In an ever-changing business environment we need full value from our strategic projects to stay competitive
In an environment of increasing speed and competition in a globalised market, organisations cannot afford not to reap the full value of their projects. Many companies experience too little value creation from initiated projects. Investment and realised benefits do not match. Either because they have not invested in the right projects or because the investment is eroded by fragmented efforts and management. Either way, it puts pressure on both economic and human resources.
Key challenges
- Ensuring that the organisation initiates the right projects to execute its strategy
- Ensuring that the projects deliver on their business cases and create transparency on value creation, that is, securing a high benefits realisation maturity
- Increasing the ability to do long-term planning and prioritisation
- Balancing risk and benefit
- Ensuring that available resources are put to use in the best way possible
- Ensuring a good working climate and a high degree of motivation among leaders and employees.
1/3 of organisations report high benefits realisation maturity. At high benefits realisation maturity organisations, 33% more projects meet their goals, 43% more projects stay within budget and 58% more projects complete on time *)
Source: PMI Pulse of prof. 2017
Approach
Bring tools, governance, competencies and culture together to succeed with portfolio management
In Mannaz, we enable organisations to realise the benefits and strategic anchoring of their projects. We work with both existing and future governance structures and often with a maturity assessment as the starting point.
It is core to uncover the reasons behind why the projects do not deliver the desired benefits and point out the most important development areas. Based on this, we identify the needed development activities together with your leaders. In most cases we see a need for a combined effort focusing on strategic portfolio management as well as the everyday operational practice in the projects.
Portfolio management services
- Design and implementation of a governance model which creates the needed structures to support value creation and realisation of business goals
- Maturity assessments and gap analysis
- Portfolio management tool and PMO mobilisation
- Project classification
- Design and implementation of project model
- Project management tools
- Competency development
- Implementation and anchoring.
Impact
We design for impact and implement together with the organisation to create long-term benefit realisation
In Mannaz, we enable and facilitate for impact. This means that everything we do aims to create real improvements and long-term value. We integrate leadership and organisational development and the appropriate governance model with the tools and competencies needed to ensure success with strategic projects.
Mannaz’ portfolio management services are:
- Co-designed and Customised to individual and organisational aspirations, needs and expectations.
- Stakeholder anchored: We believe that the buy-in and commitment from leaders and from their stakeholders is required in order to achieve the highest impact.
- Strategy driven: We ensure that the effort is relevant, engaging and impactful by anchoring the effort in the organisation’s strategic priorities.
- Measurable: We measure quality and impact of our effort as an integrated part of every project to ensure long-term effect.
Impact of improved portfolio management
- Increased realisation of desired benefits from projects
- Closer link between projects and strategy
- Increased transparency of value creation
- Effective resource management
- Increased project management competencies
- Motivated project managers and employees
Cases

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