This workshop helps participants focus on managing their project with a view of its place in the whole organization. It will introduce the differences between project, program and portfolio management, and a project management office (PMO).

In the workshop, participants will learn how to evaluate their projects’ fit with the strategic goals of the organization and how to help establish a prioritization process. They will examine the techniques of grouping related projects as programs and developing a portfolio view of projects within an organization. Participants will develop techniques to allocate resources across many projects. The workshop will address the steps that can be taken to help provide strategic project portfolio management to their organizations.

In this course you will learn to:

1. Identify the benefits of project management, program management, the PMO, and portfolio management.
2.  Determine how projects are strategically linked to an organization’s goals.
3.  Establish a prioritization process.
4.  Group related projects as programs.
5.  Rank programs based on strategic needs.
6.  Allocate and apply resources.
7.  Improve the prioritization process.