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A product manager and an analyst are discussing the revenue forecast for a product in development. Poring over the financials, the manager asks: “Have you considered how SUPR-3 will impact sales of our other SUPR products?” The analyst replies confidently: “Yes! Right here you can see we are estimating SUPR-3 to take a...
In a recently released research paper, Issue in Focus: Meeting Fixed Product Launch Windows analyst Jim Brown, Founder and President, Tech-Clarity, Inc., talks about how companies can use Product Portfolio Management (PPM) applications to hit timely product launch deadlines to improve new product development and overall performance. Conversations with product developers and the immediate interest...
Pour la plupart des personnes impliquées dans la gestion de projet, un bureau de gestion de programme/projet (PMO) est une entité idéale à déployer dans toute entreprise. Il y a beaucoup à aimer dans un groupe centralisé qui s'occupe de tout, de la création et du déploiement de pratiques et d'outils normalisés de gestion de projet, à la gestion des dépendances entre divers projets tout en suivant leurs performances. À leur meilleur,...
Once again, our friends at Kalypso have issued a challenge for all of you product development companies out there… actually, two challenges this time. 1. Move past the myths that keep you from using social models and tools to support innovation and 2. If you have moved past these myths, nominate yourselves for a SPIKE...
It’s that time of year again: We find more requests for proposals (RFPs) in our inbox during the late summer and early fall than any other time of year. RFPs vary dramatically in length, complexity, and level of ambition. In a spirit of cooperation, allow me to make some suggestions about those RFPs, and about...
Dans les blogs précédents, APM : Combien vos applications vous coûtent-elles vraiment ? et APM : Pourquoi les organisations ne comprennent pas le coût total de possession (TCO) de leurs applications, je me suis concentré sur la façon dont les organisations peuvent commencer à déterminer la valeur technique et commerciale de leurs portefeuilles d'applications. Dans ce billet, j'aimerais me concentrer sur l'alignement des portefeuilles d'applications sur l'activité...
When we engage with a client, our primary objective is to ensure that they are investing in the right projects: Those in closest alignment with their strategic goals. Without proper attention paid to project execution, however, you’ll never unlock the potential of your chosen projects. Last year we blogged about the distinctions between operational and...
Le lien entre la stratégie d'une entreprise et le processus de planification à long terme, qui aboutit à son budget annuel, a toujours été, pour le dire gentiment, très lâche. Pour ceux d'entre nous qui sont proches du processus de planification, c'est un problème bien connu depuis longtemps. Pourtant, nous continuons à être surpris lorsque nous...
Coffee Talk: It’s Your Link to the Latest Innovation and Product Portfolio Management News and Trends! We are excited to introduce this new video blog series, Coffee Talk, featuring the Product Portfolio Mavens. Likened to The View for Product Portfolio Management (PPM), the Mavens offer wise insights along with a fun perspective on critical topics for...
As we have said before, every forecast you’ll ever build is wrong. The truth may be out there, but due to a lack of perfect information about the future, you won’t be able to reveal it before your project review meeting. There is a paradox here: The more you insist on the truth, the more...
