Many enterprises never achieve true project portfolio governance. While Project Portfolio Management, or PPM, may be the heart of governance, other factors must be taken into consideration when supervising a portfolio. If you can ascertain a way to manage and oversee your projects at the portfolio-level, as opposed to project-by-project, your company will receive the [...]
It is essential to align reporting to a decision maker’s span of control and his or her decision-making cycle. Once performance information is obtained, there is a big difference between what a CIO or PMO Director needs to see versus a Project Manager. It is crucial for PMOs to report information on the proper granular [...]
I am often asked by project management officers (PMO) to explain the difference between a project management (PM) tool and a PM solution. I love the question because it means that they are looking to get more out of their automated project management software investment in order to better manage their projects. And better management [...]
