Project Portfolio Management

1. Portfolio Management Foundations

• Organizational Project Management
• Portfolio Management and Organizational Strategy
• Roles and Responsibilities of a Portfolio Manager
• PMI View of Portfolio Management

2. Project Success and Portfolio Management

• Role of Portfolio Management in Project Success
• Effective Portfolio Management

3. Executive Involvement in Portfolio Management

• Executive Involvement
• Capacity Management

4. Strategic Alignment

• Value Considerations
• Project Prioritization

5. Considerations Other than Strategic Alignment

6. Metrics

7. Project Portfolio Management Complications

8. Role of the Project Management Office

Hands-on Exercises:

• Terminology
• Efficiency of Multitasking
• Strategic Priorities and Conflicts
• Limiting Resources
• Organizational Constraints
• Strategic Assets
• Conduct a Strategic Evaluation
• Develop a Preliminary Prioritization Model
• Improve a Project Valuation Model
• Perform a Project Analysis
• Prioritize Projects