Work Intake Best Practices

Best Practice for Work Intake (Demand Management)

Work Intake (Demand Management) Overview and WHY it is important Work Intake (also known as demand management) is perhaps the most critical component of project portfolio management because it determines the composition of the portfolio (in terms of quality, value, balance, and resource…


Overview of Project Portfolio Management

PPM 101: ¿Qué es la Gestión del Portafolio de Proyectos?

What is Project Portfolio Management (PPM)? Project portfolio management (hereafter referred to as “PPM”) is a critical component for executives and senior managers to execute strategy. According to Mark Morgan, “there is simply no path to executing strategy other than the one that runs through…


PPM 101 - Portfolio Risk Management

Portfolio risk management enables organizations to protect portfolio investments and balance the level of risk in the portfolio. Organizations focused on improving their portfolio management discipline will be in a position to begin portfolio risk management after they have established work intake…


Best Practices for Resource Capacity Planning

Introduction to Capacity Planning Resource capacity planning is one of the most commonly cited functions of project portfolio management. Senior leadership rightly wants to understand whether they have adequate resources to take on more project work and whether their existing work will get done on…


PPM 101 - Good Project Portfolio Governance Delivers Superior Results

Strong project portfolio governance is the number one success factor for making portfolio management successful. Unfortunately, most companies struggle with governance. In fact, when you hear the word ‘governance’, what comes to mind? Do you think of bureaucracy, lots of meetings with few or no…