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Sept. 28, 2011

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Does the cloud itself drive business innovation?

Steve's answer is spot-on. Of course the cloud itself drives innovation: if you think about it, what stifles innovation is most often fear of failure (associated in part with fear of losing one's sunk investment). With cloud, you can invest relatively little as you experiment ... more

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Cloud Computing

Aug. 19, 2011

Peter Kretzman recommends this answer by Steven Romero

What the $#^! is Project Portfolio Management?

The Gartner definition Dan Pepper provided is incredibly comprehensive, but 'PPM' is not a Gartner term per se. Rather, it is a widely used but seldom consistent term. Your question addresses one of the most common inconsistencies: Is it an IT-thing or a business-thing?
In visiting ... more

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Project and Portfolio Management

May 20, 2011

Peter Kretzman and 6 other people answered this question

Do IT failures begin during the purchasing process?

Of course. I've frequently come into situations as an executive where it's clear that a given tool was purchased without much thought (although often with a great deal of emotion!), and usually with little planning as to introduction, implementation, training, or even upkeep. This holds ... more

Information Technology

March 7, 2011

Peter Kretzman and 2 other people answered this question

Is project portfolio management still relevant in a social business world?

I'm going to be a literalist about your main question: "is Project Portfolio Management still relevant in a social business world?" It seems to be at odds with your subtitle, "Do we still manage projects using the same tools and techniques as in the past, ... more

Feb. 15, 2011

Peter Kretzman recommends this answer by David Boghossian

Should a PMO (project management office) report to IT or the business?

The natural, reflexive answer is the Business, since business success is (or should be) the objective of the programs being managed. The challenge occurs when the project execution resources (and sometimes expertise) are owned primarily by IT.
The dotted line to IT (suggested above) can ... more

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Project Management

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