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SIR: A new twist on classifying project portfolios

I was conducting a portfolio management workshop at one of my favorite clients , VWR,  a couple of weeks ago when the topic of classifying portfolios came up. The usual investment class options came up, namely the MIT model and the Run Grow Transform model.
The MIT model (Strategic, Informational, Transactional, and Infrastructure) was first developed [...]

PMO: Top down vs bottom up project planning

This week, I encountered an age old debate: which is better, planning from the top down or the bottom up? It happened to emerge during a discussion about resource planning, but it also applies to cost and budget estimates.

Top PMO Mistakes

I was speaking at a SIM (Society for Information Management) event the other night, when the question came up “What’s the most common mistake you see PMOs making?”. A great question, and a really great blog topic! At EffectiveIT Group, we encounter several PMOs a month, and so we have ample opportunity to see the good, the bad, and the ugly of PMOs.