Project Portfolio Management TodayOrganizations constantly change themselves in many ways, and those changes are brought about through projects and project portfolios. Here is where the notion of a desired future state becomes important. Future state means “a clear definition of destinations that exist in the visions and plans of people who take responsibility for the performance of the organization.†When an organization moves in a direction, a desired future state represents the destination of that direction, and that...Out of Control (for good)- July 24, 2008 I read an article by Linda Tucci on SearchCIO about (yawn) Projects, PPM and the PMO. Before I launch my scathing commentary, I have a quick confession. I wade into most articles on these topics and try to get a sense of whether or not to read the whole thing. Quite often, I don't get very far before I bail and move on to something much more vithttp://networking.ittoolbox.com/r/rss.asp?url=http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/ppmtoday/out-of-... The Bedrock (you build on)- July 10, 2008 I ran into an old friend of mine a few days ago. We happened to meet by chance at a local watering hole in the East Bay. This friend and I go way back. He's a former computer hack like me who had crossed over from the tech side of business to the business side of business. In those early days of our careers, we were stubbornly optimistic. Our favorite line was "the next six months are going to be very interesting." We repeated that line at the beginning and end of every mind-bending dahttp://networking.ittoolbox.com/r/rss.asp?url=http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/ppmtoday/the-bed... Documentation or Communication- July 3, 2008 I have recently been involved in a technical documentation effort that has caught me by surprise. The typical reaction (of most reasonable human beings) to a technical documentation project might be a big yawn and a whole slew of reasons to work on something else. "Gee, I've been putting off that root canal for a few months...maybe I should do that instead." A quick motivation remedy Perhaps a few extra trips to the espresso for that hit of chemical enthusiasm As surprises go, thishttp://networking.ittoolbox.com/r/rss.asp?url=http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/ppmtoday/documen... |