PROJECT MANAGEMENT Training :Essentials of Project Portfolio Management

Essentials of Project Portfolio Management

Overview:

The Challenge
It has become widely understood that Project Portfolio Management (PPM), when properly implemented, can have a dramatic impact on the bottom line. What is not well understood is that every enterprise already has PPM in place. The question is not "Does it exist?", but rather "Is the current PPM process effective?" Given that PPM is essential to carrying out Business Strategy, there is every reason to want an effective PPM process. So what does it take to make this happen?

The Solution
Every project is an investment. Effective PfM provides guidance on how to best manage an institution's portfolio of project investments. This 1 day course explains what PfM is and provides examples of the processes and governance structures the management team needs for its successful implementation. Emphasis is placed on how to ensure that only the highest value projects receive funding. Participants discuss portfolio definition, governance options and the need for measurement of Business Value. They are shown the ingredients for a project environment that ensures every project is fully supported and given what it needs to succeed. Essentials of Project Portfolio Management demonstrates how to get the most out of every project dollar. Learning Objectives include:

Why successful project delivery is not enough

Four levels of Project Success

Optimizing long-term project value

The promise of PfM

Steps for improving the PfM process

Role of the Executive Team in PfM

Primary business processes of PfM

How to choose the right projects at the right time

Reporting on portfolio results

Managing the project pipeline for optimal value

Audience:

This course is ideal for anyone who needs a quick understanding of PPM: Portfolio Managers; anyone who uses projects to execute Business Strategy; CEO, CFO, CIO, other Senior Executives; PMO Directors; Functional Managers and Executives with project responsibility.

Prerequisites:

This course does not require any prior project training or special knowledge of project management concepts, although a basic understanding is helpful for some of the exercises

Course duration:

1 day

Course Outline:

Section 1: Introduction to Project Portfolio Management (PfM)

What is PfM?
Purpose of formal PfM
Promise of PfM
Course blueprint
Course logistics

Section 2: PfM Process Overview

What is a project?
Project success
Portfolio definition
PfM Overview
Business Value
Governance
Introducing formal PfM

Section 3: Project Selection

Project identification
Project categorization
Project evaluation
Selection tools
Selection participants
Selection logic

Section 4: Project Prioritization and Authorization

The Prioritization Process
Participants
Portfolio Breakdown Structure
Portfolio Network Diagram
Project Prioritization Logic
Authorization and Budgeting
Managing the project pipeline

Section 5: Periodic Reviews and Reporting

Defining the Reporting Process
Stakeholder Communication
Metrics
Dashboard

Learning Approach:

A highly experienced instructor will use interactive lecture format, hands-on exercises, team activities, group discussions and other techniques to drive home the essential points of this material
We will build on your prior experience in this topic, while providing you with a structure and vocabulary to use in future projects.
If you have modest project management knowledge, you will find that the clarity of the material and direct presentation style of the instructor will make the subject matter easy to understand.
You will receive a Student Guide which will help you follow the material, take notes and retain what you learned so that you can apply it in the real world.

Why should I take this course?:

Essentials of Project Portfolio Management presents a quick but thorough review of what PPM is and its impact on an organization. Take home a new understanding of how project relate to Business Strategy.
Take this management training course and learn what you can do to ensure that you choose the right projects at the right time, give them what they need to succeed and reap the benefits of the Business Value that they can deliver.
Portfolio Management Training delivers important insights into the project delivery and funding process that are not available in standard Project Management Training. This course is executive training at its best.