PMI’s second edition of a portfolio management standard shows its author group’s solid understanding of this complex domain. Although the standard is moving in the right direction, readers will want some content in greater depth and find some necessary content is missing. The analysis is conducted by the Research Director at Gartner; Michael Hanford,...

Gartner clients have signaled several areas of risk and uncertainty around application projects and resource constraints, which our portfolio management research will address through 2009. This analysis is developed by Matt Light, Gartner, and the document can be accessed (for registered users) here. VN:F [1.9.11_1134]please wait...Rating: 0.0/5 (0 votes cast)VN:F...

Whatever the headlines predict these days, there may still be good news for entrepreneurs. Many successful products, services, and pivotal ideas have been launched during an economic lull, according to Bhaskar Chakravorti, a senior lecturer of business administration at Harvard Business School, citing the examples of Motorola, Southwest Airlines, Revlon cosmetics,...

Many people believe franchise ownership is for the true entrepreneur–the type A personality with the confidence to blaze new trails in the business world. The truth is actually quite different. Franchising is about following a proven system to replicate the success of the original unit that the franchise is based on. Entrepreneurs often create innovative new...