Start with the decision frame
Clarify the purpose, scope, criteria, alternatives, stakeholders, and level of accuracy the choice actually requires.
Make better asset and project decisions.
A practical guide to understanding why portfolio analysis matters, selecting methods that fit the problem, building useful tools, avoiding common failures, and turning insight into decisions that stick.
Written for practitioners who have to explain the choice, defend the trade-off, and turn analysis into action.
HardcoverA durable field reference
Nearly 200Figures and tables
16 chaptersOrganized in three sections
4 appendicesPlus glossary and index
Frame the problem.Then choose the method.Start where the decision needs help.
Move from reactive project management to proactive portfolio governance. Strategic Business Portfolio Management demystifies the discipline, providing leaders with a clear, actionable roadmap to align execution with risk, resources, and value.
Most organizations don’t manage portfolios; they manage activities and capital one at a time, relying on disconnected metrics, intuition, and negotiation. Strategy, risk, and governance are rarely integrated meaningfully. But busy is not a strategy, and when outcomes disappoint, decisions are difficult to explain, let alone improve.
Go straight to the analysis you need
Move from comparison to simulation, optimization, visualization, or implementation without forcing every problem through one model.
Return when the decision changes
Treat the book as a modular field manual: revisit the frame, method, or governance guidance whenever the portfolio moves.
See the framework before you buy the book.
Figure 2
The bridge between deciding and doing
Leadership sets purpose and strategy. Portfolio choices connect that intent to programs, projects, and operations.
Source: Executing Your Strategy: How to Break It Down and Get It Done
Figure 1
Three disciplines, one portfolio practice
Economic analysis, portfolio analysis, and Decision Quality each contribute something different. The center is the practice.
Figure 3
The boundary of possible portfolios
The efficient frontier clarifies what is possible and where a different mix can improve the portfolio.
Make consequential choices with disciplined judgment. Not false precision.
The book connects strategic intent, financial performance, risk, and accountability across business units, projects, programs, and investments, so your firm’s choices support its aspirations.
What the framework helps you hold together
A decision operating system for high-stakes allocations.
- 01Design decision systems that expose trade-offs.
- 02Compare heterogeneous assets without oversimplification.
- 03Integrate today’s decisions with long-term performance.
What readers and practitioners say.
Every unique five-star written Amazon review: one from Canada and four from the United States, plus four named professional endorsements.
“Marvelous. Strategic Business Portfolio Management is a masterclass in Portfolio Management.”
“A must-read for anyone who wants to help their business make more informed portfolio decisions.”
“Applicable to industries such as oil and gas, mining, pharmaceuticals, finance, and automobile manufacturing.”
“These concepts and practices WORK.”
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