Quality Archives - ppmexecution.com https://ppmexecution.com/category/quality/ A portfolio management knowledge (PPM) center promoting strategic leadership for strategic execution through project portfolio management Wed, 27 May 2020 05:42:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 Increase the Value of PPM Systems https://ppmexecution.com/increase-the-value-of-ppm-systems/ https://ppmexecution.com/increase-the-value-of-ppm-systems/#respond Tue, 30 Sep 2014 05:33:29 +0000 http://ppmexecution.com/?p=637 Today’s Environment Project portfolio management (PPM) helps organizations make decisions that move the needle toward achieving their strategic objectives. In order to make those decisions, senior leadership needs the right information at the right time. This is where PPM systems come in, providing the quality data helping to inform sound decision making. Unfortunately, many companies […]

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]]> https://ppmexecution.com/increase-the-value-of-ppm-systems/feed/ 0 Effective Project Pipeline Management https://ppmexecution.com/project-pipeline-management/ https://ppmexecution.com/project-pipeline-management/#comments Tue, 27 Aug 2013 05:49:57 +0000 http://ppmexecution.com/?p=427 [activecampaign form=9]Project pipeline management is an important component of project portfolio management (PPM) because it encompasses the work needed to “select the right projects”. Pipeline management involves steps to ensure that an adequate number of project proposals are generated, evaluated, and screened out at various stages of the intake process that meet strategic objectives. There […]

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]]> https://ppmexecution.com/project-pipeline-management/feed/ 3 The Simplicity Effect of PPM 2.0 https://ppmexecution.com/the-simplicity-effect-of-ppm-2-0/ https://ppmexecution.com/the-simplicity-effect-of-ppm-2-0/#comments Mon, 14 Jan 2013 05:40:53 +0000 http://ppmexecution.com/?p=337 “A fascinating trend is consuming Silicon Valley and beginning to eat away at rest of the world: the radical simplification of everything.” PPM vendors would be wise to take notice of this article by Fast Company. Portfolio management is not rocket science, yet many of the software offerings on the market can be difficult to use. […]

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]]> https://ppmexecution.com/the-simplicity-effect-of-ppm-2-0/feed/ 2 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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]]> https://ppmexecution.com/be-sure-to-use-the-portfolio-data/feed/ 0 The Right Portfolio Data at the Right Time https://ppmexecution.com/the-right-portfolio-data-at-the-right-time/ https://ppmexecution.com/the-right-portfolio-data-at-the-right-time/#comments Tue, 18 Sep 2012 14:10:05 +0000 http://ppmexecution.com/?p=250 From a very pragmatic point of view, getting the right data at the right time is at the heart of good project portfolio management. If the right data is not available for decision makers to use, the issue will be mediocre results at best. Portfolio management is about selecting the right projects, optimizing the portfolio […]

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]]> https://ppmexecution.com/the-right-portfolio-data-at-the-right-time/feed/ 4 Highlights from Day 1 of the Gartner PPM Conference https://ppmexecution.com/highlights-from-day-1-of-the-gartner-ppm-conference/ https://ppmexecution.com/highlights-from-day-1-of-the-gartner-ppm-conference/#respond Wed, 23 May 2012 05:04:05 +0000 http://ppmexecution.com/?p=238 I am attending my first Gartner conference and have included some of the highlights from day 1 below: AM Keynote: It’s about risk. Don’t apply process overhead to low risk efforts. Today’s status has something for pleasing everyone, but the full truth for no one. Don’t ask everyone to ‘run’ when walking is ok. Business […]

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]]> https://ppmexecution.com/highlights-from-day-1-of-the-gartner-ppm-conference/feed/ 0 Checklists Plus Discipline Improves Portfolio Quality and Efficiency https://ppmexecution.com/checklists-plus-discipline-improves-portfolio-quality-and-efficiency/ https://ppmexecution.com/checklists-plus-discipline-improves-portfolio-quality-and-efficiency/#respond Sun, 15 Jan 2012 06:00:49 +0000 http://ppmexecution.com/?p=175 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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