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Millions of Cats: A Fable of Clutter and Upside

Millions of Cats: A Fable of Clutter and Upside

by David Matheson | Feb 5, 2019 | Strategic Portfolio Management, ValuePoint™

In the beloved classic children’s book Millions of Cats by Wanda Gag, an old man and an old woman decide to get a cat to be their companion. The Old Man sets out to find a pretty cat, and he comes across a valley full of… “…hundreds of cats,...
What Is Your Opportunity Cost Costing You?

What Is Your Opportunity Cost Costing You?

by David Matheson | Dec 11, 2018 | Strategic Portfolio Management

Download PDF The cost of an opportunity is, of course, the sum of the resources required to pursue a selected opportunity. Usually it is straightforward to add up this cost, although for innovation opportunities, uncertainties may make some part of the cost...
Efficiency Is All About Value

Efficiency Is All About Value

by David Matheson | Nov 6, 2018 | Strategic Portfolio Management

Download PDF The Question of Efficiency This article addresses the last of the four critical questions for strategic portfolio decisions (see below), efficiency. The prior three questions — sufficiency, significance and renewal — are fundamentally questions of...
A Question of Renewal

A Question of Renewal

by David Matheson | Oct 17, 2018 | Strategic Portfolio Management, ValuePoint™

August’s ValuePoint introduced the Four Critical Questions for Decision Making in Strategic Portfolio Management (see below), and September’s edition examined the Sufficiency and Significance questions. In this edition, we’ll look at Renewal. All businesses die. Every...
Sufficiency and Significance

Sufficiency and Significance

by David Matheson | Sep 12, 2018 | Strategic Portfolio Management, ValuePoint™

Sufficiency Download PDF August’s ValuePoint introduced the Four Critical Questions for Decision Making in Strategic Portfolio Management (see sidebar). In this edition, we’ll look at two questions about Sufficiency and Significance. The Sufficiency question asks, “Do...
The Four Critical Questions in Portfolio Decisions

The Four Critical Questions in Portfolio Decisions

by David Matheson | Aug 8, 2018 | Strategic Portfolio Management, ValuePoint™

Strategic portfolio management can give your company leverage to meet its growth goals and renew its products and services to avoid obsolescence and commoditization. The process doesn’t have to be complex and bogged down in details. There are simple,...
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