14.0 INTRODUCTION14.1 INVOLVEMENT OF SENIOR MANAGEMENT, STAKEHOLDERS, AND THE PMO14.2 PROJECT SELECTION OBSTACLES14.3 ROLE OF THE PROJECT MANAGER IN PROJECT SELECTIONREFERENCES14.4 IDENTIFICATION OF PROJECTS14.5 PRELIMINARY EVALUATION14.6 STRATEGIC SELECTION OF PROJECTS14.7 STRATEGIC TIMING14.8 ANALYZING THE PORTFOLIO14.9 PROBLEMS WITH MEETING EXPECTATIONS14.10 MISALIGNMENT ISSUESREFERENCES14.11 POST‐FAILURE SUCCESS ANALYSIS14.12 CONCLUSIONREFERENCESNOTES