Review project portfolio planning - It wasn't all bad, was it?

ByJulian Müller,Dr. Christoph Hartl,Dr. Oliver Laitenberger
Banking, Technology Transformation, Blog post

Project portfolio planning is an elementary component in order to create space and resources for strategically necessary further development in the companies. It's an open secret that this doesn't always work well. This makes it all the more important to have a clear agenda so that things go well next year!

Practical experience: the planning blues

The planning of the project portfolio is part of the fixed calendar of the companies, the positive feeling about the process and the result unfortunately not always: unclear content specifications, parallel budgeting processes, difficult discussions about the relevance of project ideas, lack of transparency about the resource and skills situation, submarines on the last meters, latecomers, ...

After planning is before planning – and the pressure points remain?

Back to the future: review workshop with a clear focus on further development

Yet a lot of time and effort goes into the process - from everyone involved. In our view, “over is over” is the wrong way to deal with the past phase. Instead, we suggest that you collect and evaluate your experiences in a structured process and balance them with the market view: Look back in order to work constructively on the pressure points.

“Back to the future” - A dedicated workshop creates targeted foresight

Contact us for a day that will really help you move forward!

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