Project Portfolio Management

Course ID

90600

Course Description

In this course, you will learn what it takes to maximize the number and strategic value of the projects that your organization completes. This course is designed for anyone involved in the development and execution of organizational strategy. This course is not recommended if you have taken IT Risk Management.

Prerequisites

  • Project Management Fundamentals
  • IT Project Management

Audience

  • Senior executives responsible for organizational strategy
  • Managers responsible for developing organizational strategy or for making strategic recommendations
  • Portfolio managers, project managers, and program managers
  • Members of portfolio, program, or project offices
  • Operational managers who are impacted or impact portfolios
  • Project team members, customers, and other stakeholders of the portfolio management process

Course Content

  • Differentiate project portfolio management from other management disciplines
  • Relate projects to an organization's strategic objectives
  • Explain what is involved in project prioritization in large, complex organizations
  • Develop and apply a project prioritization model that incorporates the many and varied aspects of project value
  • Prioritize projects on the basis of their strategic value
  • Schedule projects on the basis of strategic priorities so as to maximize the benefits derived from an organization's ability to complete projects
  • Maximize the volume of projects that can be completed by developing defensive capacity of non-limiting resources
  • Maximize the value of projects that are completed by ensuring the right projects are being completed in the right order
  • Simplify the portfolio management process by focusing management attention on the bottlenecks to project completion
  • Relate portfolio management success to the contribution made by the Project Management Office

For More Information

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or email us at eramos@gbsi.com

Course Details

Duration - 3 days
Price - $2295.00 USD


(Discounts may apply. Call for more information.)

Course Actions

Schedule

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