The world changes fast, and so must organizations. To ensure projects and programs
remain strategically aligned and on track to deliver the right benefits at the right time,
organizations turn to portfolio management. For this 24-page special section, portfolio
management professionals from around the world explain why what they do is indispensable
and how best practices are evolving. Because in an age of volatility, nothing is static.
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Bird’s Eye View
In this roundtable,
four practitioners
discuss how portfolio
management fuels
business results.
By Matt Alderton
Taking the Lead
It’s no secret: Portfolio
management enables
organizations to
strategically align
projects and programs
and deliver value.
By Donovan Burba
Ready for
Volatility
To navigate
a turbulent
marketplace,
organizations must
master portfolio
management.
By Sarah Fister Gale
Agile
Command
Portfolio managers
can nurture—and
hasten—agility
as organizations
transition to a new
framework.
By Steve Butler
Change
From the Top
When the portfolio
has to rapidly
evolve, there’s
no substitute for
C-suite support.
By Vidyadhar Kusur
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