Francesco Pecoraro

Francesco Pecoraro, PMP, PSM, PSPO, SSYB, SSGB, SSBB, CL, CC is the founder of francescopecoraro.com where he shares useful and practical information about project management, program management, project portfolio management, and agile methodology. Francesco has extensive experience as a project, program and portfolio manager, project management officer (PMO), digital transformation and strategic consultant. He is also considered a communication, public speaking, and leadership expert. Francesco writes about project methodologies, program, and portfolio management.

Portfolio Management
Francesco PecoraroOctober 15, 2020
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How PPM is expanding beyond project-based business
The relevance of Project Portfolio Management is growing beyond the project-based business. As many of us know, projects have become the main way of executing the strategy of an organization. In fact, companies that execute projects that align their objectives…
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Portfolio Management
Francesco PecoraroSeptember 29, 2020
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How to improve organizational culture with PPM
Project Portfolio Management (PPM) helps companies select the right projects that align with their strategies to achieve their objectives. Thanks to PPM, companies are able to allocate the resources to support those projects. Even if PPM is usually used to…
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Product Development
Francesco PecoraroSeptember 15, 2020
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How to use PPM and the Stage-Gate process to develop new products
To develop new products, companies can integrate Project Portfolio Management (PPM) into the Stage-Gate process. This approach works very well for big firms that operate in mature businesses where the portfolio of projects is pretty static. Thanks to this approach,…
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Resource Management
Francesco PecoraroSeptember 1, 2020
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Evaluating resource capacity: How to deliver innovative products
Companies need innovation to increase their market share and profit margin. Thanks to innovation, companies are able to put new successful products on the market. To get the most out of each new product, companies need to deliver them on…
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Portfolio Management
Francesco PecoraroAugust 4, 2020
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How to align project portfolio with business strategy
The definition of strategy is a long-term plan of action used to reach a specific goal or a set of objectives. To get the most out of their resources, companies should link strategy and new product resource allocation. In addition,…
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Portfolio Management
Francesco PecoraroJuly 14, 2020
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How to create a balanced project portfolio
Companies can maximize project benefits and minimize overall project risks by balancing project portfolios. Executives have to analyze and balance the portfolio to reach these goals. The objective is to fund worthy efforts in order to produce the highest payback…
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Portfolio Management
Francesco PecoraroJune 16, 2020
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How to select projects for your portfolio
Companies today have a lot of projects they could be working on but a limited amount of resources. Instead of just trying to figure out how to get through as many of them as quickly as possible, organizations can use…
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Portfolio Management
Francesco PecoraroMay 26, 2020
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4 Goals for successful innovation
Companies need innovation to increase their market share and profit margin. Innovation helps companies deliver higher value to customers. The process of converting an idea into a product or service allows companies to remain relevant and competitive in their fields.…
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Portfolio Management
Francesco PecoraroMay 6, 2020
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Choosing a framework to evaluate project proposals
Companies are increasingly using projects to manage most of their activities. Managing single projects can produce a loss of transparency and efficiency of the project outlook. To be more effective, companies need to use a management approach, such as Project…
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Portfolio Management
Francesco PecoraroApril 30, 2020
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Leveraging PPM to choose the right projects
Project Portfolio Management has obtained a lot of attention lately. PPM has gained momentum as companies have recognized that organizational efficiency also depends upon doing the right projects. It is more important to choose the right projects than doing the…
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