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Multi-portfolio management combines the different internal maturity levels of an organization and project management needs
More and more organizations decide to organize project portfolio management considering the needs of different business areas and the maturity of the operating methods.
How Does Management Involvement Impact Project Portfolio Management Performance?
A number of project portfolio management tools and methods have become incredibly popular nowadays. A growing number of businesses have implemented professional project portfolio management tools and processes. Yet, many companies are still running projects and handling portfolios with no support from dedicated teams or proper methods. So, why is project portfolio management important? For managing project portfolios, do you need to define or implement certain processes? Project portfolio management focuses on picking the right ...
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SSAB moved on from a vulnerable Excel jungle to the reliable and versatile Thinking Portfolio
SSAB uses Thinking Portfolio’s solution for planning investment activities in the coming years. Plans are prepared in a clear way in the portfolio, which provides a quick overview of upcoming events. Investment Services Director Arto Kangas describes how the implementation of the project portfolio has made it possible to make the company’s approach even more systematic.
6 Characteristics of an Effective Project Management Officer
Project management officers are vital to any business as they can take important decisions that lead to great ideas. While good PMOs are hard to find, great ones are even rarer. However, all good PMOs share certain traits and characteristics that make them an effective and valuable part of the team. Here are six of the best traits you should cultivate to become an effective and profitable project management officer in your organization.
How To Run A Project Post-Evaluation Meeting
It is critical for project managers to conduct project post-evaluation meetings with their teams. The agenda of such a meeting is focused on factors such as the results, performance and expenditure information available after completion of the project. Prior to conducting a project post-evaluation meeting, project managers must collect relevant project data and develop a concrete meeting agenda. This will allow them to see clearly, the issues that need to be addressed and the ways ...
7 Key KPIs for Effective Project Portfolio Management
Keeping a track of KPIs or Key Performance Indicators is absolutely critical to project management and success. In the absence of a system that tracks KPIs, it is nearly impossible to assess the progress of a project towards the predetermined goals.
Critical Success Factor for Measuring Project Portfolio Management
Project Portfolio Management facilitates measurement of the impact that project management has on cost, procurement, product quality and human resources at the level of the entire organization.
Project Portfolio Management Vs. Program Management
There is more than a possibility that you use terms like program management and project portfolio management in your daily language. Both of these words are common everyday words and have simple meanings. However, in case of organizational management, a majority of people are unaware when to use such terms. These words hold different meanings for different companies. Even within a company, different stakeholders use these terms differently. It is apparent that confusion abounds when ...
Savon Voima uses Thinking Portfolio as its management and communication tool
At Savon Voima, Thinking Portfolio operates as a development portfolio used to manage the company’s strategic programmes and the project contained within it, as well as various types of research and development projects. The development includes programmes such as: Carbon dioxide-free electricity generating systems, a weather-reliant electricity grid, giving definitive form to client relations , 100% self-sufficiency domesticity and zero accidents.
Terveystalo achieves transparency with project resources thanks to Thinking Portfolio
By virtue of its network, Terveystalo is Finland’s largest healthcare service provider. Operating nationally, Terveystalo employs over 6,800 healthcare professionals. In 2015, ten per cent of all Finland’s annual visits to the doctor were made to Terveystalo. Thinking Portfolio chosen to eliminate time-wasting At Terveystalo, the project managers and other project members play a part in project tasks in addition to handling their own tasks. This is why it is vital to achieve transparency with ...
Intensive use of XAMK’s Thinking Portfolio project portfolio of equal interest to its partners
At the South-East Finland University of Applied Sciences (Xamk), all R&D&I activities are managed using the Thinking Portfolio project portfolio referred to as HanSa. HanSa has a key role as a tool for managing R&D&I operations.
Lemminkäinen forms the foundations of its project using Thinking Portfolio
The implementation of Lemminkäinen’s Thinking Portfolio was conducted at the end of the year when the application was used for monitoring and prioritising internal development projects for business operations and support functions. The previous version of the application was in use earlier on, but back then there was no great need for a project portfolio that continued to be in active use.
Finnair opens up its route to Thinking Portfolio’s Project Portfolio
Finnair is an airline network specialised in flying between Europe and Asia along the shorter northern route. Finnair uses Thinking Portfolio’s Project Portfolio, which currently manages its IT projects. There are plans for Thinking Portfolio to become the go-to project management application for all types of projects including procurement, commercial investigation and projects to open new flight routes. The intention of the ongoing Roadshow is to communicate information about the potential of the application for future ...