31
October
2017
Portfolio Navigator Release 7.5
SmartOrg’s product development team has been hard at work for our users over the summer and is now ready with a new release of Portfolio Navigator – version 7.5! The Little Things That Make a Big Difference We have focused on stabilizing the platform, ensuring that users have a bug-free experience. This can be very
25
September
2017
How Software Enables High-Quality Decision Conversations
On Sep 20, 2017, I did a sponsor showcase for the Society of Decision Professionals on how our software enables high-quality decision conversations. Here is a recording of that webinar. Please feel free to post comments or questions.
06
June
2017
Three Pivots and What I Learned from Them | ValuePoint June 2017
Author:
Somik Raha
When the course of action you are on is no longer taking you where you want to go, it's time to pivot to a new course. In a presentation to the Back End of Innovation conference last November, I shared how I pivoted at three key points in my career, and the lessons you can
31
March
2017
Portfolio Navigator 7 is out
After almost a year of being buried deep in development, we are finally out with Portfolio Navigator 7! In this release, much of our attention has gone toward managing the tension between flexibility and understandability. Offering too much flexibility makes a product much more complex and makes it less understandable. Product management is about making
11
October
2016
See You at BEI 2016 | ValuePoint October 2016
Developing and successfully launching new products can be a very risky undertaking. There are many unforeseen hazards between concept and launch. No matter how carefully you forecast and plan, you are negotiating uncharted waters. It can be a messy process, full of surprises--some good and some bad.
08
April
2016
The Head and Heart of Decision Quality
Decision Quality is an old idea that has been with us since the 80’s. It has been slowly and incrementally advancing, with the last major contribution being from the Decision Education Foundation, when the “head and heart” distinction was added. It is time to deeply integrate the heart into Decision Quality rather than treat it as
06
April
2016
Stop Measuring Value! | ValuePoint April 2016
Author:
Somik Raha
In the field of strategic portfolio management there is a prevalence of dashboards and analytics attempting to measure all kinds of things that are considered to be of value. When these metrics get interpreted as a measure of value, portfolio management turns into a giant optimization problem that downplays the role of human creativity, innovation,
29
July
2014
Experimenting with Values: Finding your Meta-Strategy
Decisions are not just about the numbers, a project will likely not succeed if it does not inspire people or fit with the cultural energy of an organization. What your company values should be the basis of any decision you make. That is why your company’s meta-strategy matters- it should be the first filter that
18
June
2014
The FP&A Question from Hell
The Executive flinched in his chair. The numbers in his Long-Range Planning (LRP) portfolio were rigorously done, but he had promised a higher performance to the street. Looking squarely at his senior FP&A analyst, he said, “I need to see another $50 million in value from our portfolio. Please make it happen.” What would you
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