by Don Creswell | Sep 10, 2014 | Principles of Strategic Portfolio Management, ValuePoint™
Credible, Comparable Evaluations Last month, we covered the second of the Six Principles of Strategic Portfolio Management: Value Creation Focus. This month, we address the principle of Credible, Comparable Evaluations. When it comes to portfolio management it can be...
by Don Creswell | Aug 6, 2014 | Principles of Strategic Portfolio Management, ValuePoint™
Value Creation Focus Last month, we discussed the “Aligned Decision Forum,” the first of the Six Principles of Strategic Portfolio Management. In this issue we will discuss the second principle, “Value Creation Focus”. Value creation focus is a strategy by which all...
by Don Creswell | Jul 9, 2014 | Principles of Strategic Portfolio Management, ValuePoint™
Aligned Decision Forum Previously, we introduced the Six Principles of Strategic Portfolio Management. In this issue and the next five issues of this newsletter, we will discuss each of the principles in detail, starting with “Aligned Decision Forum.” The credibility...
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 David Matheson | Sep 10, 2013 | Principles of Strategic Portfolio Management, Strategic Portfolio Management
The term “portfolio management” is a really confusing term. There are all kinds of portfolios: financial portfolios, R&D portfolios, NPD portfolios, innovation portfolios, insurance portfolios, and on and on. And then there are “strategic portfolios” —...
by David Matheson | Jan 16, 2012 | Principles of Strategic Portfolio Management, Strategic Portfolio Management, ValuePoint™
In past ValuePoint articles, Don Creswell has discussed the “R&D Grid” which was introduced in detail in “The Smart Organization” book by David and Jim Matheson. The grid has been renamed the “innovation screen” in Portfolio Navigator® but the function remains the...