CSSE 372 27.October.2008 Adaptive Project Framework Chapters 13 & 14.
CSSE 372 10.November.2008 Portfolio Management & Project Support Office Chapters 20-21.
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Transcript of CSSE 372 10.November.2008 Portfolio Management & Project Support Office Chapters 20-21.
Chapters 20 & 21What’s a portfolio?What’s a project support office?Uses in industry
Artists, architects, photographers and other designers do “professional portfolios” of
their work, as a means of attracting more clients. Our use is a little different – it’s
what you’re working on now. Image from http://www.jointhemediacircus.com/mediacircus/2007/08/what-i-want-fro.html
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Examples of project portfoliosProjects that all originate in the same business unit
or functional area – for example, information technology
Projects that are new product developmentsProjects that are funded out of the same budget or
from the same resource poolProjects for the same key customer
Portfolio StrategiesStrategic Alignment ModelProject Distribution MatrixGrowth versus Survival ModelBoston Consulting Group/Services MatrixProject Investment Categories.
Project Investment CategoriesPortfolio managers must spread around the money.Investment categories:
InfrastructureMaintenanceNew productsResearch
Why PSO?Project FailureNeed for Formal ProceduresNeed for trained resourcesLack on consistency in reporting Develop skilled manpower
Project support office (PSO)A project support office is a temporary or
permanent organizational unit that provides a portfolio of services to support project teams that are responsible for a specific portfolio of projects.