Governance Archives - ppmexecution.com https://ppmexecution.com/tag/governance/ A portfolio management knowledge (PPM) center promoting strategic leadership for strategic execution through project portfolio management Tue, 26 Aug 2025 22:11:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 Prioritize Projects With A Scoring Model https://ppmexecution.com/prioritize-projects-with-a-scoring-model/ https://ppmexecution.com/prioritize-projects-with-a-scoring-model/#comments Thu, 11 Oct 2018 20:09:10 +0000 http://ppmexecution.com/?p=886 EVALUATE YOUR PROJECTS In the previous post, we covered the detailed steps for building a prioritization scoring model. In this post we will cover the steps for how to prioritize projects with a scoring model. Step 4 – prioritize projects using scoring values The last part of the scoring model is to determine the scoring […]

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]]> https://ppmexecution.com/prioritize-projects-with-a-scoring-model/feed/ 2 Know The Difference Between Work Intake Versus Stage-Gate https://ppmexecution.com/intake-versus-stage-gate/ https://ppmexecution.com/intake-versus-stage-gate/#comments Sun, 01 Apr 2018 00:53:40 +0000 http://ppmexecution.com/?p=836 [activecampaign form=9]What is the difference between a work intake process and a Stage-Gate process? This is important to distinguish, especially for newer PMO’s that are setting up portfolio management processes. Work Intake The work intake process refers to the steps of developing a project proposal and bringing it to the governance board (or PMO) for […]

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]]> https://ppmexecution.com/intake-versus-stage-gate/feed/ 1 Portfolio Reporting Part 1 https://ppmexecution.com/portfolio-reporting-part-1/ https://ppmexecution.com/portfolio-reporting-part-1/#comments Mon, 30 Nov 2015 01:44:04 +0000 http://ppmexecution.com/?p=729 In a previous post, I wrote that from a very pragmatic point of view, getting the right data to leadership 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. In actuality, […]

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]]> https://ppmexecution.com/portfolio-reporting-part-1/feed/ 2 Communicate Portfolio Value https://ppmexecution.com/communicate-portfolio-value/ https://ppmexecution.com/communicate-portfolio-value/#respond Mon, 26 Jan 2015 06:09:47 +0000 http://ppmexecution.com/?p=668 I recently finished a project helping a CPG organization within a large retail company implement a product portfolio management process. The company as a whole tends to avoid developing business processes, but this CPG organization recognized the need for greater process discipline around its product pipeline and work in-take. Any endeavor to implement portfolio management can […]

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]]> https://ppmexecution.com/communicate-portfolio-value/feed/ 0 Portfolio Review Meetings https://ppmexecution.com/portfolio-review-meetings/ https://ppmexecution.com/portfolio-review-meetings/#comments Mon, 24 Nov 2014 06:45:42 +0000 http://ppmexecution.com/?p=656 [activecampaign form=9] Portfolio Review Meetings Portfolio review meetings are a great way to review and assess the entire project portfolio with the governance team. Unfortunately in practice, these meetings can be overwhelming, time consuming, and unproductive. There are many ways to conduct a portfolio review meeting, but one of the key questions of the governance […]

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]]> https://ppmexecution.com/portfolio-review-meetings/feed/ 3 Gate Review Filters https://ppmexecution.com/gate-review-filters/ https://ppmexecution.com/gate-review-filters/#respond Sun, 20 Jul 2014 06:31:39 +0000 http://ppmexecution.com/?p=536 Phase-gate reviews improve project selection. If an organization wants a winning portfolio then the governance team must select winning projects. Therefore the project governance board must be able to discriminate between good projects and great projects. The phase-gate process enables the project governance board to review these projects based on preselected strategic criteria at the […]

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]]> https://ppmexecution.com/gate-review-filters/feed/ 0 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 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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