10BUILDING THE BRIDGE BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGY AND PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT

Alignment and Prioritization

MANUEL VARA, PMP

Introduction

Successful portfolio management requires programs and projects directly interconnected to the organization´s strategy. As per The Standard for Portfolio Management – Third Edition (PMI, 2013) strategic alignment and prioritization analysis are two fundamental techniques to achieve this objective.

In most of the cases, the alignment of an organization’s strategic portfolios becomes difficult mainly because of the poor execution organizations do when communicating their strategy. Hence the implementation of proven communication tools may help to address these issues.

On the other hand, another relevant ...

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