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So far Esa Toivonen, Managing Partner, Senior Advisor, CGEIT, CISA, CRISC, LJK has created 205 blog entries.

Raisio

Raisio plc is a Finnish company established in 1939, whose shares are listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd. The company has over 35,000 shareholders. It employs some 1,900 people and operates in 9 countries. Group's net sales in 2013 were EUR 557.6 million and EBIT was EUR 39.3 million. Raisio is known for its innovations, of which cholesterol-lowering Benecol is one good example and Benemilk, with its ability to increase milk yield and improve contents ...

University Helsinki

The University of Helsinki is the most versatile institution of science, civilization and mental regeneration, a pioneer and a builder of future. The university is a proponent of well-being and a just society Staff of 8,300 with 4,700 researches and professors 11 faculties and 20 independent institutions 35,000 students, 28,000 open studies students The IT Centre is an independent unit of the University of Helsinki, providing IT services for the university. The centre is in ...

RAY

Finland's Slot Machine Association RAY collects funds through slot machine and casino operations for the benefit of Finnish welfare. RAY offers entertaining and exciting games in a responsible manner. The profits from games are channelled into social and healthcare organisations' activities and benefiting Finnish war veterans. The association also aims to secure funding for several important future projects. Project managers join forces to produce a quality project portfolio Henrik Niinimäki RAY has been ...

Thinking Portfolio enables centralised project management model for RAY

Finland's Slot Machine Association RAY collects funds through slot machine and casino operations for the benefit of Finnish welfare. RAY offers entertaining and exciting games in a responsible manner. The profits from games are channelled into social and healthcare organisations' activities and benefiting Finnish war veterans. The association also aims to secure funding for several important future projects. Project managers join forces to produce a quality project portfolio Henrik Niinimäki RAY has been ...

Hospital Pirkanmaa

The Pirkanmaa Hospital District is a municipal federation of 23 municipalities. Its mission is to provide health care services that promote health and functional capacity and to promote scientific research and training to support this goal. The data and technology administration of the Pirkanmaa Hospital District provides data administration services for information systems, as well as telecommunications services, such as telephone, workstation and data transfer services. The administration also provides medical technology services, information services, ...

Thinking Portfolio as an IT project management tool at Pirkanmaa Hospital District

The Pirkanmaa Hospital District is a municipal federation of 23 municipalities. Its mission is to provide health care services that promote health and functional capacity and to promote scientific research and training to support this goal. The data and technology administration of the Pirkanmaa Hospital District provides data administration services for information systems, as well as telecommunications services, such as telephone, workstation and data transfer services. The administration also provides medical technology services, information services, ...

Thinking Portfolio providing open source of information at University of Helsinki

The University of Helsinki is the most versatile institution of science, civilization and mental regeneration, a pioneer and a builder of future. The university is a proponent of well-being and a just society. The IT Centre is an independent unit of the University of Helsinki, providing IT services for the university. The centre is in charge of IT administration and services. The IT Centre employs around 240 staff members performing various support and expert duties. ...

Five Basic Skills That Every Project Manager Should Have

Successful project management is the result of using the right kind of resources and strategies. At the same time, success or failure of a project depends heavily on the abilities of the project manager. Project management is not rocket science. But it still needs the manager to have certain abilities and qualities that make the process of managing and leading the team towards success. Here are the five basic skills that every project manager should ...

Top 8 Key Tasks of Strategy Office

On a conceptual level, strategy offices are becoming commonplace in companies that believe in achieving success through strategic planning and implementation. Strategic work, however, varies significantly depending on the objectives, sector and management culture of the company. Strategy is often interpreted in many ways, and its significance to interest groups depends on the viewpoint. The key is to carry out the right operations at exactly the right time. Successfulness of decision making, and eliciting the ...

What Makes A Project Portfolio Difficult To Manage?

Project portfolio management is easier than it looks. Businesses often face a number of challenges when it comes to managing their project portfolio effectively. If you want to keep your project portfolio under control it is important that you identify the difficulties of challenges that you are facing with your project portfolio. Sometimes, there could be too many issues that project managers end up confused about what the real problem is. Here are a few ...

5 Questions Business Owner Should Ask About a Project Business Case

Project management is all about understanding what the client wants and delivering it as expected. To understand, a project business owner or manager must not hesitate to ask questions. Whether you are an IT business project management consultant or company catering to the needs to diverse clients from across industries, here are 5 questions that you must ask your client to achieve success. What does the business aim to achieve with the project? Before you ...

How to Successfully Set Up a PMO in 2015

Businesses can benefit significantly by setting a project management office within their organization. While it has been proven again and again that a PMO can add value to the project manager as well as the overall productivity of the organization, a lot of businesses are yet to set up a PMO. The year 2015 will see more and more PMOs being set up by organizations. If you have decided to set up a PMO for ...

Six Lessons that Project Managers Could Learn from Elephants

Elephants are majestic creatures that have remained mysterious to humans though they have been domesticated thousands of years ago. Tales of their bravery and intelligence have been carried through generations which can teach us a few things about community life. Startups with brilliant plans and experienced project managers sometimes fail to implement their tasks or time or fail to recognize business opportunities and fall behind others.  Here are a few lessons that project managers can ...

How to Make an Ordinary Project Business Owner Great?

While some may think that factors like certifications in project management is crucial in a project PMO lead, in fact it is among the most underrated criteria while hiring one. What is seen as a far more important attribute is the individual's ability to understand the project. This allows the PMO to initiate, monitor and manage better, and see if it rings true with the company's core goals and objectives. Here is a look at ...

Top Mistakes in Project Portfolio Management

Project Portfolio Management is at the heart of the success of any organization. Any business that has its PPM in places and corresponding execution tasks to back it, has got the success recipe right for the most part. Then again, it isn't as easy as it sounds, as many businesses cant seem to quite master PPM. Here's a look at some PPM mistakes that businesses can avoid to get there. Emulating best PPM practices without ...