Project portfolio management is not a new phenomenon. We all do it as technology executives, and we're likely to be good at it based on traditional norms. The environment of project management has been constantly evolving. Given how market fluctuations control people, processes, and projects, the introduction of a new strategy for project execution is equivalent to stabbing uncertainty.

The term: Project portfolio management

Project portfolio management is the art and science of making investment

Value-Based Management (VBM) has been regarded traditionally as a tool to help investors evaluate firms, optimize performance management, and maximize shareholder value.

However, there are mixed opinions on whether to utilize VBM as a mandatory investment or management tool.  Many investors, analysts, and executives, to this day, are skeptical of the influence and role of VBM in confronting the dot-com bubble or other financial downturns.  They are even cynical of the efficacy of VBM as a robust

Learning How to Test and Learn

By: MIT CISR

Author(s)

Ross, Jeanne W. and Fonstad, Nils O.

Type:

Research Briefing

Topics:

Digital Innovation

Business Agility

IT Governance

IT Investment and Portfolio Management

IT-based Business Transformation

2018-02-15

Abstract: To counter pervasive uncertainties in the business and technology environment and prioritize the most strategic innovation projects from myriad options, companies can take a test-and-learn approach to innovation investments. From our analysis of t

Enrique Suarez Presenting:

Quotations on corporate strategy, business strategy, strategic planning, portfolio management

See strategy  not as an act of war (Michael Porter's Five Forces) but as an act of customer bonding (Love)

Arnoldo Hax , Enrique Suarez

Execution is not the problem; aligning exection with strategy is!

Arnoldo Hax

Operational excellence is not strategy

Enrique Suarez

Processes are not strategy

Arnoldo Hax

It is important to consider a business at two levels; its strategy and its activ

When listening to the presenters on the “Portfolio Optimisation & Quantitative Investment Summit” at the Global Derivatives Trading and Risk Management event in Amsterdam one could draw such a conclusion.

Another is: “Do not worry!”, because, not least due to the 2008 crisis, risk management models and portfolio construction models have evolved and still allow for a decent return when managed thoroughly and correctly.

Some of the themes that emerged were around the construction of alpha-generating

Risk and Issue are two words that are often confused when it comes to their usage. Actually there is some difference between them. The word ‘risk’ is used in the sense of ‘chance’. On the other hand, the word ‘issue’ is used in the sense of ‘matter’.

Uh-Oh!  This is a show-stopper.  We can’t complete the project on time because the server needed won’t be available for another month! What can we do now?

This is not a new problem for Project Managers to have encountered. Is this a risk or an issue?