organizational infrastructure Archives - ppmexecution.com https://ppmexecution.com/tag/organizational-infrastructure/ 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 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 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 Phased Approach for Portfolio Software Implementations https://ppmexecution.com/phased-approach-for-portfolio-software-implementations/ https://ppmexecution.com/phased-approach-for-portfolio-software-implementations/#respond Fri, 23 Mar 2012 05:17:49 +0000 http://ppmexecution.com/?p=205 In a previous blog post, I commented on doing portfolio management ‘by hand’ to learn the processes before adopting a robust portfolio tool. In a recent discussion on LinkedIn, one consultant commented that this most successful PPM software implementations occurred when companies took a phased approach to ease in the new solution. The first phase […]

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]]> https://ppmexecution.com/managing-the-chaos-or-managing-within-the-chaos/feed/ 0 Book Review—Death by Meetings by Patrick Lencioni Part 2 https://ppmexecution.com/book-review%e2%80%94death-by-meetings-by-patrick-lencioni-part-2/ https://ppmexecution.com/book-review%e2%80%94death-by-meetings-by-patrick-lencioni-part-2/#respond Sat, 17 Sep 2011 05:59:33 +0000 http://ppmexecution.com/?p=64 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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]]> https://ppmexecution.com/book-review%e2%80%94death-by-meetings-by-patrick-lencioni-part-2/feed/ 0 Book Review—Death by Meetings by Patrick Lencioni Part 1 https://ppmexecution.com/book-review%e2%80%94death-by-meetings-by-patrick-lencioni-part-1/ https://ppmexecution.com/book-review%e2%80%94death-by-meetings-by-patrick-lencioni-part-1/#respond Sat, 17 Sep 2011 05:55:28 +0000 http://ppmexecution.com/?p=62 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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