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,...
by David Matheson | Jan 8, 2019 | Innovation Management, ValuePoint™
In or Out? Most portfolio evaluations I get involved in take a close look at innovation. Often there is a special innovation group responsible for the new, the wild, and the odd. The group names vary: common ones are “Ventures” or “Innovation” or “Central R&D.”...
by David Matheson | Dec 11, 2018 | Strategic Portfolio Management, ValuePoint™
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 unforeseeable. However,...
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...
by David Matheson | Sep 12, 2018 | Strategic Portfolio Management, ValuePoint™
Sufficiency An earlier 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 we have...
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,...
