Prepare for Collaboration

You’ll be using collaboration, influence, and negotiation to arrive at a portfolio that will fit the needs of the organization.

Joe asks:
Joe asks:
Must I Collaborate?

You might be rolling your eyes, “Collaborate, JR? Come on. If I define a portfolio that meets my needs, why do I need to spend this time and aggravation working with other people to arrive at a portfolio that might not be as good?”

You collaborate on a portfolio for this reason: to make decisions at the organizational level—the highest level—not the lowest level. When you define a portfolio for the organization, you and your colleagues are moving the whole organization ...

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