Monday.com for Portfolio Management
In this continuing series on project management software, we first looked at Asana. In this article, we will look at another popular solution, Monday.com, which has emerged as a formidable player in…
January 6, 2025
Asana for Portfolio Management
In the dynamic world of project management, Project Management Offices (PMOs) play a crucial role in orchestrating strategy execution across organizational projects. PMOs need the right tools that…
December 30, 2024
Project Management Office (PMO),Project Portfolio Management (PPM)
Use Your PMO to Drive Strategic Execution
Strategic execution is not easy – in fact, you almost always fail: » 90% of corporate strategies are never implemented » 70% of complex initiatives fail » 67% of projects are either challenged…
September 27, 2024
Project Portfolio Management (PPM),PPM 101,PPM Software
Managing Resource Capacity
Managing resource capacity is a critical function of portfolio management. Organizations commonly want to understand resource availability because every company has a limited number of people. On…
September 24, 2024
Project Management Office (PMO),PPM 101
The Complete Guide to the Project Management Office
In this complete guide to the Project Management Office (PMO) we will break down in detail the difference between a PMO and an EPMO. In order to do this, we will go in-depth to review what a PMO is,…
September 24, 2024
Project Portfolio Management (PPM),Leadership,PPM 101
What is a Project Portfolio Manager?
The Portfolio Manager role is commonly misunderstood related to project and portfolio management. In this article we will answer the questions, “what is a Project Portfolio Manager?” and “what does a…
September 21, 2024
Project Portfolio Management (PPM),PPM 101
Portfolio Risk Management
Portfolio risk management enables organizations to protect portfolio investments and balance the level of risk in the portfolio. Organizations focused on improving their portfolio management…
September 4, 2024
Project Portfolio Management (PPM),PPM 101
Project Portfolio Optimization
Introduction to Project Portfolio Optimization Project portfolio optimization offers the promise of generating and delivering the maximum possible business value from the company’s project portfolio.…
August 23, 2024
Project Management Office (PMO),Project Portfolio Management (PPM),Best Practices
Best Practices for Resource Capacity Planning
Resource capacity planning is one of the most commonly cited functions of project portfolio management. Senior leadership rightly wants to understand whether they have adequate resources to take on…
August 22, 2024
Project Management Office (PMO),Project Portfolio Management (PPM),PPM 101
How To Create A Successful Work Intake Process
Work intake is a critical success factor for project portfolio management. Does your organization have a “single entry” for new project requests? Or rather, does your organization have a front door,…
August 16, 2024
Project Portfolio Management (PPM),PPM 101
Why is Project Prioritization Important?
Project Prioritization is About Maximizing Value Project prioritization (and by extension, portfolio management) is about delivering the maximum value possible through programs and projects. In order…
July 29, 2024
Project Management Office (PMO),Project Portfolio Management (PPM),PPM 101
Portfolio Planning Drives Strategic Execution
Portfolio planning drives strategic execution, but when compared to strategic planning and project planning, very few companies do an adequate job of portfolio planning. Project portfolio management…
July 23, 2024
Project Management Office (PMO),Project Portfolio Management (PPM),PPM 101
Portfolio Communication-The Official Guide
Portfolio communication is the real heartbeat of project portfolio management. Strong communication keeps the organization aligned on what is most important. This thought is exemplified by Patrick…
July 14, 2024
Project Portfolio Management (PPM),PPM 101
Project Portfolio Decision Gate Framework
A project portfolio decision gate framework is a governance structure to evaluate, authorize, and monitor projects as they pass through the project lifecycle and is a critical component of project…
June 17, 2024
Project Management Office (PMO),PPM 101
Benefits Realization and Portfolio Value Management
Benefit realization is one of the hardest portfolio management processes to get right (after resource capacity planning). Yet, in spite of the challenges, it gets the most buzz of any PPM process. It…
June 12, 2024
Project Portfolio Management (PPM),PPM 101
How to Build and Use a Priority Matrix
In this post we will cover what a priority matrix is, and how to build a prioritization matrix, and how to use a priority matrix in the context of project portfolio management. What is a Priority…
June 9, 2024
Project Management Office (PMO),PPM 101
Managing Project Interdependencies
Managing project dependencies (or interdependencies) is an often-missed tactical capability of project portfolio management (PPM). Yet, managing project dependencies is an important part of portfolio…
June 6, 2024
Project Management Office (PMO),Project Portfolio Management (PPM)
The PMO Guide to Portfolio Management Charts
In this article we present the PMO guide to project portfolio management charts and dashboards. In our data-driven age of project and portfolio management, having the right project portfolio…
June 4, 2024
Assess Portfolio Maturity Early and Often
Portfolio maturity levels represent the level of sophistication around portfolio management processes, tools, and people. It helps identify shortcomings in PPM processes (current state) and can be…
May 11, 2024
Project Portfolio Management (PPM),Leadership,PPM 101
Strong Project Portfolio Governance Delivers Results
Strong project portfolio governance is the number one success factor for making portfolio management successful. Unfortunately, most companies struggle with governance. In fact, when you hear the…
April 26, 2024
Project Portfolio Management (PPM),PPM 101
The Portfolio Roadmap Communicates Value
Project portfolio management (PPM) is about maximizing business value delivery and the portfolio roadmap (or strategic roadmap) helps senior leaders track the delivery of that value. Senior…
March 10, 2024
Project Management Office (PMO),PPM Software
Project Management Software versus Project Portfolio Management Software
The Difference Between Project Management Software and Project Portfolio Management Software What is the difference between project management software and project portfolio management software?…
December 10, 2023
Project Portfolio Management (PPM),PPM 101
PPM 101: What Is Project Portfolio Management?
What is Project Portfolio Management (PPM)? Project portfolio management (hereafter referred to as “PPM”) is a critical component for executives and senior managers to execute strategy. According to…
September 6, 2023
Project Portfolio Management (PPM),Best Practices
Best Practice for Work Intake (Demand Management)
Work Intake (Demand Management) Overview and WHY it is important Work Intake (also known as demand management) is perhaps the most critical component of project portfolio management because it…
May 16, 2023
Project Portfolio Management (PPM),Software
How Artificial Intelligence (AI) Will Change Project Portfolio Management
There is no question that we are in the midst of radical changes to our workplace and society due to the mainstream emergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML). Experts have…
February 17, 2023
Project Portfolio Management (PPM),PPM 101,PPM Software
Getting Started with Portfolio Management – The Project List
Project portfolio management is a senior leadership discipline to accomplish strategic goals and maximize business value through its project investments. It’s about doing the right work. A portfolio…
September 9, 2022
Project Management Office (PMO)
Great Project Communication Leads to Successful Outcomes
Introduction to Project Communication Projects are hard enough to manage without issues of poor project communication getting in the way. I’ve always maintained that project communication is job one…
December 20, 2019
Project Portfolio Management (PPM),Leadership,PPM Software
A Complete Buyers Guide for Portfolio Management Software (PPM Software)
We live in a digital age and utilizing a good PPM tool is a critical component of successful strategy execution. We believe that most companies only need lightweight PPM software to enable strategic…
October 25, 2019
Project Management Office (PMO),Project Portfolio Management (PPM),PPM Software
The Value Gap of Today’s PPM Software Is Worse Than You Think
PPM Software Challenges The vast majority of project portfolio management (PPM) software utilizes a traditional licensing model and is expensive relative to the value customers get from the…
August 2, 2018
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