The document discusses six telling signs that an organization needs to change its portfolio management approach. The signs are: 1) Lack of coordination or alignment to business strategy. 2) Unclear or overlapping scope of programs. 3) Behaviors that tell a story of issues. 4) Inability to quickly reprioritize for changing circumstances. 5) Inability to balance resources with projects and programs. 6) Ineffective communication about change and priorities. The document provides insight for leaders managing change and outlines four reports in a managing the portfolio series that address recognizing the need for change, gaining visibility, prioritizing change, and leading and optimizing change.

1. APM Portfolio Management SIG
Peter Glynne
11th May 2017
“Recognising The Need to
Change: Six Telling Signs”
Managing the Portfolio Series

2. Meaningful insight into the practical issues facing leaders of change
across all industry sectors:
Managing the Portfolio: Four Reports in the Series
1. Recognising the need: “the way the problem presents itself”
2. Making sense of all of the change and gaining visibility: “clearing
the fog”
3. Prioritising and compromising: “shaping the pathway”
4. Leading and optimising the change: “delivering the overall prize”
Thought Leadership

3. Changing Times With
Far Reaching Consequences

4. Extra Pressure on Decision Makers

5. “the symptoms or ‘telling signs’ are complex
and caught up in a myriad of organisational
issues not always evident to leaders”

6. No Silver Bullet
The right answer is linked to unique
culture and context

7. Telling Sign 1:
Lack of Coordination or
Alignment to Business Strategy

8. Telling Sign 2:
Scope of Programmes Not Clear
or Overlapping

9. Telling Sign 3:
Behaviours That ‘Tell a Story’

10. Telling Sign 4:
Inability to Quickly Re-prioritse
to Changing Circumstances

11. Telling Sign 5:
Inability to Balance Resources
with Projects and Programmes

12. Telling Sign 6:
Ineffective Communication on
Change and Organisational
Priorities

13. Round Table Session
The Six Telling Signs
1. Lack of coordination or alignment to business strategy
2. Scope of programmes not clear or overlapping
3. Behaviours that 'tell a story‘
4. Inability to quickly re-prioritse to changing circumstances;
5. Inability to balance resources with projects and programmes
6. Ineffective communication on change and organisational priorities.

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