With so much attention focused on executing projects, some organizations put too little effort into formulating and strengthening their intake processes. This is a mistake that could end up diminishing the performance of your company’s entire project portfolio. You may be expected to push projects through to completion that are poorly crafted or unsupported, or…
Blog
How Healthy is Your Project Portfolio?
August 7, 2020 by
Building a healthy project portfolio is about more than successfully executing individual projects. Keeping your portfolio in good condition also requires consistent performance that delivers optimal results, gives your business the best return on its investments, and efficiently limits the impacts from any complications or risks. Many organizations don’t have the controls or data analysis…
Don’t Make These 4 Project Portfolio Management Mistakes
July 31, 2020 by
Managing a portfolio of projects, whether it’s a limited group of just a few important initiatives or an ever-evolving train of linked strategic ventures, requires careful attention. It can be difficult for a company to carve out the time and assign the resources to properly manage their portfolio, but without the right methodology and expertise…
Project Portfolio Management: Avoid Bad Data’s Domino Effects
July 24, 2020 by
Information is one of your organization’s most important assets. But if you oversee projects of any size, you know that you don’t just need information—you need good data to make the right decisions and ensure optimal results. Using information that’s inaccurate, out of date, incomplete, or duplicative can trigger a series of unwanted domino effects…
Remote Project Management: How’s Your Productivity?
July 17, 2020 by
Embracing a remote work structure requires a culture shift for employees as well as leaders, but one area where project teams may experience challenges is around productivity. Measuring and evaluating productivity levels can seem more difficult in a work-from-home environment. Team members don’t want managers constantly looking over their shoulders, but the senior staff has…
