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title: TOP Thinking on | Process Management
description: Process Management | For more than three decades, we have been challenging the orthodox thinking about strategy and project execution in our TOP Thinking blog.
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# TOP Thinking on
#### [Potential Threats To Portfolio Management Offices - 3 Outcomes](https://blog.totallyoptimizedprojects.com/top-thinking/potential-threats-to-portfolio-management-offices-3-outcomes)
The Portfolio Management Office must ensure the project delivery methods deliver the business' desired outcomes, rather than just "finishing" a project.
#### [Potential Threats To Portfolio Management Offices - 1 Investment Management Processes](https://blog.totallyoptimizedprojects.com/top-thinking/potential-threats-to-portfolio-management-offices-1-investment-management-processes)
When project/program investment management processes are disconnected from the project portfolio management processes, up to 80% of the project portfolio can be strategically irrelevant!
#### [Problems With Reengineering Approaches](https://blog.totallyoptimizedprojects.com/top-thinking/problems-with-reengineering-approaches)
Orthodox approaches to reengineering get lost in the detail and end up 'swatting flies while missing the elephants'. To avoid this, simplify.
#### [The Importance Of Knowing Your Current State In Detail](https://blog.totallyoptimizedprojects.com/top-thinking/importance-of-knowing-your-current-state)
You must document your organization's current state in detail as everything you do today has to be either eliminated or accommodated in the future.
#### [The Need For A TOP-To-Bottom Approach](https://blog.totallyoptimizedprojects.com/top-thinking/the-need-for-a-top-to-bottom-approach)
Successful projects require the active and knowledgeable involvement of everyone top to bottom, from the board to the frontline staff
#### [Constraints On Project Performance Improvement](https://blog.totallyoptimizedprojects.com/top-thinking/constraints-on-project-performance-improvement)
The failure of any previous attempts to improve project performance should not constrain you from adopting a new approach.
#### [The 8 Self Evident Value Delivery Truths #3 Who Is Accountable For Value](https://blog.totallyoptimizedprojects.com/top-thinking/the-8-self-evident-value-delivery-truths-3)
Accountability for value delivery performance lies at the top of the organization. They need to uplift the organization's value delivery capability.
#### [TOP's Four Lens Perspective On Projects 3 - Program Control](https://blog.totallyoptimizedprojects.com/top-thinking/the-four-lens-approach-to-project-delivery-part-3)
TOP's four lens model changes management's perspectives and the processes involved in value and project delivery
#### [The big hole in Lean Six Sigma](https://blog.totallyoptimizedprojects.com/top-thinking/the-big-hole-in-lean-six-sigma)
Lean Six Sigma has a big hole in it that is destroying massive business value - and a simple alternative exists
#### [Critical Insights 12 - Software Is Just Automated Processes](https://blog.totallyoptimizedprojects.com/top-thinking/critical-insights-12-software-is-automated-processes)
Critical Insights (12) - A series of information processing steps that represent all or part of an end-to-end process.
#### [The Dangers of Automating Processes](https://blog.totallyoptimizedprojects.com/top-thinking/the-dangers-of-automating-processes)
Only some processes should be automated otherwise you lose the knowledge you require
### TOPics
- [Benefits Management (29)](https://blog.totallyoptimizedprojects.com/top-thinking/topic/benefits-management)
- [Business Case (24)](https://blog.totallyoptimizedprojects.com/top-thinking/topic/business-case)
- [Business Simplification (5)](https://blog.totallyoptimizedprojects.com/top-thinking/topic/business-simplification)
- [Capability Development (38)](https://blog.totallyoptimizedprojects.com/top-thinking/topic/capability-development)
- [Capital Investment (24)](https://blog.totallyoptimizedprojects.com/top-thinking/topic/capital-investment)
- [Change Management (17)](https://blog.totallyoptimizedprojects.com/top-thinking/topic/change-management)
- [Consultants (1)](https://blog.totallyoptimizedprojects.com/top-thinking/topic/consultants)
- [Costs and Waste (16)](https://blog.totallyoptimizedprojects.com/top-thinking/topic/costs-and-waste)
- [Engineered Thinking/Ideas/Innovation (8)](https://blog.totallyoptimizedprojects.com/top-thinking/topic/engineered-thinking-ideas-innovation)
- [Fifteen Critical Insights (15)](https://blog.totallyoptimizedprojects.com/top-thinking/topic/fifteen-critical-insights)
- [Idea / Project Initiation (3)](https://blog.totallyoptimizedprojects.com/top-thinking/topic/idea-project-initiation)
- [Mental Models, Beliefs and Myths (18)](https://blog.totallyoptimizedprojects.com/top-thinking/topic/mental-models-beliefs-and-myths)
- [Outcomes Thinking (10)](https://blog.totallyoptimizedprojects.com/top-thinking/topic/outcomes-thinking)
- [Path Dependency (10)](https://blog.totallyoptimizedprojects.com/top-thinking/topic/path-dependency)
- [Prioritization (13)](https://blog.totallyoptimizedprojects.com/top-thinking/topic/prioritization)
- [Process Management (11)](https://blog.totallyoptimizedprojects.com/top-thinking/topic/process-management)
- [Productivity Improvement (7)](https://blog.totallyoptimizedprojects.com/top-thinking/topic/productivity-improvement)
- [Program / Project delivery (40)](https://blog.totallyoptimizedprojects.com/top-thinking/topic/program-project-delivery)
- [Project Controls (52)](https://blog.totallyoptimizedprojects.com/top-thinking/topic/project-controls)
- [Project Governance (90)](https://blog.totallyoptimizedprojects.com/top-thinking/topic/project-governance)
- [Project Management (4)](https://blog.totallyoptimizedprojects.com/top-thinking/topic/project-management)
- [Project Success (46)](https://blog.totallyoptimizedprojects.com/top-thinking/topic/project-success)
- [Project Validation (2)](https://blog.totallyoptimizedprojects.com/top-thinking/topic/project-validation)
- [Risk Management (5)](https://blog.totallyoptimizedprojects.com/top-thinking/topic/risk-management)
- [Scope Management (5)](https://blog.totallyoptimizedprojects.com/top-thinking/topic/scope-management)
- [Standards/Frameworks/Methods (14)](https://blog.totallyoptimizedprojects.com/top-thinking/topic/standards-frameworks-methods)
- [Strategic Project Portfolio Management (16)](https://blog.totallyoptimizedprojects.com/top-thinking/topic/strategic-project-portfolio-management)
- [Strategy Execution (39)](https://blog.totallyoptimizedprojects.com/top-thinking/topic/strategy-execution)
- [The TOP Four Lenses (1)](https://blog.totallyoptimizedprojects.com/top-thinking/topic/the-top-four-lenses)
- [TOP compared to orthodox approaches (7)](https://blog.totallyoptimizedprojects.com/top-thinking/topic/top-compared-to-orthodox-approaches)
- [Value Delivery (83)](https://blog.totallyoptimizedprojects.com/top-thinking/topic/value-delivery)
- [Value Equation (60)](https://blog.totallyoptimizedprojects.com/top-thinking/topic/value-equation)
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