Prioritising resources.

Project portfolio management: prioritising resources for change

While a number of studies have analysed portfolio management in goods firms, few have focused on the processes and practices within service firms. This research project investigated the attitudes, approach and practices geared towards project portfolio management (PPM) in UK based financial service firms. An exploratory research approach is undertaken via in-depth interviews with key informants...

Prioritising the best use of biomass resources : conceptualising trade - offs

Prioritising in situ conservation of crop resources: A case study of African cowpea (Vigna unguiculata)

Conserving crop wild relatives (CWR) is critical for maintaining food security. However, CWR-focused conservation plans are lacking, and are often based on the entire genus, even though only a few taxa are useful for crop improvement. We used taxonomic and geographic prioritisation to identify the best locations for in situ conservation of the most important (priority) CWR, using African cowpea...

Prioritising research and dissemination

This paper reports on a Delphi study undertaken by a health librarian and two midwifery professionals, to determine the research priorities of midwives working in NHS Highland. Six important topics were identified: workforce issues, second stage of labour, obesity in pregnancy, women’s expectations of pregnancy and of childbirth, place of birth, and breastfeeding. Related evidence was examined ...

Prioritising Infectious Disease Mapping

BACKGROUND Increasing volumes of data and computational capacity afford unprecedented opportunities to scale up infectious disease (ID) mapping for public health uses. Whilst a large number of IDs show global spatial variation, comprehensive knowledge of these geographic patterns is poor. Here we use an objective method to prioritise mapping efforts to begin to address the large deficit in glob...