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Is there a difference between portfolio value and portfolio benefits?
Posted by Christine Rigby on 21st December 2012
APM Portfolio Management Specific Interest Group
Why would any organisation invest in any portfolio of change without a clear financial value?
Number of comments:3
Behavioural aspects of governance
Posted by Miles Dixon on 17th December 2012
APM Governance Specific Interest Group
I recently attended an excellent talk on corporate governance given by Philip Graf, chairman of the Gambling Commission and CfBT Education Trust among others, where he addressed the subject of behavioural issues in governance. The main focus was on the importance of relationships, for example the speaker emphasised the significance of the relationship between the chairman and chief executive.
Number of comments:1
What is success?
Posted by Andrew Hubbard on 4th December 2012
How does one measure the success of a project? Delivering on time and within budget, sure. But isn’t success more than this in the modern world? Is it overcoming complexity? An exemplary health and safety record? Engaging stakeholders? Getting the community involved? Is it a combination of all of these, or is it much, much more?
Number of comments:11
November 2012 board meeting
Posted by Fernande van Schelle on 28th November 2012
Two months can zip by quite quickly, and before you know it you are back at Ibis House for the next board meeting.
Number of comments:0
BoK standard?
Posted by Judy Payne on 27th November 2012
APM Knowledge Specific Interest Group
Is there a danger that the standard terminology of BoKs stifles development of knowledge and understanding rather than providing a starting point for debate?
Number of comments:3