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Embracing Kaizen: 6 Compassionate Ways to Prioritize Projects for Cancellation
Nurturing Growth by Letting Go - A Guide to Applying Kaizen Principles for Project Prioritization In the ever-evolving landscape of project management, making tough decisions becomes an inevitable part of the journey. Just as Kaizen encourages us to enhance processes, it also empowers us to gracefully let go of projects that no longer align with our goals. In this blog, we will explore six compassionate ways to use Kaizen methods to prioritize projects that deserve ...
Discerning the Delicate Cues: 10 Subtle Indicators to Halt a Project
In the intricate tapestry of project management, understanding the nuances that signal a need for reconsideration is paramount. Here are 10 elegantly nuanced signs that signify a project may warrant a pause for thoughtful reassessment: Subdued Stakeholder Engagement: When the fervor and engagement of key stakeholders wane, it may signify a misalignment between project aspirations and their evolving expectations. Diminishing Resource Vitality: As the vitality of essential resources ebbs—be it finances, human capital, or technological ...
What could project manager learn from F1 driver about leadership
Project managers could learn many valuable lessons about leadership from Formula 1 drivers.
Thinking Portfolio’s straightforwardness convinced software house QOCO Systems
In the photo, QOCO Systems project team members Heli Kivisoja, Janne Kulmala, Laura Auhto-Savolainen and Valeriia Diupon. Software house QOCO Systems Oy is an ICT supplier to the airline industry. For a growing company, Thinking Portfolio has provided much-needed consistency and structure in project management. Growth created space for a new project management tool QOCO Systems Oy is an aviation software house whose customers include airlines, maintenance companies and aircraft engine manufacturers. Growth objectives have created ...
10 Life-Changing Project Management Habits for Increased Productivity
Project management plays a crucial role in the success of any endeavor, whether it's a personal project or a large-scale organizational initiative. By adopting effective project management habits, you can significantly enhance your productivity, streamline processes, and achieve your project goals with greater efficiency. In this blog post, we will explore ten life-changing project management habits that can transform the way you approach and execute projects, leading to increased productivity and successful outcomes. 10 Project ...
The Savings Banks’ Union gets an up-to-date project description through Thinking Portfolio
The Savings Banks’ Union (Säästöpankkiliitto) chose Thinking Portfolio when its goal was to gain a better understanding of the overall picture of the project portfolio and develop a more professional project model. Several tools have been replaced by one transparent solution Just a year ago, The Savings Banks’ Union’s project portfolio was managed with several different tools and PowerPoint-based reporting. As in many other organizations, The Savings Banks’ Union also needed an up-to-date and transparent ...
Thinking Portfolio Portfolio Management Playbook 4th edition
We’ve published an updated 4th edition of our popular FREE Portfolio Management Playbook e-book with Hands-on How-to articles on how to succeed in Portfolio Management.
NEW! Updated Thinking Portfolio Project Portfolio White Paper released!
Thinking Portfolio® is the tool for making the right decisions. It is a practical tool for strategic management. The portfolio management model supports business-driven planning and decision-making based on a firm overall grasp.
7 Key Secrets To Succeed With Your Work Management
All successful organizations have a common quality: they are led by efficient managers. A good manager is someone who motivates employees and propels them toward success. They know when to modify a strategy when something doesn’t go according to plan or praise an employee for any accomplishment.
7 Good Warning Alerts for Your Project to Follow and Monitor
The growth of any business is necessary to ensure continuity for the future. If your business is not growing over time, that means it could eventually stagnate or fail. In case your business is displaying any of these signs, that means that you need to follow your projects closely. Use these signs to make informed changes to your existing modus operandi or scale of your operations.
How To Brief Your Project Idea in 5 Minutes
Selling a project idea is the ultimate key to unlocking all good business deals. Be it to your team members or subordinates or even the client itself, the idea must sit well with everyone.
Why Should You Cancel Your Project?
Project managers are some of the most resilient and hard-working bunch. They will keep at it until nothing else can be done to deliver the perfect product. But sometimes this isn’t enough, and there are telltale signs of this. It is a project manager’s job to identify the problems and tackle them head-on. Carefully dismantling each problem so that the project is completed can be a tedious task, but alas, some projects are doomed to fail.
6 Ways How to Score and Choose Good Project Ideas
Choosing a project is an art form in itself now. The project you do can make or break your future in the firm or company. You must take into consideration all the things that might cause a project to go off the rails.
Thinking Portfolio’s project and risk portfolio enable unified handling at Fingrid
The combination of the Thinking Portfolio’s project portfolio and the risk portfolio has streamlined the handling of both development projects and risk management in a unified environment. First, the project portfolio, together with the renewed project model, was introduced, and the positive experiences gained from it helped in the selection when the risk portfolio was acquired, says Development Manager Matti Tähtinen from Fingrid.