Leadership Archives - ppmexecution.com https://ppmexecution.com/category/leadership-2/ A portfolio management knowledge (PPM) center promoting strategic leadership for strategic execution through project portfolio management Wed, 27 May 2020 05:44:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 Benefits of Social Collaboration https://ppmexecution.com/benefits-of-social-collaboration/ https://ppmexecution.com/benefits-of-social-collaboration/#respond Sun, 11 Oct 2015 04:32:08 +0000 http://ppmexecution.com/?p=719 The Potential for Social Collaboration Innovation is a hot topic in business right now with an ever growing need for companies to deliver better products and services.  A key ingredient for fostering innovation is enterprise collaboration. Until a few years ago, collaboration was often limited to smaller teams, but this could introduce a higher risk […]

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]]> https://ppmexecution.com/benefits-of-social-collaboration/feed/ 0 Strengthen Talent Management With PPM https://ppmexecution.com/strengthen-your-talent-management-approach-with-ppm/ https://ppmexecution.com/strengthen-your-talent-management-approach-with-ppm/#respond Sat, 30 May 2015 19:33:55 +0000 http://ppmexecution.com/?p=704 Is It Just About Talent Acquisition? When people refer to the “war for talent” many discussions center on talent acquisition and try to answer the question “how do we hire the best people?” Although talent acquisition is important, talent development and retention are also very important (you want to keep those great people you hired, correct?). […]

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]]> https://ppmexecution.com/strengthen-your-talent-management-approach-with-ppm/feed/ 0 Resource Management and Capacity Planning Handbook https://ppmexecution.com/resource-management-and-capacity-planning-handbook/ https://ppmexecution.com/resource-management-and-capacity-planning-handbook/#respond Fri, 13 Mar 2015 06:57:51 +0000 http://ppmexecution.com/?p=683 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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]]> https://ppmexecution.com/resource-management-and-capacity-planning-handbook/feed/ 0 The Purpose and Goal of Prioritization https://ppmexecution.com/the-purpose-and-goal-of-prioritization/ https://ppmexecution.com/the-purpose-and-goal-of-prioritization/#comments Mon, 21 Apr 2014 05:29:45 +0000 http://ppmexecution.com/?p=493 Prioritization is firstly about focus—where to assign resources and when to start the work. It is not primarily about scoring methods and ranking mechanisms.  Without defining project priorities, it is difficult to effectively distribute personnel to carry out the highest valued projects. Project priorities enable management to assign their employees to the most important projects. […]

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]]> https://ppmexecution.com/the-purpose-and-goal-of-prioritization/feed/ 1 Book Review – IT Governance https://ppmexecution.com/book-review-it-governance/ https://ppmexecution.com/book-review-it-governance/#respond Fri, 20 Dec 2013 06:54:04 +0000 http://ppmexecution.com/?p=469 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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]]> https://ppmexecution.com/book-review-it-governance/feed/ 0 Effective Pipeline Management: Funnel or Tunnel https://ppmexecution.com/effective-pipeline-management-funnel-or-tunnel/ https://ppmexecution.com/effective-pipeline-management-funnel-or-tunnel/#comments Fri, 26 Jul 2013 15:17:42 +0000 http://ppmexecution.com/?p=400 [activecampaign form=9] Project pipeline management is an important component of project portfolio management (PPM) and involves steps to ensure that an adequate number of projects are being evaluated and screened out at various stages of the intake process to meet strategic objectives.  Other factors such as organizational budget and resource capacity also come into play […]

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]]> https://ppmexecution.com/effective-pipeline-management-funnel-or-tunnel/feed/ 2 Portfolio Management V-Model Part 2 https://ppmexecution.com/portfolio-management-v-model-part-2/ https://ppmexecution.com/portfolio-management-v-model-part-2/#respond Mon, 15 Jul 2013 06:31:01 +0000 http://ppmexecution.com/?p=393 In part 1 of the portfolio management V-model we looked at the left side of V (process and data) that drives better decision making. In part 2 we will look at the right side of the V (leadership and governance) and then tie everything together. Let’s start with governance. Establishing portfolio management governance is a […]

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]]> https://ppmexecution.com/portfolio-management-v-model-part-2/feed/ 0 Portfolio Management V-Model Part 1 https://ppmexecution.com/portfolio-management-v-model-part-1/ https://ppmexecution.com/portfolio-management-v-model-part-1/#respond Sat, 29 Jun 2013 15:56:57 +0000 http://ppmexecution.com/?p=378 I recently constructed a portfolio management-oriented V-model. The traditional V-model has been used in software and product development, but this PPM variant differs in that the end result comes together at the point of the V. This is not an exhaustive list of PPM components, but does represent critical components and how they come together […]

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]]> https://ppmexecution.com/portfolio-management-v-model-part-1/feed/ 0 Greater Value From Portfolio Management Systems https://ppmexecution.com/greater-value-from-portfolio-management-systems/ https://ppmexecution.com/greater-value-from-portfolio-management-systems/#respond Sun, 02 Dec 2012 07:48:52 +0000 http://ppmexecution.com/?p=299 Portfolio management systems have a very real place in making PPM processes successful. These systems have the potential to drive value in a number of ways, some of which are highlighted below: 1) Enterprise repository (“single source of truth”)—having a single system that contains up-to-date and accurate project and portfolio data is valuable. Gone are […]

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]]> https://ppmexecution.com/greater-value-from-portfolio-management-systems/feed/ 0 Be Sure To Use The Portfolio Data https://ppmexecution.com/be-sure-to-use-the-portfolio-data/ https://ppmexecution.com/be-sure-to-use-the-portfolio-data/#respond Thu, 22 Nov 2012 07:15:41 +0000 http://ppmexecution.com/?p=274 Data represents a major facet of successfully implementing project portfolio management (PPM). In a previous post, I discussed how data drives the portfolio management engine and some of the key components for getting good data into the tool. Some important portfolio data types includes: financial data, resource data, schedule data, and benefits data. Leadership plays […]

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