentally improve the way IT organisations think about projects.
Portfolio management: An Essential Support for IT Governance
Peter Walters
Portfolio management is one of the most effective ways for managers to achieve more with less. In today's competitive and ever-changing business environment, organisations must be able to articulate their business objectives, ensure that resources are only committed to agreed goals and have the processes in place to actively monitor and keep them on track. An inability to do this will ultimately undermine the effort, time and money spent in the pursuit of profitable and competitive business.
Project Portfolio Management: Get More Value From IT Investments
Eric Gabas-Varini
Portfolio management is one of the most efficient ways for management to achieve more with less. It enables companies to generate more value from their technological investments, by more judicious choices upstream and effective and regular monitoring of the execution.
Embracing the Complete Value of Project Portfolio Management
Kazim Isfahani
This white paper provides an understanding of the value of a project portfolio management solution and offers insight into the types of functionality that must be inherent in such an application.
What is Portfolio Management?
Duncan Haughey
Portfolio Management is about more than running multiple projects. Each portfolio of projects needs to be assessed in terms of its business value and adherence to strategy. The portfolio should be designed to achieve a defined business objective or benefit.
A Perspective on Programme Management
Duncan Haughey
This study looks at the technique of programme management. It suggests a framework on which organisations can base their programme management strategy and will be helpful to anyone tasked with the running of multiple projects.
Helping Project Teams Succeed
Duncan Haughey
Do you leave your project teams to succeed despite the organisation rather than because of it. Creating an environment that supports success is a major step towards helping your project teams succeed.
