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		<title><![CDATA[Project Portfolio Management: Managing The Project Pipeline]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=919987]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[For most service departments the demand for new projects will occasionally outweigh the department's capacity to do them. Whether it's due to financial constraints or skills being completely exhausted elsewhere, sometimes you just have to say "No." Saying "no" is easy, it's deciding who to say "No" to. Projects that...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Project Portfolio Management for New Product Development: Tracking the Project Cycle from Idea to Launch]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=161688]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Besides being relevant to professional services organizations PSO and internal information technology IT departments, project portfolio management PPM software is applied in multiple vertical markets in the area of new product development NPD. In industries ranging from manufacturing and high technology to consumer goods and biotechnology, PPM solutions help manage...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Best Practices in Scrum Project Management and XP Agile Software Development]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=103566]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This white paper explains how Primavera Systems, a vendor of project portfolio management solutions, turned around its development organization in 2003. In terms of value to the company, the development organization went from having low confidence in its ability to deliver and repeated failure to meet expectations, to being cheered...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Project Portfolio Management Goes Mainstream]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=158202]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Few of the challenges Chief Financial Officers face are as complex and demanding as managing a portfolio of enterprise projects. The shifting of time and resources among ongoing projects directly impacts risks and returns. The article outlines that in this era of tight budgets and limited resources, a haphazard approach...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2004 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Project Portfolio Management: A Benchmark of Current Business Practices]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=55930]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Organisations are moderately satisfied with their current project portfolio management methods, and only a few of them would rate their method as excellent. In particular, the methods are not easy to use. These conclusions are among the results of a survey of sixty four project management practitioners by the Center...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Managing the Project Portfolio]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=59642]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[An important question which arises is that whether project portfolio management is a passing fad? Or a smart idea whose time has come? Project portfolio management is all about getting the biggest bang for the buck. Its primary goal is to produce the highest payback possible from each investment that...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Integrating Project & Portfolio Management]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=73417]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Today's businesses find it increasingly important to choose the best portfolio of projects that will help their organizations meet strategic goals. They find it equally important to execute the portfolio of projects efficiently, bringing to the customer the expected quality and benefits desired from each of the projects. To help...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Bridging the Gap Between Operations Management and Projects Management: The Important Role of Project Portfolio Management]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=73419]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the hot topics in the management of the enterprise is Project Portfolio Management. In Project Portfolio Management, it is assumed that the enterprise, via the selection and execution of projects, positions itself for increased strength and profitability as well as assuring that the firm continues to thrive in...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Project Portfolio Management is not just Enterprise Project Management]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=73420]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA["Now that the business world has discovered the importance of projects, and of project  management, the next logical step is to move toward the recognition of PPM. But it is a very big mistake to think that PPM is merely an extension of Project Management PM. The core mistake...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=73639]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[In a business, it is very essential to know how to manage projects. One needs to know what projects to manage. That is what portfolio management is. In project management circles, it's almost cliche to feel overwhelmed and overworked, with too many projects and little clarity on what to do...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Project Portfolio Management And The Strategic Project Office]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=74011]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The SPO is an organizational entity responsible for mapping strategy to projects and monitoring projects and portfolios to ensure they continue to address strategic initiatives, even as these initiatives change over time. It serves as the critical link between executive vision and the work of the enterprise. The article explains...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Do the Maths - Project Portfolio Management]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Demonstrating IT value is the key to getting new projects off the ground and keeping old ones going in these tough economic times. Project portfolio management lets CIOs control their IT investments as one set of activities in one place. A portfolio helps ensure that IT investments are well-balanced in...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Role of Six Sigma Techniques in Project Portfolio Management]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the past several years, there has been convergence of the Project Management and Six Sigma disciplines to measure and improve the process of running the business. Concurrent with the discipline implementation is an evolution of tools as well as a maturation of the organization's process. The end result is...]]></description>
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