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Take Control of Your Project Investments – 5 Pitfalls to avoid David Seward View Now ›› A brief review of pitfalls to avoid when implementing portfolio management.

 

External Articles

Following are links to other articles that we have found and which you might be interested in. Some of the sites listed will require you to register to access the full text of the article:

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Why Should Project Management Matter to CEO’s

Paul Dinsmore

Pedro C. Ribeiro

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Dating from 2005 this article highlights some of the links between good project management and delivery of corporate value.  It also spells out what a management team can do about it; not least being the implementation of portfolio management.
The Role of Executives in Effective Portfolio Management K.C.Yelin Click here to visit site K.C.Yelin is a consultant that has been working in this space for 25 years or more.  She authored two chapters in  Levine’s “Project Portfolio Management” book (see reference under books) on “Linking Strategy and Portfolio Management” and “The Role of Executives in Effective Portfolio Management” that on their own make the book worthwhile.  This is a presentation on the subject.  Access requires you to register on the Project Connections site.
Closing the Governance Gap With Project Portfolio Management (PPM) Rick Cook Click here to visit site Like most CIO Magazine articles this has an IT bias, nonetheless it has some interesting points to make vis a vis the need for portfolio management.
Why Project and Portfolio Management Matter More at Recession Time Meridith Levinson Click here to visit site Again aimed at IT departments but highlights why control of project investments is even more important during a recession.
Portfolio Management: How Lowe's Grows Cindy Waxer Click here to visit site Talks about Lowe’s (a U.S. retailer)  IT organisation’s experiences implementing portfolio management.  Some interesting points from an organisation that has implemented portfolio management.
The lean foundation of IT portfolio management Alexander Peters Click here to visit site Written by a Forrester Research analyst, highlights the basis for IT Portfolio Management on Lean principles.  An interesting and slightly different perspective.
Making IT Portfolio Management a Reality Sari Kalin Click here to visit site A summary of lessons learned by CIOs implementing Portfolio Management within their organisations.
Portfolio Management Done Right Todd Datz Click here to visit site More or less a step by step guide for the implementation of portfolio management in an IT organisation.  Based primarily on the experiences of DHL Americas.
Portfolio Rigor Mortis Derek Stevens Click here to visit site Again written with respect to IT application and project portfolio management.  Nonetheless makes some interesting points about how to improve the “liquidity” (ie. ability to change) a portfolio.
Portfolio Management Do's and Don'ts: Six Tips Martha Heller Click here to visit site Written for the CIO, it nonetheless makes some good tips for anyone implementing portfolio management.
Prioritizing IT Projects Based on Business Strategy Sai Machavarapu Click here to visit site While written from the wrong perspective (ie. IT not the Business) this article makes some good points on project prioritisation, and the connection between IT projects and business strategy.