In 1985 I left the British Army to start a new civilian career in a recession hit UK (I am known for taking a risk). I managed to get re-trained as a computer programmer (COBOL) and so began my second career in the IT world. I moved quickly through up to leading teams and then to Project Management. I was fortunate enough to be introduced to the Open University (
OU)
to gain a civilian education (I joined the Army aged 16).
In 1991 I enrolled on one of the best OU courses I ever undertook. It was titled "PT621 Introducing New Technology", it introduced me to the concept of change management and stakeholders / Influences on the project / programme of change.
In this blog entry I want to look to back to remind myself, and present to you of some of those ideas around identifying stakeholders and other influences on the project environment that are still relevant in this the future.
In previous posts I considered:
This is the final post in this series on Portfolio Management. It will contain the review of the Project Management Institute's(PMI) Portfolio Management Standard, and I will provide some links to references and research papers I have found useful in developing my understanding.
I have an admission (if it is really that), I was a member on the PPMS core team that developed the first PMI Portfolio Management Standard 2005-2006. You will find my name on page 167 Section X2.9.1 in Appendix 2. The same core team also worked on the 1st edition of the Program Management Standard.
The third edition of the Standard for Portfolio Management has developed considerably from those early days. The first edition had three chapters
If you care to look at Appendix X2 you will find some of the reviewers for this edition were involved in building the first edition so there is continuity of thought and ideas.
This post will examine the PMI Standard for Portfolio Management and how it can aid organizations in adopting Portfolio Management as part of their strategic delivery process.
Note all figures and images in this post are copyright of the Project Management Institute.
