portfolio management software Archives - ppmexecution.com https://ppmexecution.com/tag/portfolio-management-software/ A portfolio management knowledge (PPM) center promoting strategic leadership for strategic execution through project portfolio management Tue, 22 Dec 2015 07:08:12 +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 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 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 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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]]> https://ppmexecution.com/the-right-portfolio-data-at-the-right-time/feed/ 4 Highlights from Day 2 of the Gartner PPM Conference https://ppmexecution.com/highlights-from-day-2-of-the-gartner-ppm-conference/ https://ppmexecution.com/highlights-from-day-2-of-the-gartner-ppm-conference/#respond Wed, 30 May 2012 23:21:07 +0000 http://ppmexecution.com/?p=242 Benefits and Beyond: Rethinking the Strategic Value of Project, Program, and Portfolio Management (Mark Langley-PMI  and Matt Light, Gartner ) We need to be able to answer the question, “Why did we do what we did?” Benefits realization is a process throughout the project management lifecycle (among high performing organizations) not just at the end. […]

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]]> https://ppmexecution.com/highlights-from-day-2-of-the-gartner-ppm-conference/feed/ 0 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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