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The 10 Elements of Positive Performance Management

Great Leadership By Dan

Guest post from John Mattone: The fundamental belief underlying Positive Performance Management (PPM) is this: Leaders and their employees must strive to make performance reviews complete, honest, and timely. In 2011, he was named by the prestigious Thinkers50 as one of the fastest rising stars in the field of leadership development.

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Managing Results by Defining “Deliverables” Early On

QAspire

Bonus: QAspire Blog was recently featured on Community of Program and Project Managers (PPM Community). Note: My book ‘ #QUALITYtweet – 140 bite-sized ideas to deliver quality in every project ’ explores the people, process and leadership aspects to build a constantly improving organization culture. Check it out if you haven’t already !

PPM 149
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A Round Up of My Writing in August 2010

QAspire

QAspire Blog was recently featured on Community of Program and Project Managers (PPM Community). Check out the feature. Thanks to Amit Agarwal (India’s first Professional Blogger at award winning Digital Inspiration blog) for listing QAspire Blog in Directory of Top Indian Blogs under ‘HR/Management/Business’ category.

PPM 108
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Five Tips for Successful Adoption of a PPM System

Innovation Excellence

“To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.” ” Winston Churchill Change can be difficult. Organizations, like people, are creatures of habit. We tend to stick to paths, plans, and processes that are familiar to us. Portfolio & Pipeline Management (P&PM) involves driving change throughout an organization.

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Flexible Development and Management Strategies: Intimately Knowing Your Team and Product Portfolio

Innovation Excellence

We’ll describe how we use flexible business and management strategies to develop high-performing teams and achieve rapid results in higher education. PPM differs from product management in that it considers every product offered and how they are related, as opposed to focusing on just one product and the processes contained within.

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Ford's Impressive Sustainability Strategy

Harvard Business Review

Buried beneath the pizzaz of high-profile PR announcements, Ford has developed what appears to be a broad, well-thought-out sustainability strategy. So will Ford develop — and build great brand stories around — the efficient or electric cars that people want? from last year, I noticed a number of unusual things.

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Defining Portfolio Scope: Is it Necessary for Effective Portfolio Management?

Innovation Excellence

Many of our clients ask if they need to specifically define what projects, products or offerings should be included in their product portfolios and what should be left out. Leading portfolio management practices advocate the need for defining portfolio inclusion criteria. Why is it necessary to define your portfolio’s scope?