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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...
With cloud-based project portfolio management software, project management offices can gain visibility into both strategic initiatives and sustaining operations, resulting in clear visibility into operations, effective prioritization, and better decision-making across the entire portfolio. A Project Management Office (PMO) doesn’t always achieve its full potential. Project managers often find themselves short on resources, time and...
What is an R&D-driven company with $10-50 billion of cash in the bank to do? In the last twelve months, Merck, Pfizer, HP, AstraZeneca, and Bristol-Myers Squibb have announced stock buybacks totaling over $25 billion, and layoffs of over 30,000 employees. So apparently, for many firms, the best use of their cash hoard is a...
Une planification des ressources des services qui change la donne Dans mon blog précédent, Blindsided : Pourquoi les organisations axées sur le service ne sont pas préparées aux fluctuations de la demande, j'ai abordé certaines des difficultés auxquelles les organisations de services basées sur des projets sont actuellement confrontées. Pour résumer, pratiquement toutes les organisations sont confrontées aux défis suivants : Des prévisions peu fiables, ce qui signifie que la demande entrante est toujours une surprise Une mauvaise visibilité de l'utilisation des ressources ; pour trouver le...
