October 2009
Beginner to intermediate
256 pages
5h 26m
English
book
Project Portfolio Management: A View From The Management Trenches
by The Enterprise Portfolio Management Council
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Chapter 8. The PPM Process
To better understand Project Portfolio Management, let's look at some of the key aspects of the PPM process. First, where does PPM fit with other business processes in a company? Figure 8.1 graphically depicts how PPM relates to a variety of business processes in an organization. The PPM process is located in the center of the graphic only in order to highlight its various key relationships to other business processes. (PPM is not the center of the business universe.)
Foundational PrinciplePPM works with other business processes and disciplines—it doesn't replace them. |
The PPM process provides the forum, discipline, decision criteria, funding, and decision-making authority to effectively manage the portfolio of projects and programs.
Foundational PrinciplePPM provides the forum, discipline, and decision criteria for effectively managing a portfolio of projects. |
Figure 8.1. Project Portfolio Management is one of many interrelated processes that make up the complex unit that we call a business.
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