by David Matheson | Mar 8, 2017 | Innovation Management, ValuePoint™
Shift Portfolio Mix A good portfolio is not merely a collection of good projects. For example, a portfolio containing lots of risky projects can actually have lower overall risk than a portfolio of projects that individually have low risk. Lots of low-risk projects in...
by David Matheson | Feb 8, 2017 | ValuePoint™
I’ve been keeping a catalog of methods our customers use to drive breakthrough growth from their portfolios. At a recent innovation conference (see “Profitable Pivots at MindXchange” at the end of this article), I validated and refined those methods with a group of...
by David Matheson | Nov 9, 2016 | Strategy, ValuePoint™
SmartOrg periodically conducts exercises at conferences, seminars and continuing education classes to find out what executives think are the most important aspects of strategic portfolio management and how it should be applied in their organizations. We call these...
by David Matheson | Sep 6, 2016 | Strategic Portfolio Management, ValuePoint™
Your portfolio of innovation projects is the engine that drives the growth and market leadership you need to survive and thrive. It’s critical that you tune that engine for the greatest power to drive your growth, and not flood it with too many projects. The idea that...
by David Matheson | Jul 13, 2016 | Strategic Portfolio Management, ValuePoint™
Big Growth Goals SmartOrg knows that if one of our customers has a problem, there’s a good chance another of our customers has already solved it. SmartOrg held an inaugural Community of Practice event to let its client base of innovation portfolio managers benefit...
by Don Creswell | Jun 8, 2016 | Innovation Management, ValuePoint™
Suzanne stared at her computer screen as she prepared her presentation for the decision board. She nervously tapped her fingers, wondering how she could possibly convince these tough birds that her product idea had great promise, despite a lot of uncertainty around...
