Project Portfolio Management

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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.

6 min read
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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.

5 min read
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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.

9 min read
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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.

4 min read
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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.

8 min read
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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.

5 min read
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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.

6 min read
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Project Portfolio Management – What Is That?

In this first entry in a two-part series, we explore the traditional project portfolio management (PPM) process. Read on to get acquainted with some of the most positive aspects of traditional PPM.

5 min read