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Resource Management and Capacity Planning Handbook

Tim Washington — Fri, 13 Mar 2015 06:57:51 +0000

Book Review The Resource Management and Capacity Planning Handbook by Jerry Manas is the authoritative source for any organization wanting to improve its resource management practices in the context of portfolio management. The opening chapter does a great job of providing basic context of resource management and capacity planning and strongly leverages a benchmark study […]

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Book Review-A Fish In Your Ear

Tim Washington — Sun, 18 May 2014 05:38:28 +0000

After reading the first three chapters of A Fish In Your Ear, I stopped reading it for about a year. A lot of time is spent discussing the psychology of decision making, which is not often covered in the PPM literature, but it wasn’t enough to keep my attention. I came back to the book […]

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PMI Standard for Portfolio Management Third Edition

Tim Washington — Sat, 08 Feb 2014 07:24:53 +0000

The PMI Standard for Portfolio Management Third Edition is the first edition that is worth buying. Having read the 1st and 2nd editions and reviewed the exposure draft for the 2nd and 3rd, PMI has come a long way with the third edition. Nearly all the major components of portfolio management are referenced in this […]

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Book Review – IT Governance

Tim Washington — Fri, 20 Dec 2013 06:54:04 +0000

Book review of IT Governance by Peter Weill and Jeanne Ross (Harvard Business School Publishing, 2004) Synopsis “IT governance is the most important factor in generating business value from IT.” “Good governance design allows enterprises to deliver superior results on their IT investments.” “Effective IT governance is the single most important predictor of the value […]

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Book Review – Mastering Project Portfolio Management

Tim Washington — Sun, 03 Nov 2013 04:45:16 +0000

Mastering Project Portfolio Management is focused on helping organizations master the decision making science of project portfolio management and is best suited for mature organizations wanting to perform advanced portfolio management. It is also great for MBA or Executive MBA students wanting to learn how to develop an organizational data-driven decision making process. Mastering Project […]

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Checklists Plus Discipline Improves Portfolio Quality and Efficiency

Tim Washington — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 06:00:49 +0000

Atul Gawande, a well-respected surgeon, is the author of The Checklist Manifesto: How To Get Things Done Right. The book is focused on using checklists as a means of improving quality and reducing defects in such areas as hospitals, businesses, construction projects, airplane flights, etc. Moreover, a number of gripping stories help to convince the […]

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Book Review—Death by Meetings by Patrick Lencioni Part 2

Tim Washington — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 05:59:33 +0000

This post is a continuation of the previous book report on Patrick Lencioni’s book, Death by Meetings. He recommended four types of meetings, three of which are briefly discusses in relation to portfolio management. 2) Weekly tactical meeting: these meetings are focused on tactical issues of immediate concern. There should be discipline to this meeting […]

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Book Review—Death by Meetings by Patrick Lencioni Part 1

Tim Washington — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 05:55:28 +0000

Patrick Lencioni’s book, Death by Meetings, is a great book and relevant to the PPM community. “Meetings are boring because they lack drama” “Meetings are ineffective because they lack contextual structure” Problem #1—Lack of drama Meetings are interactive and relevant to our lives, yet they usually lack some amount of drama. “When a group of […]

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