From Gartner. In this session from the June 2005 PPM Summit, Jim Duggan, Research Vice President for Gartner, looks at the elements of governance, assessment and operational processes that successful implementations have exploited.
The Project Portfolio Management (PPM) Software Evaluation tool has been developed to support individuals in evaluating and selecting a portfolio management tool that is appropriate for their organizations. The tool provides a comprehensive set of dimensions that represent the attributes that organizations should take into consideration when selecting a PPM software package. As you proceed through the evaluation, each section includes a link to a more detailed guide to help you make the most of the tool. The PPM Software Evaluation tool has been designed to be flexible and responsive to the needs of your organization. It can be expanded to include additional dimensions that are also relevant to your organization, and enables you to define the specific criteria you are looking for.
The combination of the two companies creates a major player in the $1.3 billion project and portfolio management software market, with more than 500 customers and 150,000 users worldwide.
For anyone thinking about or faced with implementing a PPM tool, here are some tips to keep in mind to help you wade through the sometimes problematic process.
Why has Project Portfolio Management struggled to be adopted in organizations? While part of the problem lies with the vendor overselling the product, the bulk of the issue stems from our collective failure to educate ourselves on PPM--and understand how we should adopt it.
Portfolio managers don’t always need a full-feature package with all the bells and whistles. Reviewing the variety of solutions available led this writer to generate a basic list of PPM requirements as well as a few nice-to-have features--leading him to a recommendation.
Gartner’s new report on the state of the PPM market evaluates 30 technology providers and identifies important trends, including the infiltration of the SaaS deployment model and increasing support of Agile.
As businesses enter the "new normal" era of economic uncertainty, program and portfolio management offices that remain tactically and administratively-focused will struggle. Successful PMOs in 2012 will move towards a strageic, holistic view that embraces agile methods and increases visibility for executives.
With little extra money but plenty of extra time, smart IT managers are learning how to improve PPM functions without breaking the bank. Here are seven ways to get creative with PPM on the cheap.
A wide variety of technology solutions and services are available to help organizations implement, customize and improve their project portfolio management processes. Here is our August roundup of recent updates and announcements from CA, Daptiv, Innotas, Oracle Primavera, Planview, PowerSteering, Rally and others.
The acquisition of Bluenova acquisition will increase Daptiv's company revenue by about10 percent and position it to capitalize on the fast-growing market for PPM solutions in the Asia Pacific region
By adopting PPM solutions, organizations will be positioned to manage successful cloud initiatives, increase business agility and innovation, and provide visibility and control over their cloud services portfolio, a global survey concludes.
From the Gartner PPM Summit 2007
What are the five myths that undermine effective innovation management, and how does project portfolio management and other software support the innovation process? Plus, how can manufacturers avoid the obstacles to creating an innovation competency in their companies? Find out in this presentation.
The portfolio manager is the strategic spearhead of your project organization, and there is a lot of mystery about an organization’s strategic planning process. The PPM function of your organization needs to be in the center of this process, and in this article we explore some of the functions that it needs to perform.
Collaboration software provider Daptiv predicts that the role of project management offices will expand into business strategy, social software will be used even more to engage project teams and stakeholders, and PPM systems will play a greater role as a business intelligence source.
A wide variety of technology solutions and services are available to help organizations implement, customize and improve their project portfolio management processes. Here is our April roundup of recent announcements from Daptiv, HP, Oracle, Planview and PowerSteering.
What are the business drivers for enterprise project portfolio management, what are the consolidation challenges and what is the solution?
Portfolio Management is about managing the flow of projects through their transitions into and out of the basket of projects being pursued by the organization--and thus integral to the activities found in the PMO. In order to keep PPM processes easy to understand and implement, they will be presented in terms of pre-, active and post-portfolio activities--which we explore here.
Gartner’s 2010 Magic Quadrant report surveys the state of PPM in a challenging economy, evaluating 31 technology providers, naming six “leaders” and identifying two important market trends.
From Gartner PPM Summit
Gartner Vice President and Distiguished Analyst Matthew Hotle discusses the basics of PPM from a conceptual level and looks at case studies of PPM techniques in action. Please note: This PDF version does not include presentation notes.
Use this template with the Evaluating and Selecting PPM Software story, which has full instructions.
Gartner’s 2009 Magic Quadrant report surveys the state of PPM in a challenging economy, evaluating 19 technology providers, naming six “leaders” and addressing some emerging market trends.
Here’s our February 2011 roundup of the latest technology solutions for project leaders, teams and organizations, including social-based requirements management … security-focused PPM … enterprise-level Agile integration … software lifecycle management … and more.
Does your PPM solution help you understand the cost of IT operations or just your projects and portfolios? Technology Business Management is an emerging category of software solutions designed to help CIOs and IT executives manage and communicate the cost, quality and value of IT Services.
CA Technologies recently introduced a new version of its PPM solution. Among the updates is the integration of Chatter, a collaboration application from Salesforce.com.
As PPM solutions evolve from “nice to have” to essential, there is a need to integrate them with other business operations, according to H-P’s senior product marketing manager. But are vendors glossing over the cultural and procedural changes required for organizations to reap the full benefits of these tools?
Shortsightedness can shortchange your organization on the benefits of project portfolio management. A top PPM analyst shares best practices on how to embrace the big picture and how evolving PPM tools can help.
From Gartner PPM Summit 2007
Gartner estimates that more than 30% of the investment in new product development of most manufacturers does not deliver a return. Often, R&D groups fail to deliver because of poorly defined priorities and inadequate understanding of how their resources are committed.
How do you make the case for PPM and justify the expense? What are some common pitfalls in implementing or extending PPM across the enterprise? How much should an organization expect to “bend” to accommodate a new PPM solution? PowerSteering’s CEO shares his perspective on these and other issues.
From Gartner PPM Summit
By identifying the common themes between PPM and EA, both have the opportunity to strengthen each other and do more with less. Failure to rationalize EA and PPM is negligence. In this presentation, Gartner V.P. Robert Handler will look at the theory, reality and opportunity behind a collaborative approach.
When implementating a program or portfolio management solution, it is better to have 80 percent of the potential users of the system (adoption rate) using 20 percent of the system functionality, than to have 20 percent of the users exercising 80 percent of the system functionality.
More organizations are incrementally adding Agile methods to take their project portfolio management practices to the next level, while software providers are adapting their PPM offerings to keep pace with demand.
John Baldwin, new CEO of on-demand PPM solutions provider Daptiv, shares his plans for the company, and where he thinks the industry is headed.
Survey identifies project portfolio management challenges from the perspective of project and program managers.
Saying some PPM solutions are “out of reach” for many businesses, Microsoft Project 2010 emphasizes integrated portfolio management capabilities, among enhancements in reporting, demand management and business intelligence. Should dedicated PPM providers be worried?
In contrast to portfolio management, APM looks at how to manage a set of software applications as part of a portfolio, treating the products as investments and determining their relative value within an enterprise.
From Gartner PPM Summit 2006. PPM is not just about project prioritization, project status and resource management. It's a business process that can help lead your company to the next level.
This executive communication strategy will go a long way to prevent middle management inertia when implementing project portfolio management. Here we look at the cascade that breaks down the management wall to PPM.
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Making strategic portfolio management decisions in a tight economy isn’t easy. Here’s some help in trying to achieve an empowered PMO when the going gets tough.
From Gartner PPM Summit
Reseach Director David McClure discusses the vast benefits of IT portfolio management, when it's implemented with the requisite management commitment and discipline. He also addresses those challenges unique to public sector projects of this type.
From Gartner PPM Summit
Gartner Research Vice President Jim Duggan discusses how IT organizations can move their portfolios into the future while dealing with elements that date back decades.
In the pursuit of improving IT project delivery, many companies focus on processes but overlook a crucial step: benchmarking. In the third of our six-part series on enterprise best practices, here are tips and techniques for establishing effective, iterative benchmarking.
HarperCollins needed an intuitive solution that could manage and track its Digital Technology Services work for over 100 global users. With Innotas’ on-demand IT Governance solution, the publisher was able to manage both strategic projects and sprints with the same tool.
From Gartner.In this session from the June 2005 PPM Summit, Gartner Research Director Matt Light discusses how to get a handle on your project portfolio, despite the many technical and cultural challenges that organizations face.
From Gartner PPM Summit
The market for project and portfolio management suites has seen a flurry of innovation from established players and new entrants, and even continued growth. Amidst confusing market positioning and recent M&A activity, this session makes sense of it all.
From Gartner PPM Summit 2005
Gartner Research Director Matt Light discusses new ways of managing project portfolios along with roles, responsibilities and the processes and tools that work.
From Gartner PPM Summit
Dan Miklovic, Gartner Managing Vice President, discusses the advantages of Six Sigma as a business improvement methodology.
Much of the ScrumMaster's role has been focused on the individual effort of leading a single team through the successful completion of a Scrum project. At some point, a person who has successfully established themselves in an organization will be looked on to take on more responsibilities. What would these responsibilities be? What kind of career roadmap would be best suited for a person who is an established ScrumMaster?
Here’s our December 2010 roundup of the latest technology solutions and services for project leaders, teams and organizations, including an application to leverage SharePoint … Agile offerings for distributed environments and portfolio-level planning … mobile capabilities for PPM … a free project management tool for small teams ... and more.
