Din väg till smidighet i affärsverksamheten
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...
För de flesta som arbetar med projektledning är ett PMO (Program/Project Management Office) en idealisk enhet att införa på alla företag. Det finns mycket att gilla med en centraliserad grupp som gör allt från att skapa och distribuera standardiserade projektledningsmetoder och verktyg till att hantera beroenden mellan olika projekt och följa deras resultat. När de är som bäst är de...
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...
I tidigare bloggar, APM: Hur mycket kostar dina applikationer egentligen? och APM: Why Organizations Don't Understand the TCO of Their Applications fokuserade jag på hur organisationer kan börja fastställa det tekniska och affärsmässiga värdet av sina applikationsportföljer. I det här inlägget vill jag fokusera på att anpassa applikationsportföljerna till affärsverksamheten....
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...
Kopplingen mellan ett företags strategi och den långsiktiga planeringsprocessen, som kulminerar i den årliga budgeten, har alltid varit, för att uttrycka det snällt, mycket lös. För de av oss som står nära planeringsprocessen har detta varit ett välkänt problem under lång tid. Ändå fortsätter vi att bli förvånade när vi...
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...
