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"Nobody Knows How to Manage This." I Can't Say That Anymore
Article by Alina Piddubna. A year ago a mentee asked me how to manage an AI program, and the only honest answer was "nobody knows." Now PMI has published its first standard on AI in portfolio, program and project management: 297 pages, 8 principles, 5 domains. I read all of it as a practitioner. Here is what's strong, what's half-baked, and what I would apply first.
5 New KPIs of Modern Projects: Measuring Real Value in a Changing World
Beyond "on time, on budget": five modern KPIs — Value Realization Rate, Adaptability Index, Technical Debt Ratio, Innovation Contribution Score, and Customer Experience Impact — that keep projects relevant, impactful, and future-ready.
Your AI budget has a people problem
Almost everyone uses AI. Almost no one gets the return. The skills gap and the seven capabilities that close it.
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What measurably changed
INSTAR Case Study
Challenge: A Ukrainian financial institution's PMO spending 70% of time on manual reporting. No real-time portfolio visibility. AI initiatives without governance.
Outcome: Reporting automated. PMO focused on decisions. AI portfolio governance framework in place.
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