http://www.talentontarget.com/index.php/2007/02/counterpoint-ppm-and-the-project-centric-approach/ Wed, 09 Feb 2011 20:16:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.talentontarget.com/index.php/2007/02/counterpoint-ppm-and-the-project-centric-approach/comment-page-1/#comment-30 Randy Urquhart Tue, 06 Mar 2007 15:29:13 +0000 http://www.tenrox.com/blogs/talentontarget/?p=159#comment-30 The tail is not wagging the dog. If businesses don't think of their initiatives using a project-centric approach before they adopt PPM, they run the risk of getting ahead of themselves. You must effectively manage projects before you can effectively manage portfolios of projects. I have posted a full response on here on Talent on Target: http://www.talentontarget.com/talent_on_target/2007/03/ppm_needs_the_p.html The tail is not wagging the dog. If businesses don’t think of their initiatives using a project-centric approach before they adopt PPM, they run the risk of getting ahead of themselves. You must effectively manage projects before you can effectively manage portfolios of projects.
I have posted a full response on here on Talent on Target: http://www.talentontarget.com/talent_on_target/2007/03/ppm_needs_the_p.html

]]> http://www.talentontarget.com/index.php/2007/02/counterpoint-ppm-and-the-project-centric-approach/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Philip McGuin Tue, 13 Feb 2007 15:36:44 +0000 http://www.tenrox.com/blogs/talentontarget/?p=159#comment-31 Is the tail wagging the dog? Who runs the business - executives or project management stream? The Project Centric approach certainly empowers the project manager but does it really empower the business. One of the biggest drawbacks of David Hofferberth's Project Centric argument is the fact that project managers and executives do not always speak the same language nor do they have the same focus and view of the business. (For the complete response, see the Atlantic Global PPM blog post here: http://www.project-portfolio-management-blog.com/2007/02/13/is-the-tail-wagging-the-dog/ ) Is the tail wagging the dog?
Who runs the business – executives or project management stream?
The Project Centric approach certainly empowers the project manager but does it really empower the business. One of the biggest drawbacks of David Hofferberth’s Project Centric argument is the fact that project managers and executives do not always speak the same language nor do they have the same focus and view of the business.
(For the complete response, see the Atlantic Global PPM blog post here: http://www.project-portfolio-management-blog.com/2007/02/13/is-the-tail-wagging-the-dog/ )

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