by Mark DiGirolamo | Oct 16, 2026 | Food For Thought, Frameworks, How-to
What Is Enterprise Program & Portfolio Management (EPPM)? Enterprise program and portfolio management (EPPM) is the practice of running a company’s programs, projects, and initiatives as one portfolio tied to business results. Traditional project portfolio... by Mark DiGirolamo | Dec 14, 2025 | Featured, Food For Thought, Frameworks, How-to, Strategy Execution
Setting up a strategic program is no easy feat. It requires buy-in from all levels in the organization. Over-complication and a rush to set up a program office can lead to failure and confusion. By thinking through the process and being properly prepared, however, you... by Mark DiGirolamo | Jul 7, 2025 | How-to, Product, Strategic Portfolio Management, Strategy Execution
Why Stage-Gates Matter for Strategic Success Managing robust stage gates across your program is essential for effective governance and successful strategy execution. Stage-gate frameworks empower teams to deliver results with agility—while enabling executives to... by Mark DiGirolamo | May 7, 2025 | Food For Thought, How-to
Smoothing the path to lasting business transformation and ROI The strategy-execution gap is the discrepancy between an enterprise’s big goals and the actual actions and results it achieves day in and day out. This often debilitating gap comes into focus when... by Mark DiGirolamo | Oct 2, 2024 | Frameworks, How-to, Six Sigma
Simplifying Six Sigma Execution Shibumi is a powerful, cloud-based platform designed to simplify initiative execution and deliver measurable business results. Our mission is to help organizations define goals, align business activities, and track performance... by Mark DiGirolamo | Mar 24, 2021 | How-to, Product, Product Release, Strategic Portfolio Management
At Shibumi, we’ve always strived to combine the simplicity of consumer products with the requirements of enterprise applications. This goal drives much of the design of Shibumi and is the usability benchmark against which we measure ourselves. As Shibumi has evolved...
