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Portfolio governance, processes, artefacts, and techniques help those involved in portfolio management optimise their management efforts and portfolio results. However, as “culture eats procedures for breakfast”, managing organisational culture and influencing people’s perspective, attitudes and perception should be of high priority when implementing portfolio management. A suitable and well-tailored portfolio methodology is, of course, essential for effective […]

The path to implementing organisational strategy is very often seen as straightforward: you define what the strategic objectives are, then draw a path to that outcome by setting up an implementation plan and wait for the plan to deliver. We (assume that we) have all the information we need upfront, we define a set of […]

While governance, plans and processes help us with what we could refer to as the administrative side of portfolio management, the right Mindsets help us develop a portfolio orientation and navigate the complex reality of portfolio management within organisations.  Portfolio mindsets are an essential part of any portfolio methodology. Just as we establish procedures to help […]

Project Governance Project governance is one of the pillars of good project management and a Critical Success Factor (CSF) for all projects, particularly for complex projects which involve multiple organisations, with different procedures and culture – which often pursue and defend their own interests and perspectives. Project governance is the framework within which project management […]

Projects are a means of creating value for stakeholders by producing outputs and outcomes which result in benefits of higher value than the cost of their production. To manage more effectively this value-creation process, project management best practices are applied, often packaged in the form of a methodology. Many believe that applying a project management […]

On February 1st & 2nd 2018, the European Commission and the Center of Excellence in Project Management (CoEPM²) ran their inaugural PM² Conference. The conference brought together representatives from EU Institutions, Public Administration from Member States, PM² Practitioners, Service Providers and PM² Methodology Experts to learn from each other. And it announced the EU’s vision for a common, free […]