Is your Portfolio delivering? Part 6 of 6: A practical roadmap
In the last 5 parts of this series, I have walked through the Portfolio Definition Cycle and how Decision Thinking – a blend of Decision Science and practical experience, can be applied in accordance with best practice Management of Portfolios (MoP®). In this last...
The Great Resignation
Businesses pay the price for words without action Almost every company has a document describing its mission, vision, or overall purpose. These carefully written statements attempt to describe the agreed collective sense of what employees and management hold dear. In...
Personal vs Corporate decision making – is there a difference?
Most of our work at Catalyze is helping large organisations make complex decisions and have them stick, but I find people are increasingly asking me "is anything about that relevant to me as an individual making my personal...
Is your portfolio delivering? Part 5 – Common pitfalls in Portfolio Definition and how to avoid them
This is Part 5 of a 6-part series on Portfolio Management. In previous articles, we covered various steps from the Management of Portfolio’s handbook and made a case for applying Decision Science to the Portfolio Definition cycle. In the table below, we have...
Is your portfolio delivering? Part 4 – Balance and Plan through the lens of Decision Science
This is Part 4 of a 6-part series. In this Insight, we cover the MoP Portfolio Definition process steps, Balance and Plan, through the lens of Decision Science. Balance using MCDA Analysis Analysis of the MCDA model creates a deeper understanding of how the...
Is your portfolio delivering? Part 3 – Understand, Categorise and Prioritise through the lens of Decision Science
In Part 2 of this 6-part series, I made the case for applying Decision Science to Portfolio Definition cycle overall. Now, I will delve into the first three MoP Portfolio Definition process steps - Understand, Categorise and Prioritise - in more detail through the...
Is your portfolio delivering? Part 2 of 6 – Applying Decision Science to Portfolio Definition
As concluded in the first part of this series, defining the organisation’s portfolio, and the allocation of resources across it, is one of the most important strategic decisions senior executives make. A rich set of portfolio initiatives must be considered, and...
Is your portfolio delivering? Part 1 of 6 – Portfolio Definition
Good portfolio management consists of two processes: Doing the right projects (Portfolio Definition)Doing the projects right (Portfolio Delivery) This is the first in a 6-part series. In this Insight we are shining a light on Portfolio Definition (doing the right...
Dermaviduals – The Business of Skin | Hard Decisions Made Easy
Our CEO, Paul Gordon is featured in this episode of Dermaviduals, The Business of Skin podcast on the topic of Hard Decisions Made Easy. When business owners are faced with a strategic decision like adding new product lines, starting a new service, or expanding into a...
SingularityU Australia Technologies of the Future – webinar on Hyper-personalisation with Paul Gordon
Our CEO recently spoke with SingularityU Australia as part of its ‘Technologies of the Future’ weekly live webinar and Q&A. Check out the video as Lisa Andrews, Christina Gerakiteys, Paul Gordon, Brendan Clarke and Andrew Rufatt discuss and present their views on...