Chapter 10. Portfolios in Action

This chapter closes Part II. It will provide an overview of how the three portfolios we’ve been discussing interact and influence one another. We’ll take a look at a sample portfolio dashboard, and we’ll examine a fictional scenario in which we manage an agile portfolio. The scenario will demonstrate how the portfolios interconnect and evolve over time.

The Portfolio Dashboard

Executives steer and lead organizations toward a vision. This vision represents a mental model of where the organization will be at some defined point in the future. Therefore, where we are today is point A, and where we will travel to is point B. The executives who play a role similar to the one of pilots need a condensed but meaningful set ...

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