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By: Chris Curran

Chris Curran — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:50:24 +0000

Thanks for the comments Steve, John and Peter.

Regarding the manpower point Peter makes – couldn’t agree more, especially with the scarce SME resources.

John, I will make a note of the post implementation review topic. It’s a good one.

-Chris

By: jfbauer

jfbauer — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 01:43:35 +0000

Great post Chris! Looking forward to any insight you can share on “… measure actual investment returns upon project completion”. I’ve been involved in too many organizations that put all the focus on delivery and then no effort in determining did what got delivered measure up in any way to the initial projected expectations.

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By: Peter Kretzman

Peter Kretzman — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:20:52 +0000

I like your thoughts here for portfolio review and analysis dimensions, Chris, but would add what I see as an all-important and often-ignored dimension, despite how “obvious’ it ought to be: the manpower needed to pull off each project, and whether that manpower will actually be available in the envisioned time frame. Too often, organizations evaluate each project in a vacuum, which leads to tremendous overcommitment of resources and ultimate failure of one or many projects. I call this the “CAN do” dimension, as compared to the “SHOULD do” factors such as risk, cost, and business impact. I’ve written about this dimension at length in my two-part series entitled “The Practical CIO: Difficulties in project prioritization & selection”, but particularly in part 2, which you’ll find at
http://www.peterkretzman.com/2009/08/14/the-practical-cio-difficulties-in-project-prioritization-and-selection-part-2/

But bottom line: it is indeed high time that there is a resurgence of portfolio management thinking in organizations.

By: Peter Kretzman

Peter Kretzman — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:20:00 +0000

But bottom line: it is indeed high time that there is a resurgence of portfolio management thinking in organizations.

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By: Steve Romero, IT Governance Evangelist

Steve Romero, IT Governance Evangelist — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:06:46 +0000

As usual, great post Chris.

I hope against hope that you are right. The realization that some organizations (many in my experience) didn’t find value in PPM is heartbreaking to me.

I also hope folks see your great insights and recommendations. The one thing I will add is that PPM is difficult to do – which I believe is the chief reason orgs give up on it. It requires a combination of audacity, courage, perseverance and resilience that too few organizations posses.

Steve Romero, IT Governance Evangelist
http://community.ca.com/blogs/theitgovernanceevangelist/

By: Steve Romero, IT Governance Ev

Steve Romero, IT Governance Ev — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:06:00 +0000

As usual, great post Chris.

I hope against hope that you are right. The realization that some organizations (many in my experience) didn’t find value in PPM is heartbreaking to me.

Steve Romero, IT Governance Evangelist
http://community.ca.com/blogs/theitgovernanceevangelist/