Change portfolio risk management

In larger organisations it is absolutely critical to ensure that the overall change portfolio is monitored for the risks it is putting onto the business. Typical organisations will have a much greater appetite for change than the ability and resources to deliver it. It is therefore important to optimise the project portfolio to ensure that it is providing the benefits the organisation desires taking into account the level of risk the business is willing to accept to achieve that change. This means ensuring that the program in the whole meets the aims of the business, there is the right mix of projects and resource utilisation is maximised without over stretching or over committing individuals resulting in single points of failure. It means stopping projects that are no longer relevant and not starting projects where others of higher value to the organisation are still waiting to start. We have experienced project resources to assist organisations in this very important risk review of project portfolios.