To really understand the performance and potential of any strategy, you need to explore this DNA - the portfolio of projects, programs and initiatives.
'Leaders say they want more innovation, but what exactly does that mean? What type of innovation, and where is it most needed? These sound like difficult questions to answer, but surprisingly they are not.
What the data reveals is not a surprise: If you want to accelerate innovation you have to loosen bureaucracy and control. Unfortunately, you cannot have both.
For an organization to be confident of realizing its strategic ambitions, a portfolio of projects and initiatives must be more than the sum of its parts. […]