PJMN085 - Project Portfolio Management Essentials

Course Description

Designed for experienced project leaders and executives who oversee projects in an organizational context, this course describes a disciplined process for linking your organization’s strategy with its project work. You will learn to interpret company strategy and use it to drive better portfolio management and project team leadership.

Establish sound procedures for portfolio governance and develop project execution processes that support organizational objectives. This course aligns with the Project Management Institute’s (PMI)® standards for Portfolio Management (PfMP)® while weaving in concrete real-world examples faced by organizations today.

Course Outline

In this course, you will:

• Focus on the five key domains of Portfolio Management:
  • Strategic Alignment
  • Governance
  • Portfolio Performance Management
  • Portfolio Risk Management
  • Communications Management
• Explore advanced portfolio management techniques for PMOs and managers
• Learn to translate organizational strategy into actionable projects
• Engage in a simulation using a case study to practice managing organizational portfolios effectively

Learner Outcomes

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Understand how organizational strategy drives all project initiatives
• Align your portfolio with organizational strategy
• Build a pragmatic approach to portfolio management
• Develop and maintain an effective governance structure
• Choose projects that best support company strategy
• Apply proven techniques to manage the portfolio and risk effectively
• Use monitoring techniques to gauge and report portfolio performance