by Don Creswell | Jun 13, 2014 | Strategic Portfolio Management
Everyone talks about, “getting on the same page,” but in many cases it is difficult – if not impossible – to get all members of an organization to agree on a desired outcome. That’s where a conscious approach to decision alignment comes in. In their best-selling book...
by Don Creswell | Jun 4, 2014 | Principles of Strategic Portfolio Management, Strategic Portfolio Management, ValuePoint™
During the past 20 years companies have greatly improved processes and systems for managing the “operational” aspects of project/portfolio management (PPM)–budgeting, project management, resource planning, and phase gate processes. Strategic portfolio management,...
by Don Creswell | May 20, 2014 | Resources
The job title, “Business Analyst” wasn’t on the radar a decade ago. Of course, there have always been analysts in the corporate world, but the evolution of this as a specific role is really a product of the growth of the pace, complexity, and globalization of business...
by Somik Raha | Mar 12, 2014 | Professional Development
Watch David Matheson’s lecture at Stanford University John D. clenched his fist. What seemed like promotion was now feeling more like a curse. John’s work on building a culture of community and improving collaboration in his team had been rewarded. He was now expected...
by David Matheson | Mar 6, 2014 | Innovation Management
Thanks to the advent of Big Data, companies are collecting more facts than ever before — about their industry, clients, future clients, the economy, real estate, the state of their organizations — physically and fiscally. Business decision makers can no longer plead...