Today I got something free from Microsoft! Because I attended an Enterprise Project Management webcast, I was the lucky winner of Connecting the Dots: Objectives in Unpredictable Times by Cathleen Benko and F. Warren McFarlan.
About the book, the web site says:
"Connecting The Dots employs a practical, "play the hand you are holding" approach, providing a balance of concepts and roll-up-your-sleeves guidance on how to:Determine how well-aligned”“or misaligned”“your organization is today
Reveal opportunities for increasing portfolio economics
Apply tools to reduce portfolio risk while improving its efficiency, flexibility, and direction
Instill new mind-sets to better respond to whatever future presents itself
If you”™re like most executives, you already know your portfolio is not delivering as expected. Alignment is not about spending more; it”™s about getting greater return for what you are already spending. This guidebook helps you "connect the dots" between your organization”™s intentions and its project activities, capturing hidden value today while better preparing for the future. And it does so in a way you can use when you get into the office tomorrow".
It is not as exciting as winning the perfect weblog elevator pitch contest, but I am on a roll!
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