Project Portfolio Management Masterclass

London, UK

Effective management of a project portfolio is essential to overall business success. Understanding how to establish portfolio guidelines, prioritise projects efficiently and align projects with strategy enables managers to create a balanced project portfolio and sustain an ethos of continuous improvement throughout the organisation.
The PPM Masterclass guides managers from the initial definition of a project portfolio through the preparation, organisation and challenges of portfolio management. During the course, delegates will learn how to build and execute an effective framework for PPM within their own business environment.
Understanding Project Portfolio Management
* Defining PPM
1. The relationship between portfolio, programme and project
2. The relationship between strategy, portfolio and stakeholder wealth
* Identifying areas of pain
1. Challenges and best practice considerations
* The Ten Commandments of PPM
Prepare and Organise for Project Portfolio Management
* Organising the business for PPM
* Selecting the PPM toolset
1. Software deployment consideration
2. Solution features and capabilities
* Building the PPM framework
* Kick-start the process
1. Health check and readiness assessment
2. Business case consideration
3. ROI/ROO analysis
4. Proof of benefit
Execute Project Portfolio Management
* Establish corporate visibility
1. Define and determine the PPM team
2. Define roles and responsibilities
* Create prioritisation procedures and guidelines
1. Create project hit list
2. Define prioritisation criteria and scoring model
* Map resource capacity and demand
* Optimise and balance the project portfolio
Embed and sustain the Project Portfolio Management capability
* Deployment of sound change management plan
* Sustain capability through knowledge management strategy
* Embed capability using benefits realisation as an enabler PPM action checklists

Tickets: 695 GBP + VAT

Contacts: Knowledge Train Limited, 02071485985