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6 Key Performance Indicators to Use to Ensure Success with Your Project Portfolio

A key performance indicator or KPI is a measured value indicating how effective an organization is in achieving its key business goals. In the context of project management, it demonstrates how successful the project was in benefiting all the people involved: stakeholders, customers, employees, and the community as well. Without KPIs, it would not be possible to assess the progress of the projects towards fulfilling the goals set. Here are six such key performance indicators ...

Thinking Portfolio2019-02-11T20:12:34+02:0011.2.2019|

6 Top Information Security Risks in Project Management

With technology becoming a major component of Project Management, the protection of project information is of the utmost importance. In this blog, we look at the most significant information security risks that affect PM (Project Management) and how to combat them.

Thinking Portfolio2019-02-03T15:23:31+02:003.2.2019|

Thinking Portfolio’s first opera performance

The Finnish National Opera and Ballet (SKOB) is procuring Thinking Portfolio's project portfolio in order to provide better visibility of current projects for the staff and make managing the project portfolio easier.

Thinking Portfolio2022-06-29T17:56:42+03:0018.1.2019|

Thinking Portfolio and Elo

When Elo began searching the markets for a suitable project portfolio solution, the goal was to improve reporting and transparency. Elo was looking for better transparency in development work, and a tool that would make resource planning easier and resources more visible. Thinking Portfolio has enabled Elo to plan and allocate resources more comprehensively – providing transparency on allocated development resources while exposing any resourcing bottlenecks.

Thinking Portfolio2022-06-29T17:56:53+03:0018.1.2019|

Thinking Portfolio has reduced workloads at the National Land Survey of Finland

Administrative documentation was previously handled with Office tools. This meant a significant amount of copying and entering identical content on several documents. NLS has been particularly satisfied with the clarity of Thinking Portfolio, in which the content comes from one source regardless of its end use. Furthermore, less work means fewer errors.

Thinking Portfolio2022-06-29T17:57:06+03:0018.1.2019|

Thinking Portfolio works in Helen’s grid

Helen Electricity Network is currently implementing the project portfolio, but so far, the user feedback has been cautiously optimistic. The tool is easy to use and helps eliminate extra work. The previously used spreadsheets were packed with data. The spreadsheets were also prone to errors. Now the company can wave goodbye to the old protocol; all data is reliably stored and readily available in one solution.

Thinking Portfolio2022-06-29T17:57:22+03:0018.1.2019|

Top 6 Benefits Of Kanban Board

While Kanban today is a complicated system of elaborate protocols and operational standards, back in the days in Japan, it had humble origins of sticking cards containing information on various part trays, trolleys, and inventory assets. The cards represent the demand or the lack of it based on which processes and inventory will be managed downstream. Kanban boards are the philosophy of Kanban boiled down to management structures and dashboards. It is simply a board that is used to establish proper Kanban practices at work.

Thinking Portfolio2018-11-27T12:10:13+02:0027.11.2018|

6 Steps for Implementing Successful Project Communication Culture

Any project relies heavily on the communication between all parties involved. This means that the more effective and timely important information is transferred, the higher the chances are that the project will be a major success.

Thinking Portfolio2018-11-15T19:33:21+02:0015.11.2018|

How to Measure Impact Investment

Impact investing is a special type of capital investment where the investor is not only interested in earning revenue but also bring about a social or environmental change in a perceivable manner. Impact investing can be done in all kinds of markets, be it developed or emerging. Impact investment helps in addressing some of the critical global issues such as climate change, agriculture, poverty, sustainable development, clean power, micro-financing, and healthcare among others. There are ...

Thinking Portfolio2018-10-19T09:27:57+03:0022.10.2018|

What could Project Managers learn from Traffic Jams

Traffic is a real-time dynamic system that is constantly changing. Every tiny change in traffic has repercussions down the line. The field of RTM or road traffic management has come about to manage such systems and prevent traffic jams and random congestion. These systems use data analytics to predict and manage traffic.

Thinking Portfolio2018-10-14T12:33:26+03:0014.10.2018|

What makes Kanban Board different from Backlog

Following any kind of agile tactic requires the entire team to come together and work as one unit. Whether you utilize Kanban or scrum boards or Kanban backlogs, or a combination of the two such as Kanplan, without a top-down integration with the program, building an agile team is impossible.

Thinking Portfolio2018-10-05T09:16:32+03:005.10.2018|

Professional Community As Part Of A Good Project Culture

Every project manager worth their salt knows that the success of a project depends on the people working at it. So, it shouldn’t come as a surprise when we say that there needs to be a sense of community surrounding any project. After all, the project’s success is dependent on cooperation and team spirit.

Thinking Portfolio2018-09-24T16:07:14+03:0024.9.2018|

How Social Data and Crowdfunding Support Innovation Management

In an age where creativity and innovation form the core of every business, social data and crowdfunding are two aspects of utmost importance. But, what is social data? What is crowdfunding?

Thinking Portfolio2018-05-17T11:39:20+03:0017.5.2018|

How AI supports Project Steering Group

The project steering committee is main governing body within an enterprise that looks after the proposal and execution of projects. They ensure that the proper deliverables are met and the project is in line with key company goals. This includes approval of budget, defining standards and goals, devising project strategy, risk assessment, quality checks and adherence to time-line. The project steering committee is the body to which a project managers report to. The project manager attends meetings and informs the committee regarding the status of the project along with addressing doubts and concerns.

Thinking Portfolio2018-04-30T12:04:08+03:0030.4.2018|

What Project Manager should Learn from Robots

With the rapid progress in AI, robotics and automation technologies, most jibs are being replaced by automated systems and robots. Be it a white collar job or a blue collar one, both are affected by the rise in automated technologies and machine learning. Growth in machine learning capabilities has allowed machines to become more independent by allowing them to react to real-time changes without being pre-programmed for such tasks. Also it doesn’t take long for them to analyze extremely large data sets and generate accurate reports. This has resulted in the disruption of current industrial practices.

Thinking Portfolio2018-04-27T10:05:44+03:0027.4.2018|