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Conference Paper Portfolio Management, Quality Management 29 July 2014

Refining project portfolio success and its antecedents

By Kopmann, Julian While our understanding of project success has evolved tremendously over the last two decades and corresponding management activities have been introduced, on the project portfolio level these types…

Article PMO, Portfolio Management, Quality Management 1 December 2013

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Four steps to a stronger PMO

By Fister Gale, Sarah Project management offices (PMOs) completed an average of US$100 million worth of projects in 2012 and delivered roughly US$71 million in value in increased revenue and cost reductions. This article…

Conference Paper Quality Management, Portfolio Management 29 October 2013

The real problem with your portfolio

By Ferraro, Jack | Rizzo, Tony Most businesses that continually share resources across projects experience enough multitasking to cut their productivity in half. This paper explains the root causes of project portfolio…

Conference Paper Portfolio Management, Quality Management, Consulting 24 April 2013

ISO 21500

By Barbero, Maria Cristina After ISO 10006 "Guidelines for Quality Management in Projects," which gives guidance on quality management in projects, and the BS 6079-1 "Principles and Guidelines for the Management of Projects"…

Article Portfolio Management, Program Management, Risk Management, Talent Management, Career Development, Quality Management, Resource Management 1 April 2013

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Finding the competitive edge

By Fister Gale, Sarah No matter their sector or location, organizations face a highly complex business environment that demands innovation and the agility to respond to shifting global priorities. As a result, in today's…

Conference Paper Portfolio Management, Quality Management 18 July 2012

What is effectiveness in project portfolio management?

By Patanakul, Peerasit | Curtis, Audrey | Koppel, Brian While project portfolio management (PPM) has increased its significance in various business contexts, research on the effectiveness of PPM is still limited. In fact, PPM effectiveness has not been…

Conference Paper Portfolio Management, Quality Management 18 July 2012

Measuring strategic vertical alignment of project portfolio execution using a rho-squared coefficient

By Thornley, Russell K. This paper examines the concept of strategic alignment of projects, focusing on the alignment between strategic priorities and actual project work. The initial theoretical and practical…

Conference Paper Portfolio Management, Program Management, PMO, Quality Management 9 May 2012

How to measure real project success

By Thiry, Michel In the last two decades, project management has been applied to the delivery of more and more complex "solutions." How is this affecting the way we measure project success? Are the traditional…

Article Portfolio Management, Program Management, Quality Management May 2012

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Measuring maturity

By Swanson, Sandra An organization's project management maturity is a key success indicator, but only if companies know how to gauge it. This article explores how organizations can take several steps to effectively…

Article Portfolio Management, PMO, Quality Management April 2012

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PMOs under pressure

By O'Brochta, Michael | Robertson, Calum The average life span of a project management office (PMO) is two years. This article features two project professionals discussing why so many fail and how to make them work. In doing so, it cites…