Organizations are beginning to recognize the comprehensive power that Resource Management has for addressing how to manage projects and project portfolios.
To put it simply, the daily operations of an organization revolve around executing initiatives to achieve the corporate vision. There are two criteria for meeting that end: doing the right projects and doing the projects right. Doing the right projects is the goal of Project Portfolio Management (PPM), and doing the projects right is the goal of Project Management. These two entities, then, are the foundational basis for accomplishing the mission of your organization.
What makes Resource Management so powerful is that it lies at the heart of both PPM and Project Management. (more…)

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