Survey Identifies 'Bottom-Up' PPM Challenges
Survey identifies project portfolio management challenges from the perspective of project and program managers.
Project Portfolio Management (PPM) > PPM Stakeholders
Application Portfolio Management: Governance, Process and Execution
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.
Avoiding Automated Chaos
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.
Project Portfolio Management on a Dime
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.
PPM Software Evaluation Tool
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.
PMXPO 2012
gantthead is once again excited to be bringing you our annual virtual conference and exhibition on Thursday, May 17, 2012. It's your opportunity to learn, network, earn PDUs and gain valuable knowledge all from the comfort of your home, office-or home office. Registration is FREE, so take a minute now and make sure you don't miss out on what promises to be one of the highest-value conference experiences in project management this year.
gantthead is once again excited to be bringing you our annual virtual conference and exhibition on Thursday, May 17, 2012. It's your opportunity to learn, network, earn PDUs and gain valuable knowledge all from the comfort of your home, office-or home office. Registration is FREE, so take a minute now and make sure you don't miss out on what promises to be one of the highest-value conference experiences in project management this year.
PPM Forecast for 2011
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.
Functional Requirements Assessment
Use this template with the Evaluating and Selecting PPM Software story, which has full instructions.
Process-Driven Products
From R&D to post-sales customer service, every group in an organization is critical to a new product’s success. PPM systems can unite all the elements that drive new product development — and squeeze more profits out of these projects.
Gartner Evaluates PPM Market
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.
Take the Long View
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.
Leveraging the Customer to Improve Product Development
From the Gartner PPM Summit 2007
If the first time your customers see a product is
during a focus group, then you have lost 70 percent of the opportunity to leverage them in the innovation process.
PPM to Play Key Role in the Cloud
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.
PPM Solutions: April 2011
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.
PowerSteering, Tenrox Acquired
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.
Case Studies in Project & Portfolio Management
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.
Build An Idea Pipeline
Does your organization have the right processes in place to support the next great idea? Once an evaluation and selection framework is in place, aligning an “idea pipeline” with the project portfolio is crucial. Otherwise, your next star project might not even get a chance to soar doomed or less-promising initiatives drain resources.
The PPM Cascade
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.
PPM: Where Project Meets Strategy
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.
Lite Project Portfolio Management
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.
Realizing Business Strategy and Planning in Harmony With Other Disciplines
From Gartner PPM Summit
Gartner Research Vice President Robert Handler discusses the importance of aligning IT strategy with corporate priorities, and shows how portfolio management can minimize the role of politics in corporate decision-making.
Exploring the Facets of PPM
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.
Baby Steps
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.
The Agile Portfolio
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.
Beyond the Business Case: Projects in the Enterprise Architecture
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.
Adopting PPM for Greater Product and Process Innovation
From Gartner PPM Summit 2007
Gartner Research Director Marc Halpern leads this presentation to illustrate how PPM can help your organization to incorporate innovative process and support into new product development projects.
Break Out of the PPM Silo
When project portfolio management is conducted in a data/process “vacuum,” it often does more harm than good. Breaking down departmental walls and building an integrated, holistic approach to PPM will help to eliminate bottlenecks and improve decision-making. Here are steps to make it happen.
Five Ways BPM Can Help PPM Boost Business Results
From Gartner PPM Summit
Research Vice President and Gartner Fellow Bill Rosser presents this session on how PPM can leverage its experience in the broad view of project selection, resource management and consistency of architecture, with added verification of delivered benefits.
5 PPM Predictions in 2012
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.
Daptiv Buys PPM Partner in Australia
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
PPM Solutions: August 2011
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.
PPM Maturity Model: A Roadmap for an Evolving PPM Function
From Gartner PPM Summit
Most organizations have a tendency to get stuck somewhere between level 1 and level 2 of the maturity curve. In this presentation, Donna Fitzgerald will discuss how you can keep moving along the path to full PPM maturity.
This Just In…
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.
Harnessing Change Complexity – The New PPM Direction?
From Gartner PPM Summit
Traditional PPM supports a militaristic business strategy mindset — “take the hill.” Today’s complex, fast-changing world is driven by constant adaptation between interdependent actors (e.g., customers, partners, competitors). The “take the hill” approach must be changed to support constant change and reduced control. We must move toward supporting a dance of exploration and exploitation.
Why PPM Tools Aren't Enough?
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.
Tool Shop: CA PPM
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.
PPM in Action
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.
A PPM Sweet Spot
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.
PPM In Tough Times
When economic times get tough and streamlining becomes a priority, project portfolio management, in one form or another, becomes a necessity. Here are five ways PPM can help organizations do more with less.
Adopting PPM for Greater Product and Process Innovation
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.
PPM: Trading Money and Time for Results
From Gartner PPM Summit
Gartner Vice President and Fellow Audrey Apfel hosts this session of Gartner for IT Leaders. In it she will discuss the challenges of executing successful projects in the midst of changing expectations, elusive business value and the uncertain ROI from PMO functions.
Use Project & Portfolio Management to Control IT Costs, Barbara Gomolski, Gartner
From Gartner PPM Summit Barbara Gomolski discusses the economic climate of 2009 and how PPM can be the key to overcoming spending challenges.
Standards and Stands
A Gartner research director’s critique of the Project Management Institute’s recently released portfolio and program management standards engages practitioners, vendors and consultants.
Gartner PPM Summit
The research analyst's PPM and IT Governance Summit in June will feature new research, new ways to embrace change, a keynote presentation from Tom Peters, and a case study on social media as a PM tool, among other highlights.
PM in the Cloud
Is there any advantage to using Cloud-based project management tools to manage projects? Is it cheaper and more effective? Are the tools more feature-rich? And what about the disadvantages? Here is what some research has revealed…
Consolidate PPM Across the Enterprise
What are the business drivers for enterprise project portfolio management, what are the consolidation challenges and what is the solution?
PMXPO 2012 Schedule
10:30 a.m. ET -- PMXPO 2012 opens!
11-12:15 a.m. ET – Keynote Presentation: CSI: Projects by David Berman and Jon Wellner
12:15-12:30 ET – Keynote Sponsor: Microsoft Tools for Project Collaboration Success
12:30-12:45 ET – Booth Time
12:45-1:45 ET – Session 1: Most Valuable Certifications: A Recipe for Your Perfect Alphabet Soup
1:45-2:15 – Booth Time
2:15-3:15 ET – Session 2: Brave New World of PPM: What We Need, Why We Need It and How To Get There
3:15-3:30 ET – Session Sponsor: How Collaboration is Changing the PPM World by CA
3:30-3:45 ET – Booth Time
3:45-4:45 – Session 3: Going For Gold: Delivering Successfully Despite Uncertainty
4:45-5 ET – Session Sponsor: Can Projects Run 20-50% Faster? by Realization Technologies
5-5:15 ET – Booth Time
5:15-6:15 ET – Session 4: Efficiency vs. Effectiveness: Defining a CXO's Bottom Line
6:15-6:30 ET – Session Sponsor: Combining Enterprise Efficiency with Project Effectiveness by Oracle
6:30-6:45 ET – Booth Time
6:45-7:45 ET – Session 5: Managing Agility: Embracing the Benefits of Agile Leadership
7:45-8 ET – Booth Time
8-8:15 ET – Closing Remarks: PMXPO 2012 in Review
8:15-8:30 ET – Booth Time/Show Closes
Gartner Identifies PPM Leaders, Trends
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.
PPM State of the Art: What's Hot and What's Not
From Gartner PPM Summit
Join a panel of Gartner analysts as we test your views on both the future of PPM and today’s common wisdom. We will present research findings that may reinforce that your plans are right on target or surprise you by making you question your most fundamental assumptions. Either way, you should leave the session better prepared to handle both today and tomorrow.
gantthead 2012 Conference Series: People, Projects, Portfolios and the PMO
gantthead is pleased to present its 2012 Conference Series: "People, Projects, Portfolios and the PMO", an exclusive 2-day event! These three half-day workshops (and a panel) are presented in two days and packed with deep insights from respected industry veterans. Don't delay, seats are strictly limited at each location to ensure a quality event. Also check out our upcoming Business Driven PPM Workshops and our Executive Level PMO Setup Workshops!
How Social Should You Be?
Social media democratizes communication, but many project leaders are cautious about incorporating the technology into their efforts for fear of derailing carefully structured best practices. The key is taming social media’s sometimes chaotic tendencies while leveraging its many benefits.
