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title: TOP Thinking on | Strategic Project Portfolio Management
description: Strategic Project Portfolio 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
#### [How To Become A 'Strategic PMO'](https://blog.totallyoptimizedprojects.com/top-thinking/how-to-become-a-strategic-pmo)
Talk of 'Strategic PMOs' is worthless unless you know what it is, how it works and have the knowledge and tools to do it. Now all of this is available.
#### [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 - 2 Resources](https://blog.totallyoptimizedprojects.com/top-thinking/potential-threats-to-portfolio-management-offices-2-resource)
You'll run out of quality resources before you run out of investment funds. The Project Portfolio Management office must manage resources to maximise success
#### [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!
#### [The Project Portfolio Mix - "Smart Idea" Or Hoax?](https://blog.totallyoptimizedprojects.com/top-thinking/the-portfolio-mix-hoax)
The notion of a 'balanced portfolio mix' is a hoax. Your project portfolio needs to demonstrably deliver your strategy. It really is that simple.
#### [What Is Project Portfolio Management's Primary Role?](https://blog.totallyoptimizedprojects.com/top-thinking/what-is-portfolio-managements-primary-role)
The orthodox view of portfolio management as a super-set of projects and programs is wrong rather it is a subset of strategy execution.
#### [Just What Is The Portfolio Management Office Accountable For?](https://blog.totallyoptimizedprojects.com/top-thinking/just-what-is-the-portfolio-management-office-accountable-for)
The role of the portfolio management office may be known, but what exactly is it accountable for? The answer may surprise you
#### [When Do You Need A Project Portfolio Management Office?](https://blog.totallyoptimizedprojects.com/top-thinking/when-do-you-need-a-portfolio-management-office)
To understand project portfolio management you need to understand when you need a Portfolio Office
#### [Simplified Value-Focused Scope And Portfolio Management](https://blog.totallyoptimizedprojects.com/top-thinking/simplified-value-focused-scope-and-portfolio-management)
Your benefits' value is controlled by your scope and portfolio management processes
#### [“Increase The Effectiveness Of Your Steering Committees”](https://blog.totallyoptimizedprojects.com/top-thinking/increase-the-effectiveness-of-your-steering-committees)
The effectiveness of your project governance steering committees will largely determine the results and value you deliver from your projects.
#### [How To Ensure Every Investment Is Contributing To Your Strategy](https://blog.totallyoptimizedprojects.com/top-thinking/how-to-ensure-every-investment-is-contributing-to-your-strategy)
How to simply but effectively score each project's strategic contribution and relevance and visibly manage your strategy's execution
#### [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 5 - Four Lenses Are Required For Success](https://blog.totallyoptimizedprojects.com/top-thinking/the-four-lens-approach-to-project-delivery-part-5)
The focus of project delivery is cost, of business owners is value, and executive management is ROI, but they all must work together to succeed.
#### [Critical Insights 13 - The PMO Is A Strategy Role](https://blog.totallyoptimizedprojects.com/top-thinking/critical-insights-13-pmo-is-a-strategy-role)
Critical Insights (13)
#### [Please Mr Client, Can I Have Some More?](https://blog.totallyoptimizedprojects.com/top-thinking/please-mr-client-can-i-have-some-more)
Please Mr Client, can I have some more?
#### [The Value Delivery Capability Model](https://blog.totallyoptimizedprojects.com/top-thinking/value-delivery-capability-model)
5 The Value Delivery Capability Model
### 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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