capacity management Archives - ppmexecution.com https://ppmexecution.com/tag/capacity-management-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 Improve Portfolio Health By Avoiding Two Portfolio Management Extremes https://ppmexecution.com/improve-portfolio-health-by-avoiding-two-portfolio-management-extremes/ https://ppmexecution.com/improve-portfolio-health-by-avoiding-two-portfolio-management-extremes/#respond Wed, 30 Mar 2016 15:20:58 +0000 http://ppmexecution.com/?p=762 Two Simple Questions You can measure your general portfolio health with two simple questions: 1) Do you approve all or almost all of your projects? 2) Are you approving so few projects that people would say you are “cutting to the bone”? These are two portfolio management extremes that we will examine in this post. […]

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]]> https://ppmexecution.com/improve-portfolio-health-by-avoiding-two-portfolio-management-extremes/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 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 Planning vs Strategic Planning https://ppmexecution.com/portfolio-planning-vs-strategic-planning/ https://ppmexecution.com/portfolio-planning-vs-strategic-planning/#comments Thu, 07 Feb 2013 03:21:53 +0000 http://ppmexecution.com/?p=343 Too often, the modus operandi for many organizations is to receive requests and filter them through a stage-gate process in order to evaluate the merit of the request and select the right projects. If the project is selected, a project team is assembled and the project planning begins. There is nothing wrong with this process, […]

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]]> https://ppmexecution.com/greater-value-from-portfolio-management-systems/feed/ 0 Tactical or Strategic PPM https://ppmexecution.com/tactical-or-strategic-ppm/ https://ppmexecution.com/tactical-or-strategic-ppm/#comments Mon, 12 Nov 2012 06:21:13 +0000 http://ppmexecution.com/?p=268 Fundamentally, portfolio management is about strategic execution and maximizing value to the organization through important project investments. Through various processes, leadership teams can determine how well their project investments align to key strategic goals. Optimization techniques can further enhance the value of the portfolio, ensuring that organizations get the biggest bang for their project buck. […]

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]]> https://ppmexecution.com/tactical-or-strategic-ppm/feed/ 2 The Value of Time Tracking https://ppmexecution.com/the-value-of-time-tracking/ https://ppmexecution.com/the-value-of-time-tracking/#comments Tue, 07 Aug 2012 07:33:42 +0000 http://ppmexecution.com/?p=247 What is the real value in tracking time for project and non-project work?  The fact is collecting accurate time measurements across an entire organization can be time consuming and potentially expensive. Collecting time for the sake of collecting time is a huge waste of good organizational energy. I have compiled a list of six reasons […]

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]]> https://ppmexecution.com/the-value-of-time-tracking/feed/ 1 What Are We Optimizing? Part 1 https://ppmexecution.com/what-are-we-optimizing-part-1/ https://ppmexecution.com/what-are-we-optimizing-part-1/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 00:12:26 +0000 http://ppmexecution.com/?p=225 Portfolio optimization entails all the steps necessary to construct an optimal portfolio given current limitations and constraints. These steps occur repeatedly in the portfolio management lifecycle and work in tandem with Stage-Gate processes for selecting the right projects. The purpose of optimization is to maximize the portfolio value under certain constraints. Understanding and managing these […]

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]]> https://ppmexecution.com/what-are-we-optimizing-part-1/feed/ 3 The Goal of Resource Capacity Management https://ppmexecution.com/the-goal-of-resource-capacity-management/ https://ppmexecution.com/the-goal-of-resource-capacity-management/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 22:41:09 +0000 http://ppmexecution.com/?p=213 Resource capacity planning is a hot topic in portfolio management discussions because it is one of the key steps for optimizing the portfolio, but it is also one of the most difficult processes to perform. For most organizations that operate in a multi-project environment, project demand far outweighs resource supply. Overloading the project pipeline puts […]

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