by Michael Hanford | August 27, 2009 | 1 Comment
OK, so you want to get started (or have been told to get started) with project portfolio management. The adoption of portfolio management is an organizational change effort. Such efforts require, typically, a lengthy period of time to succeed; and to judge the impact and effectiveness of the change. They also, typically, require the commitment [...]
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by Michael Hanford | August 4, 2009 | 1 Comment
A popular question lately is one framed along the lines of: “What are the best practices / a model / the ultimate answer, for me to employ to improve my organization’s IT governance”. Let me say that if I had the “ultimate answer” to better governance in organizations, I would patent it at once; and [...]
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by Michael Hanford | July 22, 2009 | Comments Off
I’ve had a number of recent discussions about the idea of the “value” inherent in one initiative; and, as compared to other initiatives within a project portfolio. For most of the folks with whom I discuss this topic, value is seen as a one-time discussion, associated with review and approval of new initiatives. “After all”, [...]
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by Michael Hanford | July 17, 2009 | Comments Off
“How”, I was recently asked, “Can I include and resolve the needs of different business groups, some of which are almost direct opposites; and still manage our portfolio at the enterprise level?”Those who manage the enterprise portfolio often get to feel like a rope in a multi-way game of tug-of-war — both stretched and a [...]
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