Unmasking the Opposition: Overcoming the Foes of Organisational Methodologies

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Organisations are increasingly embracing a methodological approach to managing a spectrum of strategic and operational areas. These methodologies radiate across diverse realms such as project management, portfolio management, service management, product management, and beyond. Methodologies are the carefully crafted rules, processes, and best practices that underpin the way organisations manage a certain domain, and which provide a compass…

Organisational Portfolio Management: The evolution of PPM

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As an organisation’s initiatives multiply, the need for a streamlined and standardized method to identify, select, monitor, control, and report on results becomes essential. Portfolio Management offers a solution, enabling organisations to optimise investments by curating portfolios that align with their overall strategy, considering resource capacity, capabilities, and budgetary constraints. However, the traditional approach of Project…

Aligning Portfolio Processes with Organisational Procedures

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Effective portfolio management is a critical aspect of any organisation’s success. It involves coordinating and overseeing multiple projects, initiatives, and investments to achieve strategic goals.  However, portfolio management cannot exist in isolation; it must be closely integrated with various organisational procedures and involve the active participation of multiple stakeholders. In this article, we explore the…

Portfolio Disorientation: Navigating with a Broken Compass

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In the realm of modern business, the pursuit of organisational success often hinges on effective Portfolio Management. However, achieving this goal can be hindered by various challenges. Defining Portfolio Orientation Portfolio Orientation is the degree to which an organisation aligns itself with the principles and practices of effective Portfolio Management. It encompasses a strong commitment…

Sustainability Considerations in Portfolio Management

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Sustainability has emerged as a critical factor in shaping organisational strategies and decision-making processes across industries. As organisations seek to align their operations with global sustainability goals, integrating sustainability considerations into portfolio management becomes paramount. However, a portfolio (or any portfolio component), cannot be sustainability oriented in isolation. Sustainability considerations must first be integrated into…

Portfolio Management Maturity

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Advancing on an evolution journey towards higher levels of portfolio management performance involves being able to define as-is and to-be states of performance and implementing continual improvements of the organisation’s capability and capacity in portfolio management. Maturity Models provide a map consisting of a sequence of maturity levels, which show a typical evolution path represented…

An Overview of the PfM² Model

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PfM² presents an effective standalone portfolio management methodology. PfM² encapsulates globally accepted best practices from other methods and standards from PMI, AXELOS, IPMA, and the European Commission, as well as the contributions of a large number of experts, practitioners, and the broader open community over many years. The aim is to provide portfolio management guidelines…

Portfolio Orientation

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Portfolio governance, processes, artefacts, and techniques help those involved in portfolio management optimise their management efforts and portfolio results. However, as “culture eats procedures for breakfast”, managing organisational culture and influencing people’s perspective, attitudes and perception should be of high priority when implementing portfolio management. What is Portfolio Orientation? Portfolio Orientation is the degree to…