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9 practical and positive ways to fight the COVID-19 pandemic through top-fit Portfolio Management

1. Cut the reporting periods An accurate daily status snapshot is critical when quick decisions are needed. Cutting the reporting periods of projects in half will result to twice a week or even on a weekly basis reporting – and decision making - cycle. 2. Communicate to the whole organisation Communication to the whole organisation is a key issue. Your Portfolio can be opened to the entire staff or at least to all the key ...

Thinking Portfolio2020-04-08T13:39:25+03:008.4.2020|

What Can A Project Manager Learn From Uber?

As a project manager, there are loads of responsibilities that you have to fulfill. From managing your employees and ensuring that tasks and goals are achieved to reporting to executives, a project manager does it all.

Thinking Portfolio2020-02-07T08:41:34+02:001.3.2020|

7 Critical Steps To Project Crisis Management

Every project manager knows just how stressful it can be to handle damage control in cases of distress. There's plenty of challenges that must be overcome for a successful project crisis management, and here are some of the best practices that every project manager can benefit from.

Thinking Portfolio2020-02-07T08:36:37+02:0011.2.2020|

What Secrets Project Managers Should Learn From Airbnb?

There’s absolutely no doubt that Airbnb is growing exponentially in recent times. There were a total of over 150 million users on Airbnb as of April 2019, and since its launch, the company hosted 500 million guests. Much of its success can be attributed to its flawless project management. Here’s what project managers should learn from Airbnb’s strategy.

Thinking Portfolio2020-02-07T08:30:57+02:007.2.2020|

7 Key KPIs For Effective Risk Management

Risk management is an integral part of project management. But how do you know if your risk management strategies are actually working?

Thinking Portfolio2019-11-26T09:00:22+02:0026.11.2019|

7 Things that Chief Financial Officer Should Do for a Project Manager

A Chief Financial Officer is a person who assists the organization with his financial expertise and takes charge of managing the monetary aspects of the company. The duties assigned to a Chief Financial Officer sometimes go beyond just finance and also treads into overall company management. Project management is an integral part of developing and delivering strategic initiatives, as it creates a structure for ensuring that the company’s goals are met appropriately.

Thinking Portfolio2019-11-26T08:41:57+02:0026.11.2019|

Helsedirektoratet is aiming at making Thinking Portfolio as a master piece

Helsedirektoratet is in the early stages of using Thinking Portfolio, but expects to gain more experience and eventually get all its application data in the portfolio. Application basics have now been put in the portfolio and after holidays system owners will start to fill the information of their systems in the tool.

Thinking Portfolio2022-06-29T17:55:15+03:0023.9.2019|

Introducing market observations and future trends into portfolios

Individual projects in a portfolio may have significant impacts on risk absorption capacity, financial success and development. However, project management often fails to view individual projects from an overall perspective. From the perspective of overall organisational management, however, observing changes in the operating environment and economic cycles are key to risk and opportunity management. Among our clients, there is a clear trend of incorporating future indicators into investment and development projects. It is becoming increasingly ...

Thinking Portfolio2019-04-05T09:57:05+03:005.4.2019|

6 Weak-signals in Your Project’s Environment to Follow Monthly?

Have you ever wondered what separates the good from the great when it comes to project managers? Simply put, the way a project manager handles problems when they inevitably rear their ugly heads is what separates the so-so from the great project managers. Have a look at these six weak-signals in your project's environment.

Thinking Portfolio2019-03-27T17:08:29+02:0027.3.2019|

Master’s Thesis on Thinking Portfolio’s brand community

Enthusiastic customers, networking, and sharing new ideas and solutions with each other were the first things to come to mind when my thesis advisor asked me to think about the features that make Thinking Portfolio different from other companies. Based on these insights, “The role of C2C relationships in B2B brand community – Case: Thinking Portfolio” became the topic of my thesis.

Thinking Portfolio2019-03-13T17:13:37+02:0013.3.2019|

What Makes Women the Best Project Managers

Project Management - a largely male dominated domain until recently, is now seeing more and more well qualified women taking the helm. Being great communicators Women can use their communication skills to get an edge over men in project management. Being assertive without coming off as abrasive, and using gentle persuasion to get buy-in from senior management helps the team and PMO. Regular conversations with stakeholders help the PMO align to business goals and get ...

Esa Toivonen, Managing Partner, Senior Advisor, CGEIT, CISA, CRISC, LJK2019-03-08T07:52:30+02:008.3.2019|

What secrets project manager should learn from KonMari concept?

Lean and agile business processes hold the key to excellence. Many businesses struggle to streamline their processes. They have a number of unnecessary protocols and processes that retard the business’s growth. If you are struggling to put your house in order, look to the KonMari concept for answers.

Thinking Portfolio2019-02-24T13:25:34+02:0025.2.2019|

How to define simple success bonus for the project manager and project group?

Behind every successful project is a forward thinking project manager and their team. Project managers and their teams pour their blood, sweat, and tears into their projects. As a recognition of the hard work that team members put in and the sacrifices they make to steer the project in the right direction, businesses must design and implement a bonus plan for the project manager and their team.

Thinking Portfolio2019-02-18T09:18:24+02:0018.2.2019|

6 Key Performance Indicators to Use to Ensure Success with Your Project Portfolio

A key performance indicator or KPI is a measured value indicating how effective an organization is in achieving its key business goals. In the context of project management, it demonstrates how successful the project was in benefiting all the people involved: stakeholders, customers, employees, and the community as well. Without KPIs, it would not be possible to assess the progress of the projects towards fulfilling the goals set. Here are six such key performance indicators ...

Thinking Portfolio2019-02-11T20:12:34+02:0011.2.2019|

6 Top Information Security Risks in Project Management

With technology becoming a major component of Project Management, the protection of project information is of the utmost importance. In this blog, we look at the most significant information security risks that affect PM (Project Management) and how to combat them.

Thinking Portfolio2019-02-03T15:23:31+02:003.2.2019|