Resources

Quite a lot has been written about "Portfolio Management" in the past few years, although much of it doesn't really focus on creating the linkage between strategic objectives and project investments.  In particular, a lot of writing focusses on IT.  Our coverage seeks to highlight articles or materials that do cover the linkage of strategic objectives to the selection and delivery of the right project investments.

In this section we have collected our own writing and resources on the topic under Articles.  There you will find articles, white papers or any other resources we publish.  In addition we have collected links to articles that appear on other web sites that we think might be of interest or illustrate what others are writing on the topic.

Under Reviews we have compiled a list of publications that cover some aspect of linking strategic objectives to project investments. Wherever appropriate, we have added a review or comment on the publication.  Most of these are available via Amazon or other retailers and ISBN numbers are provided to help you find them.

Finally we have included External Links for publications or organisations that have something to say about the topic or might provide additional support.  In future we expect to add links to some of the software providers in this space.

If you have read an article or publication that should be of interest and that isn't referenced here, please let us know via the Contact Us form.

Latest additions:

  • David Seward on 5 Mistakes to Avoid when establishing a Portfolio Management capability for your organisation.
  • Reviews of two of the few books dedicated to Corporate Portfolio Management and which anyone wanting to know more or seeking to establish a Portfolio Management capability for their organisation should own:  Anand Sanwal's Optimizing Corporate Portfolio Management and Harvey A. Levine's Project Portfolio Management.
  • If you are wondering how to effect real business change, have a look at Jane Northcote's Making Change Happen.  While this book is not about linking strategic objectives to project investments, it is all about making change happen within an organisation. Which is highly relevant whether you are trying to establish a portfolio management capability or trying to deliver an investment to change the business.