Project Portfolio Management Utilization in Icelandic Organizations

Modern organizations are turning to Project Portfolio Management (PPM) in order to implement corporate strategy. Icelandic organizations, in a post-2008 global financial crisis, are no exceptions. While Project Management has been practiced and studied in Iceland for more than a decade, little is known about the status of PPM. PPM status in Iceland seems to be in its infancy compared to the potential benefits that a mature PPM approach can provide. Portfolios are mostly used as Project registries with little steering mechanisms implemented and are therefore somewhat lacking as effective vehicles of strategic implementation for Senior Management. The reason could be due to the obscure and generic meaning of the Icelandic word used for PPM, indicating a need for a new more managerial term for PPM.

Author dc:creator

• Kristinn Þorvaldsson 1981-

Contributors dc:contributor

• Háskólinn í Reykjavík

• Verkefnastjórnun
• Áætlanagerð
• Project management
• Strategic planning

Language dc:language.iso

en

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/1946/22685

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:skemman.is:1946/22685