The essence of an IT strategic plan is to align the IT department with the organization’s strategic intent, vision and business objectives in concert with the senior executive team. The goal is to develop a road map of initiatives and activities that will enable the organization to achieve the vision, and optimize the IT resource […]
Premise:
The premise of “Time Tactics of Very Successful People”, is that we all have 24 hours in a day and that successful people and unsuccessful people all receive the same amount of time every day. The difference between successful people and unsuccessful people is how they utilize the 24 hours a day they have been given in a way that produces results and creates value. Time management is a skill that you must master to be successful; however, no one can actually manage time because time will march on whether we focus on it or not. What we can manage is our activities in a discipline and consistent manner that over time will deliver the outputs and outcomes we desire and enable us to accomplish more in a week than most people accomplish all year.
What I learned:
All webinars are free and will qualify for 1 Free PDU. Upcoming Webinars ____________________________________________________________________ 01/21/2016 – Creating Real Business Value with PPM 04/21/2016 – Portfolio Optimization Practices That Work and Get Results 07/21/2016 – Designing a Governance Framework 10/20/2016 – How Does PPM and EA fit into your organization? 01/19/2017 – Re-balancing the Project Portfolio 04/20/2017 – Aligning The Portfolio to […]
PM Tools PMIWDC Workshop Research has shown that top performing organizations that practice project portfolio management (PPM) and IT Governance have a 40% greater return on IT investments than their competitors. During this presentation, the speaker will cover tips and techniques such as: How to develop a shared vision Portfolio optimization practices that work How […]
FOSE 2014 PMI Portfolio Management Presentation High-performing organizations achieve results by utilizing portfolio management to select the right projects at the right time with the right resources based on a data-driven selection methodology. Portfolio management adds value to an organization’s bottom line by optimizing the organization’s capacity and capabilities to meet the demands of an […]
Principles of Value InvestingIn 1894, Benjamin Graham was born in London, England as Benjamin Grossbaum. His family moved to New York City when Benjamin was one. He grew up in poverty living in New York, but he used this experience to propel him to become a great student and lifelong learner. Benjamin’s hard work and study habits helped him win a scholarship to the prestigious Columbia University in New York City. It was also around this time that Benjamin Grossbaum changed his name to Benjamin Graham so that he would fit with the Wall Street community in which he would eventually dominate.
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“Gerald Leonard has taken a bold first step into an area long neglected. He breaks portfolio management down into manageable chunks and brings clarity to a practice the desperately needs it. Gerald’s work examines the totality of portfolio perspectives, from the executive suite to the project manager, and acknowledges the roles of the disparate […]
The premise of "Enterprise Programme Management" is to provide guidelines, best practices and new techniques to enhance an organization’s credibility in leading multiple projects as a single body of work. Program Management requires the integration of delivering milestones, products, solutions and critical capabilities. The book advocates building a core capability around program management and linking strategy to the overall program and managing an organization’s limited resources across the program life cycle. The enterprise program management approach requires organizations to focus on managing components such as risk management, benefits management, benefits realization, allocation of resources and sourcing strategies suppliers. These items are critical to the success of all programs that requires the synchronization of multiple projects using limited resources to deliver future capabilities across the company.