Project Portfolio Management

CHAPTER 4

Using the Model

Introduction

In the previous two chapters, the model for determining portfolio component contribution has been described from two perspectives. ­Chapter 2 introduced the core concepts of the model using fuzzy logic as the ­chosen approach and described how the combined contribution of portfolio components (PCs) to organizational objectives could be determined. The focus was on many components contributing to individual objectives. Chapter 3 demonstrated how the model could be extended to ­consider the total contribution of single components to multiple objectives. The model, as described in Chapters 2 and 3, therefore, addresses the many-to-many relationship between components and objectives and provides a mechanism ...