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Risk and portfolio management are critical tools, but can be a challenge to introduce into the organization or into management decision-making. This issue provides insights for doing both. You'll also hear from experts on instilling the voice of the customer into product development and bringing projects under control with a project management office.
 Struggling to get your management team to buy into portfolio management? Practice Lead Mihai Marinescu shares his five-stage program to improve the initial perceptions those decision-makers form of portfolio management and increase the likelihood of subsequent adoption. Read article ›
 Can the tools and process of portfolio management really facilitate better judgment in decision-making? Principal Consultant Martin Wolf dissects five objections he hears over and over again when senior leaders consider adopting portfolio management. Read article ›
 Microsoft's Project organization promises a level of quality in Project 2010 that's never existed in the product line before. In this interview GM Ludovic Hauduc discusses how the team has changed its approach to product support and how it's instilling the voice of the customer into the feature set for Project 2010. Plus, he offers advice on implementing a culture of quality and customer focus. Read article ›
 The global outlook for risks is expanding. Accounting scandals have rocked financial markets. Data breaches continue. H1N1 extends its tentacles worldwide. Risks abound, yet most enterprises don't know what to do about it. Operational risk expert Craig Spielmann lays out a plan for understanding risk level and achieving balance between ignoring risk and missing opportunities. Read article ›
 When Shannon Kirchhoff joined Fireman's Fund Insurance Company three-plus years ago as senior director over IT portfolio management, governance, and standards, she knew a project management office would bring projects under control. After proving her PMO chops there, she was put in charge of implementing one company-wide. In this interview, Kirchhoff tells how she managed that, shares what she would have done differently, and offers advice to other organizations struggling with the same challenge. Read article ›
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