An Effective PMO Guarantees Project Success
Whether a project is considered successful or not differs from company to company, and sometimes even within departments. Marco Weiss from Eurogroup Consulting explains six characteristics of an effective PMO for increased project success.
Detailed Planning for the Perfect Project Portfolio – Let’s Get Real!
In this blogpost, Dr. Joerg Leute makes the argument against super-algorithms, and instead suggests focusing on agile methods and Project Management Offices to manage your organization's initiatives.
Why a Lean PPM Tool Is the Smart Way of Increasing Legibility
People who are responsible for project planning want to be in the know. In this post, Matthias Gidda argues for using a Lean PPM tool to share information, instead of a Swiss Army Knife-type software.
The Secret Recipe for Project Portfolio Management
You can now find our project portfolio management method on our website – no vault door, no password, no conditions. This article is a quick run-through of our Lean PPM Method.
Lean Project Portfolio Management for Organizations
Based on a brief description of lean production, Dr. Jörg Leute explains what “lean project portfolio management” means and what effects it can have on your organization.
Project Prioritization: Make Your Choice
Decisions can be hard. Project prioritization can be even harder. Each project has different pros and cons and can be evaluated against differing sets of criteria. This article explores the benefits of letting each business group handle their own project prioritization.
The Fractal Organization: What Complex Systems Have To Do with PPM
In today's world, organizations need to adapt quickly to changes in external parameters and to process environmental impacts as quickly as possible. What does a modern "PPM ecosystem" look like? In this blog post, we take a look at fractal organizations.
The 7 Forms of Waste in Project Portfolio Management
It's the focus on the creation of value that has finally carried the concept of lean far beyond the production floor. In this article Dr. Jörg Leute applies the seven forms of waste to project portfolio management.
8 Problems with Traditional Project Portfolio Management
Unfortunately, the traditional process for project portfolio management does not work well in the real world. In this article we analyse the most common problems with traditional PPM.