PM² Alliance Articles Library

Non appena presentata la Metodologia PM² due anni fa, è stato facile capire il  valore e l’utilità per tutti noi coinvolti nella gestione dei progetti. La metodologia PM² aiuta i team di progetto a risolvere i conflitti con gli utenti, gli stakeholder e l’organizzazione e consente una “migliore” gestione del progetto, attraverso un continuo percorso […]

Desde que tomei conhecimento da Metodologia PM², há dois anos, percebi o seu valor e utilidade para todos nós, envolvidos na gestão de projetos. A metodologia de gestão de projetos PM² ajuda as equipas de projeto a resolver problemas que os utilizadores, partes interessadas ou organizações enfrentam e permite que façam “melhor” gestão de projetos, […]

All projects have a beginning, a middle and an end. Since they can last for a long time, it is more convenient to divide their total time-span into smaller periods of time. In the context of PM², these periods of time are called Phases.  PM² defines four Phases (Initiating, Planning, Executing, Closing), which are sequential […]

Debt: the result of borrowing from the future to overcome the challenges of the present.  As your organisation grows and evolves, you might observe that adding new services, integrating new staff, and implementing organisational changes and improvements becomes difficult and slow to implement. Often this happens because the organisation’s management infrastructure (i.e. management structures, processes, […]

As soon as I was introduced to the PM² Methodology two years ago, I realized its value and usefulness for all of us involved in project management. The PM² Project Management Methodology helps project teams solve problems that users, stakeholders, or organization face and allows them to do “better’ project management, towards a non-ending journey […]

Note: An updated version of the PfM² Methodology Guidelines and this article can be found at http://www.PfM².website.  An updated Overview of the PfM² Methodology (read more here). On July 11th, 2019, the PfM² Portfolio Management Methodology guidelines were completed and delivered to the Strategic Planning & Monitoring Unit of DiGIT, European Commission. The PfM² Portfolio […]

Portfolio governance, processes, artefacts, and techniques help those involved in portfolio management optimise their management efforts and portfolio results. However, as “culture eats procedures for breakfast”, managing organisational culture and influencing people’s perspective, attitudes and perception should be of high priority when implementing portfolio management. A suitable and well-tailored portfolio methodology is, of course, essential for effective […]

The path to implementing organisational strategy is very often seen as straightforward: you define what the strategic objectives are, then draw a path to that outcome by setting up an implementation plan and wait for the plan to deliver. We (assume that we) have all the information we need upfront, we define a set of […]