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Portfolio Composite Index with Weighted CPI and SPI and Weighted Component Importance

February 24, 2026 by Jessika Jake

Portfolio Composite Index Three-step formula — weighted CPI & SPI with a 70/30 blend What the letters mean CPI — Cost Performance Index. Are you on budget? SPI — Schedule

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What Holds Direction Together: Intent and Narrative Systems in Organizations

by Jessika Jake

Every organization tells a story about itself — who it is, why it exists, where it is going, and what it expects from the people inside it. That story is

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The Results Chain: The If–Then Logic That Connects Strategy to Portfolio Value

September 5, 2025 by Jessika Jake

(Right-click and open in a new tab to enlarge) Most organizations are full of well-intentioned work that never quite adds up. Projects finish on time, budgets hold, deliverables get checked

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When Does the Mission Get Defined for Portfolios and Programs?

July 15, 2025 by Jessika Jake

Portfolio and program missions sit between high-level intent and concrete delivery decisions. The timing of mission definition therefore needs to take account of when strategic themes are set, when alternatives

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The Decision Stack: Vision → Goals → Objectives → Strategy → Business Model

by Jessika Jake

In formal management theory and practice, vision, goals, and objectives define the big WHATs, while strategy and business models describe how this will happen in practice… the big HOWs. Strategy

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Better and Betterer Business Models

by Jessika Jake

A business model explains how value is created, delivered, and captured. It describes how an organization meets customer needs in a way that is financially viable. This includes how revenue

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Better and Betterer Operating Models

February 6, 2025 by Jessika Jake

An operating model defines how an organization functions to deliver on its strategy and business model. It’s not the same as structure or process—it’s the full architecture of how decisions

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Designing a Portfolio Business Model: From Idea Collection to Coherent System

by Jessika Jake

At the organization level, strategy is the set of choices about where to play, how to win, and what capabilities to build. The enterprise business model gives up the picture

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Sunray Diagram: An AS IS / TO BE Visualization

by Jessika Jake

PMI recommends using an “as-is” to “to-be” visual to illustrate — at a high level — how the portfolio aligns with the organizational strategy and objectives. It’s an integrated view

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Building Up to Portfolio Charter Authorization

by Jessika Jake

In prior posts I covered portfolio strategic design and the prioritization model (pre‑component). These addressed: Here we will start looking at component‑level portfolio construction Tasks 4–6 in the Strategic Alignment

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