BOOK REVIEW:

Book Title: Strategic Project Portfolio Management – Enabling a Productive Organization
Authors: Simon Moore
Publisher: Wiley – Microsoft Leadership Series
List Price: US$45.00, hardcover, 176 pages
Publication Date: November 2009
ISBN: 978-0-470-48195-0
Reviewer: René Le Bel,
Review Date: February 2010

Introduction

Project Portfolios must be strategic to the organization. If the goals/strategy of the organization are not closely aligned to the portfolio then the deliverables produced under the portfolio will be of little use to the organization. Although this may seem straightforward it is not easy to accomplish in the real world.

Overview of the Book's Structure

The book is extremely well written and organized. The author successfully conveys his vision of the ideal/optimal portfolio management system. He is not providing simple recipes rather he is sharing his high level view of how a mature portfolio management process should work. At the end of each chapter you will find Suggested Readings, questions for reflection and case studies throughout. In addition the book has its own website/blog www.strategicppm.wordpress.com .

Highlights: What I liked!

Ideally in running a proper portfolio the goal is to have effective strategy and also to be able to deploy agile infrastructure to support the portfolio and goals of the organization. Unless every project is tied to strategy then the Project Portfolio will be blind to the needs of the business. Strategic goals are empty if they do not have …

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About the Reviewer: René Le Bel René Le Bel is currently the program manager for an educational science publisher in Dallas, Texas. As an entrepreneur with experience in Canada and the USA he has worked with publishers and authors to develop new products for high school science education. René has a B.A. in Modern Languages from the Université de Montréal, has completed his MBA with a focus on Project Management at the University of Texas at Dallas and recently received PMP certification from PMI. He welcomes your comments at reneglebel@gmail.com.