Comments on: PPM projects: If portfolio management works, why is it so rare? http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/total-cio/ppm-projects-if-portfolio-management-works-why-is-it-so-rare/ A SearchCIO.com blog Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:38:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: ItgEvangelist http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/total-cio/ppm-projects-if-portfolio-management-works-why-is-it-so-rare/#comment-471 ItgEvangelist Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:25:54 +0000 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/total-cio/?p=773#comment-471 In my experience, few organizations understand all of the "Ps" in PPM - Portfolio Planning being the least understood aspect of the acronym. That being said, I think the chief reason most organizations don't manage portfolios of projects is because it is difficult and always requires shifts in culture and organizational behavior. I can't think of any other reasons because every major research organization has published study after study showing the strategic and competitive advantages of good PPM. Steve Romero, IT Governance Evangelist http://community.ca.com/blogs/theitgovernanceevangelist/ In my experience, few organizations understand all of the “Ps” in PPM - Portfolio Planning being the least understood aspect of the acronym. That being said, I think the chief reason most organizations don’t manage portfolios of projects is because it is difficult and always requires shifts in culture and organizational behavior. I can’t think of any other reasons because every major research organization has published study after study showing the strategic and competitive advantages of good PPM.

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