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What Does PMO Success Look Like?
Using the benefits of a successful Project Management Office (PMO) as context, this paper identifies four types of PMO, compares alignment goals versus performance goals, and describes the disciplines that should be managed by the PMO.
The Economics of a Hosted Service
This white paper describes the financial benefits of subscription-based licensing, and why total cost of a hosted model is significantly less than a deployed solution.
The Virtuous Cycle — How IT Can Consistently Deliver Business Value
IT is caught in a vicious cycle: with so many promising technology choices and little direction from the business, IT is forced to make business decisions that ultimately dissatisfy. The Virtuous Cycle of creating visibility into demand, driving decision-making, and managing execution allows IT to deliver business impact.
Strategic Execution — Achieving Alignment in Project-Driven Organizations
This paper is a recipe for creating a successful project management office. In addition to delivering projects on time and on budget, strategic execution means that projects are coordinated, performance is measured, and the project portfolio supports the goals of the organization.
Looking Forward — Alignment and Performance in the Project-Driven Organization
Two business forces drive the need for an automated system to manage a project portfolio: the requirement to align work with goals, and the ability to manage project work in real time. This paper breaks down these two business drivers into a set of requirements that can only be handled in sum with a centralized, automated control system.
Project Management vs. Professional Services Automation
Professional services organizations achieve profitability by delivering services efficiently, and efficiency is achieved by planning for it. While much effort has been focused on the discipline of project management to achieve efficiency, project management alone fails to meet the special needs of services companies to achieve efficiency. This paper examines how the needs of professional services companies are not met by Project Management automation, and what Professional Services Automation does differently to meet the needs of services organizations.
Big Fish, Little Fish — Database Applications That Work
This paper defines Innotas's methodology for designing and building database-driven software automation. Written by the founder of Innotas not long after the company's start, it is a personal narrative that describes the use of Project Portfolio Management (PPM) processes in building a PPM software solution.
Imagination's End — How to Achieve Systemic Change Through Integrated Teams
A short (and early) view into the requirements for creating organizational change by having the right personnel and culture.
