The importance of Organizational Structures in Portfolio Management

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Abstract

The success of any organization – being a commercial company, public or non-profit organization – is highly dependent on the level of alignment the organization is able to execute on. The mission and vision statement of an organization expresses the end goal – the North Star. In order to achieve these goals, a strategy – the game plan of how to get there – is formulated. In order to execute on the strategy, a carefully selected collection of capabilities that suits and enables the strategy most be established - the organizational setup and design is critical. The success criteria’s of and the organizations ability to execute right projects is closely linked to their ability to design and structure the organization Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag. [1] [2] [3]. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

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