Optimizing Portfolios: Strategic Benefits of MoP
In today’s dynamic and competitive business environment, effective portfolio management is crucial for organizations aiming to achieve strategic objectives and maximize returns on investments. Portfolio management is the coordinated management of one or more portfolios to achieve organizational objectives. A portfolio is a collection of projects, programmes, sub-portfolios, and operations that are grouped together to […]
Optimizing Portfolios, Programmes and Project management with P3O
Introduction Portfolio, Programme and Project Offices (P3O) is a guidance developed by Axelos and PeopleCert that provides a set of principles, processes and techniques to help organizations deliver their strategic objectives through effective portfolio, programme and project management. P3O enables organizations to establish, develop and maintain appropriate governance structures that facilitate decision making, prioritization, resource […]
‘Learning is not compulsory … neither is survival’*
Introduction Just over 18 months ago I was tasked with creating a knowledge management solution to define and maintain a series of processes, procedures and knowledge artifacts for a client. In this blog I will outline some of the principles of knowledge management, how they influenced the activities we then undertook and how we implemented […]
The Why and What
I keep six honest serving men, they taught me all I knew. Their names are What and Why and When and How and Where and Who. Update Summer 2024 I have updated my qualifications in the past year with a refreshed Prince2 and ITIL 4 Specialist in Monitor, Support and Fulfil which when combined with […]
Experience over certificates? Why not have both?
Recently, I proudly added the ITIL Master Certificate to my Propath Portfolio Director Certificate. Yes, I’m now officially a walking, talking acronym! But amidst the celebration, I couldn’t help but notice the growing criticism about the commodification of knowledge through the training industry. Many argue that real-world experience is far more valuable than a wall full of certificates. While I get where they’re coming from, I believe the best approach is to balance both experience and certifications.