Take the leap - Management by Gunnar

Gunnar Wettergren
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  1. Folge 1

    Why the Best Project Often Loses

    Welcome to season 6 of Management talks with Gunnar Wettergren. This first series is a reflective podcast series about what really shapes IT project portfolios, including strategy, politics, hidden work, AI, resilience, public value, and the future of portfolio leadership.  In this first episode we ask why weaker projects survive while better ones quietly disappear? This opening episode explores the real forces behind portfolio decisions, including power, sponsorship, visibility, timing, and organizational politics.

    28 Min.

  2. Folge 2

    Your Hidden Portfolio Is Bigger Than You Think

    Most organizations manage two portfolios at once: the official one on the slides, and the shadow one made up of urgent fixes, hidden work, and constant interruptions. This episode explores the gap between planned priorities and lived reality.

    27 Min.

  3. Folge 3

    Why Zombie Projects Never Die

    Some projects stop creating real value long before they stop consuming time, money, and attention. This episode looks at zombie projects, sunk cost, and the growing burden of portfolio debt.

    26 Min.

  4. Folge 4

    Is Strategic Alignment Mostly Theater?

    Almost every project claims to be strategic. But when everything sounds aligned, does strategy still help us choose? This episode examines when strategic language becomes more performance than discipline.

    25 Min.

  5. Folge 5

    The Real Problem with Prioritization

    Scoring models promise fairness and objectivity, but they can also create false confidence. This episode explores what prioritization helps with, what it hides, and why numbers do not remove the need for judgment.

    24 Min.

  6. Folge 6

    How AI Breaks Traditional Portfolio Logic

    AI initiatives do not fit neatly into old portfolio models. Are they experiments, capability-building efforts, innovation bets, or hype-driven distractions? This episode unpacks why AI creates such a difficult governance challenge.

    24 Min.

  7. Folge 7

    Are Project Portfolios Becoming Obsolete?

    Many organizations now talk about products, platforms, and value streams, while still governing through project logic. This episode explores whether the old portfolio model is starting to break.

    25 Min.

  8. Folge 8

    The Technical Work Your Portfolio Ignores

    Architecture, integration, identity, observability, and data foundations rarely get applause, but they shape everything else. This episode looks at the invisible portfolio and why foundational work keeps losing out.

    24 Min.

  9. Folge 9

    Why Security Projects Keep Losing

    Cybersecurity, resilience, backup, recovery, and continuity are vital, but they often struggle against more visible and exciting initiatives. This episode explores why organizations respect resilience in theory but underfund it in practice.

    22 Min.

  10. Folge 10

    S06E10 Public Value Is Not ROI

    In public organizations, value cannot be reduced to cost savings and efficiency alone. This episode examines how fairness, accessibility, continuity, trust, and legitimacy reshape portfolio decision-making.

    22 Min.

  11. Folge 11

    Benefits Nobody Measures

    Organizations are often good at approving projects based on promised value and much worse at checking whether that value ever appeared. This episode asks what happens when portfolios manage delivery more seriously than outcomes.

    23 Min.

  12. Folge 12

    What the PMO Must Become Next

    If today's portfolio challenges are more political, technical, and uncertain than before, then the old reporting-focused PMO is no longer enough. This final episode explores the future portfolio office as a strategic sensemaking function.

    22 Min.
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