Advanced pm concepts course material

ADVANCED PROJECT MANAGEMENT
CONCEPTS
Course Material
In today’s environment, certainty of change is without precedent. In recent years,
there has been a growing interest in the use of projects as building blocks in the
strategic management of the enterprise. Project, Program, and Portfolio
Management is the principal means by which operational and strategic changes
are managed in today’s organizations.
This course places organizational project management in the context of the
design and execution of organizational strategies and will show how to use
projects, programs, and portfolios for the management of product, service, and
organizational process change to prepare the organization for its future.
The course will also discuss the importance of the project/program/portfolio
office and its strategic and tactical role within the organization. Project
governance will also be discussed.
The goal of this course is to learn concepts and techniques that will prepare
individuals and the enterprise to use project/program/portfolio management as a
strategic framework to achieve the mission of the organization.

Table of Contents
Lesson 1: Introduction – Organizational Project Management .............................................................1
Topic 1: Project Linkages to Strategic Management..........................................................................2
Topic 2: What is Organizational Project Management?.....................................................................5
Topic 3: Relationships between Portfolio, Program, and Project Management................................9
Exercise 1.1: Organizational Project Management ..........................................................................12
Topic 4: Organizational Issues and Project Management................................................................13
Exercise 1.2: Organizational Issues and Project Management ........................................................16
Lesson 1 Summary: Learning Objectives Recap ...............................................................................17
Lesson 2: Program Management – Improving Business Results..........................................................20
Topic 1: Defining Program Management .........................................................................................21
Topic 2: Program Characteristics......................................................................................................23
Exercise 2.1: Understanding Program Characteristics .....................................................................28
Topic 3: Differences between Programs and Projects .....................................................................29
Topic 4: Differences between Programs and Portfolios...................................................................31
Topic 5: Project or Program?............................................................................................................33
Exercise 2.2: Programs vs. Projects..................................................................................................35
Lesson 3: Portfolio Management – A Framework for Governance......................................................38
Topic 1: Portfolio Management Defined..........................................................................................39
Topic 2: Success Model for Portfolio Management .........................................................................46
Exercise 3.1: Topics in Portfolio Management.................................................................................51
Topic 3: Portfolio Selection Tools and Techniques...........................................................................52
Exercise 3.2: Risk vs. Value Selection Exercise .................................................................................58
Topic 4: Portfolio Governance..........................................................................................................60
Exercise 3.3: Portfolio Governance Exercise ....................................................................................71
Lesson 4: The Portfolio/Program/Project Office..................................................................................74
Topic 1: Benefits of the PMO ...........................................................................................................75
Topic 2: Structuring the PMO...........................................................................................................77

Topic 3: Functions of a PMO.............................................................................................................81
Exercise 4.1: PMO Structure and Functions Exercise.......................................................................85
Topic 4: PMO Staffing.......................................................................................................................86
Exercise 4.2: Staffing the PMO.........................................................................................................90
Topic 5: Planning and Implementing the PMO ................................................................................91
Appendix I - Exercise Answers..............................................................................................................99
Exercise 2.1: Understanding Program Characteristics ...................................................................100
Exercise 2.2: Programs vs. Projects................................................................................................101
Exercise 3.1: Topics in Portfolio Management...............................................................................102
Exercise 3.2: Risk vs. Value Selection Exercise ...............................................................................103
Course Agenda
Day 1 Day2
8:30 – 9:00 Personal Introductions 8:30 - 9:00 Review
9:00 - 10:15 Organizational Proj Management 9:00 - 10:15 Portf Mgt – Framework for Gov
10:15 - 10:30 BREAK 10:15 - 10:30 BREAK
10:30 - 12:00 Organizational Proj Management 10:30 - 12:00 Portf Mgt – Framework for Gov
12:00 - 1:00 LUNCH 12:00 - 1:00 LUNCH
1:00 - 2:15 Prog Mgt – Improving Busn Results 1:00 - 2:15 The PMO
2:15 - 2:30 BREAK 2:15 - 2:30 BREAK
2:30 - 4:00 Prog Mgt – Improving Busn Results 2:30 - 3:30 The PMO
3:30 - 4:00 Exam and Evaluation

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LESSON 1: INTRODUCTION – ORGANIZATIONAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Topic 1: What is Organizational Project Management?
Topic 2: Project Linkages to Strategic Management
Topic 3: Relationships between Portfolio, Program, and Project Management
Topic 4: Organizational Issues and Project Management
Student Learning Objectives
After completing this lesson you should be able to
 Understand the framework for Organizational Project Management (OPM)
 Understand the relationships between projects, programs, and portfolios
 Understand the implications of strategic plans to organizational project management
 Understand the organizational issues to implementing successful project management
Approximate Presentation time: 2 hours 45 minutes

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One of the areas of management this course will address is the strategic context in which projects
are found in the organization. In the practice of strategic management, choice elements are found.
Choice elements pertain to the management of the enterprise as if its future mattered. A key choice
element of strategic management is the emerging projects that are the building blocks in the design
and execution of strategies for the organization’s future. In the management of an enterprise as if
its future mattered, nine key choice elements are involved and discussed below.
Vision: a mental image of what could be anticipated for the enterprise’s future.
AT&T – “AT&T is successfully transforming itself from a domestic long distance company to
an any-distance, any-service global company.”
Mission: The mission answers the basic question, what business are we in?
Boeing: “to be the number one aerospace company in the world, and among the premier
industrial firms, as measured by quality, profitability, and growth.”
Objective: a statement of the ongoing purpose in the enterprise that must be carried out to support
the mission. Objectives directly support the mission. Thus a failure to maintain an organizational
objective can put the mission in jeopardy.
“Achieve a compounded earnings growth rate of 1 percent and a 20 percent return on
capital.”
Goal: a specific achievement in the satisfaction of enterprise objectives. A goal has a specific time
element.
“We intend, by the end of 2010, to complete the construction of a new manufacturing
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Further distinction between an objective and a goal; an objective is an aspiration to be working
toward on a continuous basis; a goal is an achievement to be realized in future times.
 Time frame: An objective is timeless and unending; a goal is time-based and intended to be
overrun by subsequent goals.
 Specificity: Objectives are generally stated in general terms, whereas goals are much more
specific and stated in terms of a particular result at a specific time point. Goals are
milestones.
 Focus: Objectives are usually stated in terms of some ongoing achievement in a relevant
external environment, whereas goals are internally focused, whose achievement can be
measured by a selected date.
 Measurement: Both objectives and goals can be stated and measured in quantitative or
qualitative terms.
 Organizational goals and projects are linked: The successful completion of a project means
that an organizational goal has been achieved, which in turn means that progress has been
made toward the realization of the enterprise’s objectives and mission.
Strategy: the design of the means, through the use of resources, to accomplish end purposes.
Strategies also include action plans for the acquisition and use of those resources.
Programs: resource-consuming combinations of organizational resources, which have a common
purpose in supporting the enterprise’s purposes.
Projects: ad hoc, resource-consuming activities used to implement organizational strategies, achieve
enterprise goals and objectives, and contribute to the realization of the enterprises mission.
Operational Plans: documents developed to guide the organization in a consistent fashion toward
meeting its mission, objectives, and goals through designated strategies. These plans form the
overarching policies, procedures, and practices for when and how program and project work will be
accomplished.
Organizational Design: the organizational structure that facilitates performing the work.

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Organizational strategy is the result of the strategic planning cycle, where the vision and mission are
translated into a strategic plan. The strategic plan is then subdivided into a set of initiatives. These
initiatives establish strategic and operational portfolios for execution in the planned period.
The diagram depicts the
concept of organizational
project management as it
correlates an organization’s
capabilities in portfolio
management and its
effectiveness in
implementing strategy,
vision, and mission. OPM
purposefully links an
organization’s portfolio,
program, and projects to its
business strategy and
supporting business
objectives.

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Organizational project management (OPM) is a strategy execution framework that utilizes portfolio,
program, and project management as well as organizational-enabling practices to consistently
deliver organizational strategy to produce better performance and better results.
Driven from strategy, OPM
ensures that the portfolio
aligns the set of programs
and/or projects that yield
the appropriate value
decisions and benefits for
the organization. Portfolio
reviews occur on a regular
basis, adjusted as
conditions or strategy
change. An analysis of the
business impacts on the
portfolio guides the portfolio review and is adjusted as needed to deliver results or when other work
makes it necessary to revise. These results directly link to business value realization. Feedback from
value performance analysis influences the strategy of the organization.

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Organizational project management (OPM) is the integration of people, knowledge, and processes,
which are supported by tools across all domains. Looking at the description more closely, the word
“integration” is used because PM is the appropriate balance of knowledge, processes, people, and
supporting tools.
The following diagram depicts a systematic approach across all domains of organizational project
management encompasses items discussed on the following pages.

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OPM Framework
 Strategy. Creating an organizational environment that supports the execution of the
organization’s strategy.
 Portfolio: Value decisions. Decomposing the strategy into initiatives and aligning
organizational resources to the initiatives to execute the organization’s strategy through a
disciplined business value decision process.
 Programs and projects: Results delivery. Developing initiatives into the intended business
value through a predictable business results delivery system.

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OPM Framework…continued
 Operations: Business value realization. Operationalizing the initiatives and measuring the
business value through a business value realization process.
 Business impact analysis. Analyzing the impact and value from the business decision
process and providing results data from the business.
 Portfolio review and adjustments. Reviewing and adjusting the portfolio components based
on business value realization and results data.
 Value performance analysis. Providing business value realization data from value business
fulfillment back to the strategy of the organization.

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The relationship among portfolios, programs, and projects is such that a portfolio refers to a
collection of projects, programs, subportfolios, and operations grouped together in order to
facilitate the effective management of that work to meet strategic business objectives.

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In order to understand portfolio, program, and project management, it is important to recognize the
similarities and differences among these disciplines.
Portfolio, program, and project management are aligned with or driven by organizational strategies.
Conversely, portfolio, program, and project management differ in the way each contributes to the
achievement of strategic goals as follows:
 Portfolio management aligns with organizational strategies by selecting the right programs
or projects, prioritizing the work, and providing the needed resources.
 Program management harmonizes its project and program components and controls
interdependencies in order to realize specific benefits.
 Project management develops and implements plans to achieve a specific scope that is
driven by the objectives of the program or portfolio it is subjected to.
The table on the following page shows a comparison of portfolio, program, and project views across
several dimensions within the organization.

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Organizational Project Management
Projects Programs Portfolios
Scope Projects have defined objectives.
Scope is progressively elaborated
throughout the project life cycle.
Programs have a larger scope
and provide more significant
benefits.
Portfolios have an organizational
scope that changes with the
strategic objectives of the
organization.
Change Project managers expect change
and implement processes to keep
change managed and controlled.
Program managers expect
change from both inside and
outside the program and are
prepared to manage it.
Portfolio managers continuously
monitor changes in the broader
internal and external
environment.
Planning Project managers progressively
elaborate high-level information
into detailed plans throughout the
project life cycle.
Program managers develop
the overall program plan and
create high-level plans to
guide detailed planning at the
component level.
Portfolio managers create and
maintain necessary processes
and communication relative to
the aggregate portfolio.
Management Project managers manage the
project team to meet the project
objectives.
Program managers manage
the program staff and the
project managers; they
provide vision and overall
leadership.
Portfolio managers may manage
or coordinate portfolio
management staff, or program
and project staff that may have
reporting responsibilities into
the aggregate portfolio.
Success Success is measured by product
and project quality, timeliness,
budget compliance, and degree of
customer satisfaction.
Success is measured by the
degree to which the program
satisfies the needs and
benefits for which it was
undertaken.
Success is measured in terms of
the aggregate investment
performance and benefit
realization of the portfolio.
Monitoring Project managers monitor and
control the work of producing the
products, services, or results that
the project was undertaken to
produce.
Program managers monitor
the progress of program
components to ensure the
overall goals, schedules,
budget, and benefits of the
program wil be met.
Portfolio managers monitor
strategic changes and aggregate
resource allocation,
performance results and risk of
the portfolio.

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Exercise 1.1: Organizational Project Management
Instructions:
Break into your teams and answer the following questions.
1. Discuss your organization’s strategies and the relationship that exists between them and
projects, programs, and portfolios?
2. Discuss how your organization could benefit from using organizational project management,
or not.

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In traditional organizations, responsibility for determining and achieving the organization’s goals is
assigned to the operations function. Executives, with titles such as chief operations officer (COO),
chief technology officer (CTO), chief information officer (CIO), chief financial officer (CFO), etc.,
establish objectives and goals and develop strategies to achieve them. Executives expect to select
from proposed and pending projects to create the mix of projects most likely to support
achievement of the organization’s goals within the preferred strategies, organizational risk
tolerance, and organizational resource (people and funding) constraints.
Implementing efficient project management will enable organizations to meet their strategic and
operational objectives. There are several conditions that are essential for project success. These
conditions apply to all projects, whether related to top-level strategic business issues or operational
ones.
 Clearly communicated strategy: Implementing effective project management includes
putting in place a mechanism to evaluate every project for its fit with the strategy prior to
implementation. Answer the following questions: What are the organizations products and
services? Who are its customers and markets? How will this particular project support the
achievement of its strategy?
 Goals: Answer these questions: What are the organizations long- and short-term goals? How
does the project fit into or support these? Once the project is under way, progress against
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 Leadership: Must decide how to strike the balance between control and agility. Leadership
needs to be visible and consistent; otherwise it will undermine the system and the
organization’s goals.
 Business Processes: The systems used to gather, analyze, and disseminate information are
required to support project-based work.
 Human capabilities: A key skill needed by those who would implement project management
is the ability to identify, hire, and retain individuals who are best suited for project work. In
addition, each project should enhance existing capabilities and provide new development
opportunities.

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 Culture and performance system: The successful implementation of project management
depends on an organization’s explicit belief that the manner in which projects are managed
is just as important as what they achieve. Project management becomes “the way we do
business around here.”
 Information and business systems: Project management software is a tool for organizing
and representing project information; however, it is not a substitute for project
management skills. Project management tools should be aligned and integrated into the
business life of an organization to make them relevant to the way the business is conducted.
 Team structure: Implement project management requires matching team structure to the
project and to the other needs of the organization.

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Exercise 1.2: Organizational Issues and Project Management
Instructions:
Break into your teams and answer the following questions.
1. What organizational issue is most pressing in your organization, and why?
2. What actions do you think could be taken to resolve the issue in question 1?

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Lesson 1 Summary: Learning Objectives Recap
 Understand the framework for Organizational Project Management (OPM)
1. Strategy. Creating an organizational environment that supports the execution of the
organization’s strategy.
2. Portfolio: Value decisions. Decomposing the strategy into initiatives and aligning
organizational resources to the initiatives to execute the organization’s strategy through a
disciplined business value decision process.
3. Programs and projects: Results delivery. Developing initiatives into the intended business
value through a predictable business results delivery system.
4. Operations: Business value realization. Operationalizing the initiatives and measuring the
business value through a business value realization process.
5. Business impact analysis. Analyzing the impact and value from the business decision
process and providing results data from the business.
6. Portfolio review and adjustments. Reviewing and adjusting the portfolio components based
on business value realization and results data.
7. Value performance analysis. Providing business value realization data from value business
fulfillment back to the strategy of the organization.
 Understand the relationships between projects, programs, and portfolios
Portfolio, program, and project management are aligned with or driven by organizational
strategies. Conversely, portfolio, program, and project management differ in the way each
contributes to the achievement of strategic goals as follows:
1. Portfolio management aligns with organizational strategies by selecting the right programs
or projects, prioritizing the work, and providing the needed resources.
2. Program management harmonizes its project and program components and controls
interdependencies in order to realize specific benefits.
3. Project management develops and implements plans to achieve a specific scope that is
driven by the objectives of the program or portfolio it is subjected to.
 Understand the implications of
strategic plans to organizational
project management
Organizational strategy is the result
of the strategic planning cycle,
where the vision and mission are
translated into a strategic plan. The
strategic plan is then subdivided into
a set of initiatives. These initiatives
establish strategic and operational
portfolios for execution in the
planned period.

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 Understand the organizational issues to implementing successful project management
 Clearly communicated strategy
 Goals
 Leadership
 Business Processes
 Human capabilities
 Culture and performance system
 Information and business systems
 Team structure

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LESSON 2: PROGRAM MANAGEMENT – IMPROVING BUSINESS RESULTS
Topic 1: Defining Program Management
Topic 2: Program Characteristics
Topic 3: Differences between Programs and Projects
Topic 4: Differences between Programs and Portfolios
Topic 5: Project or Program?
 Understand the characteristics of a program
 Understand the differences between projects and programs

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There are multiple definitions today for a program and program management. The most common
ones are cited below:
“A group of related projects, subprograms, and program activities that are managed in a
coordinated way to obtain benefits not available from managing them individually.” – PMI
“…the coordinated management of interdependent projects over a finite period of time to achieve a
set of business goals.” – Martinelli
“A collection of vehicles for change (projects), designed to achieve a strategic objective.” - Bartlett
From the definitions above you can find some key words that help us gain a better understanding of
what a program is. These key words are coordinated management, related/interdependent,
collection/group, benefits/goals/strategic objective.

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As the term implies, interdependent/related projects are those that have a mutual dependence on
the output of other projects to achieve success. This interdependency comes in the form of
deliverables that are tangible outputs from one project team that become the input to another
project team or teams.
Program management ensures that the dependencies between multiple projects are managed in a
concerted manner.
The accomplishment of the stated business goals or strategic objectives is the overriding objective of
the program and the ultimate responsibility of the program manager.

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This topic will discuss the six characteristics, or pillars, of program management that help describe
the true nature of program management as a unique business function.
Program management:
1. Is strategic in nature
2. Provides a focal point for ownership and accountability for business results
3. Aligns functional objectives to business objectives
4. Is cross-project and multi-disciplined
5. Enables horizontal collaboration
6. Requires a capable business leader – the program manager

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Program Management is Strategic in Nature
The program
management discipline
helps to ensure that a
program is closely
aligned to, and directly
supports, the
achievement of a
business’s strategic
objectives. In effect, it is
used to direct the
activities involved in the
implementation of
strategy. The
accompanying figure
illustrates the link
between program
management and
business strategy by integrating the deliverables and work flows of multiple interdependent projects
to develop and deliver an integrated product, service, or result. This integrated solution becomes
the means by which the strategic objectives are achieved.

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Program Management Provides a Focal Point for Ownership and Accountability
With a program management model, there is no debate or subjectivity about who owns and is
accountable for the business success or failure of the program; the program manager assumes the
full responsibility throughout the development lifecycle.
Program Management Aligns Functional Objectives to Business Objectives
Each functional unit within an organization normally has a set of objectives as an organization. But
what happens if these functional objectives do not support or are in direct conflict with the strategic
objectives of the business? This dilemma is known as agency theory. Agency theory occurs when
functional managers design objectives that provide the greatest benefit for their organization but
consider the strategic objectives of the business secondary.
Program management can be used to reduce the effects of agency theory by aligning functional
objectives to business objectives – remembering that products, services, or results are the means to
achieve business objectives.

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Program Management is Cross-project and Multi-disciplined
The projects that make up a program are normally centered on a single discipline within the
organization, such as software development, customer support, and process development. To
reconcile the cross-project, multi-discipline nature of programs, many organizations employ a matrix
structure to span the various functions needed to effectively develop a product, service, or result.
Program management is the link that sews the matrix together and enables the cross-project teams
to perform cohesively. Program management will contribute to faster decision making and
improved productivity.
Program Management Enables Horizontal Collaboration
Team collaboration can now occur in real time and without regard to geographical boundaries or
distances. Organizations that are thriving in this model are the ones successfully integrating
horizontal collaboration of work. A key learning is that program management is an effective
business model for managing the horizontal collaboration, and for integrating the output of
specialized knowledge workers into total solutions.

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Program Management Requires a Capable Business Leader – The Program Manager
The program manager serves as the catalyst for converting ideas into products, services, or results
that, when delivered or implemented, become the means to achieve a set of business objectives.
The program manager is someone who thinks and acts as a general manager (GM), or a CEO of a
small company. In doing so, the program manager has two roles, as follows:
 To manage the business on his or her program and
 Lead a set of highly interdependent project teams throughout all phases of the program life
cycle.
This role requires a unique set of core competencies, skills, and personality traits in the areas of
business and financial, customer, leadership, and process and project management acumen.

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Exercise 2.1: Understanding Program Characteristics
Instructions:
Review the terms in the table below and match each term to its definition.
? Term Definition
1. Program Management A. Program management is the link that
sews the matrix together and enables the
cross-project teams to perform cohesively.
2. Cross-project and Multi-disciplined B. Aligns Functional Objectives to Business
Objectives
3. Specialized knowledge workers
collaborate in real time and without
regard to geographical boundaries or
distances to deliver total solutions.
C. This role requires a unique set of core
competencies, skills, and personality traits
in the areas of business and financial,
customer, leadership, and process and
project management acumen.
4. The characteristic that reduces the effect
of agency theory.
D. Focal Point for Ownership and
Accountability
5. Capable Business Leader – The Program
Manager
E. Program Management
6. The program manager assumes the full
responsibility throughout the
development lifecycle.
F. Program Management Enables
Horizontal Collaboration
7. Is Strategic in Nature G. A group of related projects,
subprograms, and program activities that
are managed in a coordinated way to
obtain benefits not available from
managing them individually.

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Two distinct trends have played a key role in the emerging need to succinctly distinguish between
program and project management. First, there is a recognized need within business management to
improve the link between business strategy and operational execution. Second, there is an
increasing trend toward larger and more complex product, service, and result development efforts.
The program management model fully comprehends these trends which gives rise to its increased
usage as a critical business function.
The primary differentiator is the core area of focus. Program management is strategic in nature and
focused on the business success of the program, while project management is tactical in nature and
focused on the successful execution and delivery of one element of the integrated solution.
The table on the following page provides a high-level summary of the important differences
between program and project management.

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Differentiating
Factor
Program
Management
Project
Management
Strategic vs.
Tactical
Strategic in nature, focused on
business success
Tactical in nature, focused on
execution success
Alignment of
Objectives
Alignment of execution to business
strategy
Alignment of deliverables to triple
constraints (time, cost, scope)
Scope of
Responsibility
Successful delivery of the right
product, service, or result at the right
time
Successful delivery of project
deliverables per triple constraint
Vertical vs.
Horizontal
Responsibility
Manages horizontally across the
functional projects involved in the
program
Manages vertically within a single
project
Work Effort Assures the cross-project work effort
remains feasible from a business
standpoint
Assures work effort generates
desired deliverables on time, on
budget, and at the required
performance levels
Management of
Risk
Concerned with cross-project risk
affecting the probability of program
and business success
Concerned with single-project risk
affecting the probability of project
and technical success
Life Cycle
Involvement
Involved in all phases of the
development life cycle, from definition
to end of life
Primarily involved in the planning
and implementation phases of the
development life cycle
Process
Orientation
Ensures consistent use of common
processes by all project teams
Ensures effective and efficient
implementation of processes on a
single project team
Skills and
Capabilities
Breadth of business, leadership,
customer, and project management
skills
In-depth project management and
functional specific technical skills

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The objective of the portfolio is to ensure that the company is working on the opportunities that
offer the highest probability for attractive strategic value at the lowest possible risk. Opportunities
are ranked and prioritize based upon a set of criteria that represents value to the organization.
Resources are then allocated to the highest value and most strategically significant products,
services, or results.
The primary differentiator is that portfolio management is a decision-making process, while
program management is a key management function within an organization.
The table on the following page provides a high-level summary of the important differences
between program and portfolio management.

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Differentiating
Factor
Program
Management
Portfolio
Management
Process vs.
Function
A management function utilized to
determine the business and execution
feasibility of a selected idea. The idea
then turns into an actionable plan that
is successfully executed and delivered
to the customer
A process utilized to evaluate,
prioritize, select, and resource new
ideas that best contribute to the
attainment of the strategic
objectives of an organization
Determining and
Obtaining Value
Focused on ensuring that the business
value is attained for a single
opportunity throughout the
development and introduction process
Focused on determination of the
business value of all existing
opportunities of the organization
Risk Management Management of risk across all
disciplines involved in the
development of a single product,
service, or result
Determination of the business and
technical risk of each opportunity
concept, balancing risk and value for
the aggregate portfolio of
opportunities
Resource
Management
Staffing the program, ensuring the
project teams are adequately staffed
throughout the development life cycle
Aligning resources to opportunities
that provide the greatest strategic
value to a business

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Identifying whether a particular idea for change is a project or program is an important undertaking,
since the right management approach needs to be adopted to ensure the change has a good chance
of success. The basic reason for a program is that the proposed change is wide-ranging and strategic.
Also, the timescale for the change may be imprecise. A program can adjust its timescale to suit the
outcome of work, changing requirements or changing strategy. A good test for identifying whether
the desired change is a project or program is by questioning its scope. The chart on the next page
shows a simple flow to help you decide on scope criteria.

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Exercise 2.2: Programs vs. Projects
Instructions:
? Term Definition
1. Program vs. Portfolio differentiating
factor – Process/Function
A. Tactical in nature, focused on execution
success
2. The basic reason for a program is that the
proposed change is ______ and ______.
Also, the _______ for the change may be
imprecise.
B. Program
3. Project Management C. Program Management
4. Strategic in nature, focused on business
success
D. A management function utilized to
feasibility of a selected idea.
5. If I want to re-engineer a process I should
run this as a __________.
E. wide-ranging, strategic, timescale
6. ________ should be run as a project F. Improve the link between business
strategy and operational execution
7. This trend plays a key role in the need to
distinguish between program and project
management.
G. Catalog launch

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 Understand the characteristics of a program
Program Management is Strategic in Nature
Program Management Provides a Focal Point for Ownership and Accountability
Program Management Aligns Functional Objectives to Business Objectives
Program Management is Cross-project and Multi-disciplined
Program Management Enables Horizontal Collaboration
Program Management Requires a Capable Business Leader – The Program Manager
 Understand the differences between projects and programs
Differentiating
Factor
Program
Management
Project
Management
Strategic vs.
Tactical
Strategic in nature, focused on
business success
Tactical in nature, focused on
execution success
Alignment of
Objectives
Alignment of execution to business
strategy
Alignment of deliverables to triple
constraints (time, cost, scope)
Scope of
Responsibility
Successful delivery of the right
product, service, or result at the right
time
Successful delivery of project
deliverables per triple constraint
Vertical vs.
Horizontal
Responsibility
Manages horizontally across the
functional projects involved in the
program
Manages vertically within a single
project
Work Effort Assures the cross-project work effort
remains feasible from a business
standpoint
Assures work effort generates
desired deliverables on time, on
budget, and at the required
performance levels
Management of
Risk
Concerned with cross-project risk
affecting the probability of program
and business success
Concerned with single-project risk
affecting the probability of project
and technical success
Life Cycle
Involvement
Involved in all phases of the
development life cycle, from definition
to end of life
Primarily involved in the planning
and implementation phases of the
development life cycle
Process
Orientation
Ensures consistent use of common
processes by all project teams
Ensures effective and efficient
implementation of processes on a
single project team
Skills and
Capabilities
Breadth of business, leadership,
customer, and project management
skills
In-depth project management and
functional specific technical skills

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LESSON 3: PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT – A FRAMEWORK FOR GOVERNANCE
Topic 1: Portfolio Management Defined
Topic 2: Success Model for Portfolio Management
Topic 3: Portfolio Selection Tools and Techniques
Topic 4: Portfolio Governance
 Understand a success model for portfolio management
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What is a Portfolio?
A portfolio is a component collection of programs, projects, or operations managed as a group to
achieve strategic objectives. The portfolio components may not necessarily be interdependent or
have related objectives. The portfolio components are measured, ranked, and prioritized.
A portfolio exists to achieve one or more organizational strategies and objectives and may consist of
a set of past, current, and future components. An organization may have more than one portfolio,
each addressing unique organizational strategies and objectives. If a portfolio is not aligned to its
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Relationships among Portfolios, Programs, and Projects
The relationship among portfolios, programs, and projects is such that a portfolio refers to a
collection of projects, programs, sub-portfolios, and operations grouped together in order to
facilitate the effective management of that work to meet strategic business objectives.
The figure on the next page illustrates, organizational strategies and priorities are linked and have
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Features of a Portfolio
All portfolio components should exhibit certain common features as follows:
 Be representative of investments made or planned by the organization;
 Be aligned with the organization’s goals and objectives;
 Typically have some common features that permit the organization to group them for
effective management;
 Have the ability to be measured, ranked, and prioritized; and
 Share and compete for organizational resources.

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What is Portfolio Management?
Portfolio Management is the coordinated management of one or more portfolios to achieve
organizational strategies and objectives. It includes interrelated organizational processes by which
an organization evaluates, selects, prioritizes, and allocates limited resources to best accomplish
strategies consistent with the organization’s vision, mission, and values. Portfolio management
produces valuable information to support or alter organizational strategies and investment
decisions.
Portfolio management provides an opportunity for a governing body to make decisions that control
or influence the direction of a group of portfolio components as the work to achieve specific
outcomes.
Portfolio management balances conflicting demands between programs and projects, allocates
resources based on organizational priorities and capacity, and manages so as to achieve the benefits
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Portfolio Management and Organizational Strategy
Organizations are concerned that they
possess and effective structure for
management that will lead to the
longevity and success of the
organization. An organizational
strategy is in part a plan of goals,
policies, and actions that provide the
overall direction and focus of the
organization.
Portfolio management is an integral
part of the organization’s overall
strategic plan. Portfolio management
is a bridge between organizational
strategy, program, and project
management and operations. As such,
all governance levels are linked
together to ensure that each organizational action is ultimately aligned with the organizational
strategy. The accompanying figure illustrates a general relationship between the programs, projects,
and operational processes in an organization.

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Portfolio Management and Organizational Strategy
The ultimate goal of linking portfolio management with organizational strategy is to establish a
balanced, executable plan that will help the organization achieve its goals. The impact of the
portfolio plan upon strategy is attained in the following areas.
 Maintaining portfolio alignment. Each component should be aligned to one or more objectives.
 Allocating resources. The priority of each component guides financial, human, and material
resource allocation decisions.
 Measuring portfolio component performance. The performance of the portfolio component
must be measured to assess its contribution to overall strategic goals.
 Managing risks. Each component must be evaluated for risks at the organizational level and how
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Portfolio management invariably changes the culture of the business because it demands we ask the
hard questions. Five such questions rise to the top of the list and will be explored in this topic. Your
ability to answer these questions accurately will determine how well you have implemented
portfolio management in your organization. They also serve as a high-level guide to assist you in the
development of your own portfolio management processes.
The Five Questions in Brief
1. Are we investing in the right things? – This question addresses the definition of business, of
business direction and the alignment of portfolio components with that direction.
2. Are we doing them the right way? – This question addresses organizational structure and
process, and the integration of portfolio components within the structure and process.
3. Are we getting them done well? – This question address organizational capability, the
resources available and supporting infrastructure required to get work done efficiently.
4. Are we getting the benefit expected? – This question addresses the proactive management
of the benefits realization process as a whole.
5. Can we absorb the change? – This question addresses whether our organization is able to
execute and deliver the project we would like to take on.

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Types of Portfolios
We have defined a portfolio as a “component collection of programs, projects, or operations
managed as a group to achieve strategic objectives”. And, portfolio management ensures the
alignment of these components with strategies. What we now want to discuss are the various types
of portfolios you can find in a business. They may seem different, but from a management
perspective they are not. The bottom line is that it’s all about effectively managing the work a
business is doing with an eye toward fulfilling the strategic goals and bringing financial and
nonfinancial benefits to the organization.
 Project Portfolio Management
 Application Portfolio Management
 Product Portfolio Management
 IT Portfolio Management
 Asset Portfolio Management
 Enterprise Portfolio Management
 Investment Portfolio Management
 Investment Management
 Resource Portfolio Management
 Pipeline Management
 Software Portfolio Management
 Governance Process

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A Portfolio Roadmap
Portfolio
management can
work at an
organizational,
business unit, or
enterprise level.
From the
perspective of the
enterprise, all
projects are in one
enterprise
portfolio. However,
each business unit
and organization
has a piece of that
portfolio that they
manage using the portfolio management process. It turns out that portfolio management is actually
a set of tiered portfolios. The critical factor here is that you don’t need to implement portfolio
management at the enterprise level to see its benefits.

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A Portfolio Process
What you see illustrated below is a high-level portfolio management process without specifying
roles and responsibilities. This is a fairly iterative process which lends itself particularly to gating
processes.

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Exercise 3.1: Topics in Portfolio Management
Instructions:
? Term Definition
1. D Maintaining portfolio alignment A. Addresses whether organizational
structure and processes are in place to be
successful.
2. E Portfolio Management B. A component collection of programs,
projects, or operations managed as a group
to achieve strategic objectives.
3. F Application Portfolio C. Portfolio Components
4. B A portfolio D. An impact of portfolio management on
strategy
5. A Are we doing them the right way? E. The coordinated management of one or
more portfolios to achieve organizational
strategies and objectives.
6. G Portfolio management can work at an
organizational, ____________, or
enterprise level.
F. A type of portfolio
7. C Portfolios, Programs, Projects,
Operations
G. business unit

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When defining a portfolio it is important to develop tools and techniques to compare the various
portfolio components against agreed upon criteria. Weighted ranking and scoring techniques are
used for ranking and scoring portfolio components. Some of these will be discussed and illustrated
on the following pages.
Single-Criterion Prioritization Model
The single-criterion
approach is a pair-wise
comparison of different
portfolio components with
one another, to rank them
hierarchically from the one
that should be given the
highest priority to the one
that should be the least
priority within a given
portfolio. Using a single
criterion like priority of
each project to all of the
other projects and assigning
a value of 1 if judged superior, the highest score becomes the highest ranking.

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Multiple-Criteria Weighted Ranking Model
The multiple-criteria weighted ranking approach ranks projects based on the criteria to assign the
highest priority to the project with the lowest score.
Priority is determined by summing the Rankings of each project and dividing that number by the
number of rankings, i.e., Project 1: Sum of the Ranks = 6, divided by 4 rankings equals a priority
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Multiple-Criteria Scoring Model
Scoring models provide another method to evaluate portfolio components and make them
comparable. A
scoring model
consists of a series of
evaluation criteria
having a weight
expressed as
percentage and a
score. The weight for
each criterion is
expressed in
percentages (the
total needs to add up
to 100%) and
determines the
relative importance
of each criterion in
the portfolio
component evaluation. The score applies to each criterion and should be discriminating (such as 0,
5, and 10). The score measures whether or not each criterion is met. Each scoring level needs to be
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multiplied by the weight provides a value for each criterion and the total f all of these is the total
value of the component.

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Multiple-Criteria Scoring Model
In the example above, the criteria are being divided into two groups that will be used in a graphical
presentation. The project score is determined by multiplying the score by the weight to get a total
for the criteria. This is done for each criteria. When scoring is complete the criteria belonging to
“Indicator Y” are summed and divided by the sum of the weights for “Indicator Y” and then
multiplied by 10, i.e., the sum of “Indicator Y” is 6.25 and the sum of the weights is 75% (.75),
6.25/.75 equal 8.3, divided by 10 equals .83. “Indicator X” is 1 divided by .4 * 10 equals 0.4. An
illustration of how this is used is seen below.

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Exercise 3.2: Risk vs. Value Selection Exercise
Instructions:
Based on the information provided complete the scoring of the three projects in your portfolio.
Determine a score, the “Indicator Y” value, the “Indicator X” value, and plot the projects on the
graph provided.
Low Medium High
0 5 10
Evaluation
Project 1 $2,000,000 Project 2 $4,000,000 Project 3 $1,500,000
List of Criteria Weight Rating Score Rating Score Rating Score
Strategic Fit 20% 10 5 10
Customer Satisfaction 15% 5 5 10
Management Information 10% 5 0 5
Quality of Worklife 5% 5 5 10
Public Perception 5% 10 10 10
Organizational Risk 15% 5 5 5
Definitional Risk 10% 10 10 0
Infrastructure Risk 5% 10 5 5
Security Risk 10% 5 10 5
External Risk 5% 0 10 0
TOTAL WEIGHT 100% TOTAL SCORE
Indicator Y (0 to 1)
Indicator X (0 to 1)
Value v Risk Assessment
IndicatorY
Value
IndicatorX
Risk

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 Identify the priority of the projects based on their Risk versus Value comparison.

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What is Governance?
What is meant by the term “Governance”?
According to the Association for Project Management (UK): ‘Governance refers to the set of policies,
regulations, functions, processes, procedures and responsibilities that define establishment,
management and control of projects, programmes and portfolios.’ APM Body of Knowledge 6th Edition
So, what it boils down to is, governance is a framework within which project/program/portfolio
decisions are made. A well-structured governance model provides:
 Clear roles, responsibilities and accountabilities.
 Clear reporting.
 Clear information flows.
 Clarity of stakeholders.
 Clear scope.
 Clear procurement processes.
 Clear financial authorities.
 Ethics.
 Dispute and conflict resolution escalation channels.
 Obvious delivery model overlays.
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The Three Pillars of Governance (Structure, People, Information)
Structure
 This refers to the governance committee structure. As well as there being a board or
project steering committee, the broader governance environment may include
various stakeholder groups and perhaps user groups.
 Additionally, there may be some form of portfolio decision making group. The
decision rights of all these committees and how they relate must be laid down in
policy and procedural documentation. In this way, the project’s governance can be
integrated within the wider governance arena.
 All of the above must take into account the project management capability that
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Project Governance
Projects are groups of related activities, are task oriented
and are typically managed using traditional approaches.
Project management frameworks can be used to bring
about consistency in the management and delivery of
projects across an organization. Maturity in project
practices has been found to be strongly correlated to better
and more predictable project performance and lower direct
project management costs. Projects have their own
governance structure, which is separate to organization
governance structures. Projects are typically operational,
run in one function and can bring about procedural change.
For most projects, a complex structure would be
unnecessarily unwieldy and a simplified structure could be
used as shown below:

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Program Governance
Programs are groups of related or interdependent projects that need to be coordinated to achieve a
strategic objective and to obtain benefits and value which would not be available from managing
them individually. The sum of the program outcome(s) is greater than the sum of the individual
project outcome(s).
Programs are multidimensional, span multiple functions and have multiple types of stakeholders.
They also have financial accountability and authority of the projects, and can commit organizational
resources. As there are multiple interdependent and dependent projects, the priorities of each of
the projects and organizational priority of the program itself becomes critical for management and
portfolio balancing.
Program Governance and the points of decision making need to be carefully thought through. In
cases of rescuing a failing program, the governance of the program has to be totally restructured, as
each project was set up having its own governance structure. Each project governance structure was
making decisions relevant to their own project, without realizing that their decision was impacting
other dependent and interdependent projects of the program. Project and program governance
mechanisms need to be very carefully constructed so that roles and responsibilities are clear,
complementary and aligned, to avoid duplication while enabling the program to deliver.
Programs usually have a program office, or program office support, for the collation and aggregation
of project schedules and financials to enable the dependencies and interdependencies to become
more visible. Other key functions that require coordinated management for a program include
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procurement, training, standards and methods, contract management and communications. The
program office needs to have a tactical focus for it to be effective. The following program
governance structure leverages from project governance and can be used for the management of
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Portfolio Governance
The portfolio provides the organization with a complete view of the programs and projects within an
organization, and this represents the organization’s commitment of resources and investment to
delivering its strategic objectives. Portfolio management directs investment and tracks outcomes,
shows where each project or program is in the lifecycle and in a Government context ensures
alignment to policy. There is considerable portfolio balancing and optimization that is done on a
regular basis which is determined by resource availability, cash flows of the organization,
organizational and environmental changes. The model below illustrates a full life-cycle governance
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People
 A key role is that of a project sponsor
 The project sponsor; has three main areas of responsibility which are to the board, the
project/program manager and the project stakeholders.
 For the board, the sponsor provides leadership on culture and values, owns the business
case, keeps the project/program aligned with the organization's strategy and portfolio
direction, governs project risk, works with other sponsors, focuses on realization of benefits,
recommends opportunities to optimize cost/benefits, ensures continuity of sponsorship,
provides assurance and provides feedback and lessons learnt.
 For the project/program manager, the sponsor provides timely decisions, clarifies decision
making framework, clarifies business priorities and strategy, communicates business issues,
provides resources, engenders trust, manages relationships, supports the project/program
manager's role and promotes ethical working.
 For stakeholders, the project sponsor engages stakeholders, governs stakeholder
communications, directs client relationship, directs governance of users, directs governance
of suppliers and arbitrates between stakeholders
Information
 This concerns the information that informs decision makers and consists of regular reports
on the project/program, issues and risks that have been escalated by the Project/Program
Manager and certain key documents that describe the project/program, foremost of which
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What does Governance mean to…
Chief Executive
 Alignment with key business objectives
 Controls are in place
 Peace of mind
Project Sponsor
 Management of the Business Case
 Alignment of key stakeholders
 Represent the project
 Clear direction and decision making
 Learning from experience
Project Manager
 Clear framework of responsibility, accountability, delegated authority
 Management of issues, change, risks and opportunities
 Reporting, review, audit, (more!) work
Stakeholders
 Communication of status
 Open and honest reporting
 Timely and reliable project forecasts
Customer
 Peace of mind?
 Delivery on time?

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Governance Principles
1. Ensure a single point of accountability for the success of the project
2. Project ownership independent of Asset ownership, Service ownership or other stakeholder
group
3. Ensure separation of stakeholder management and project decision making activities
4. Ensure separation of project governance and organizational governance structures
Elements of Good Governance
1. A compelling business case
2. Mechanism to assess compliance
3. All stakeholders identified
4. A defined method of communication
5. Agreed business level requirements
6. Agreed specification
7. Appointment of a project manager
8. Clear roles and responsibilities assigned
9. Up to date project plan
10. Systems in place to report progress
11. Process for management and resolution of issues
12. Process for recording and communicating risks

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Making it Work
Sponsor
 Do not confuse governance with measurement
 Don’t ask for a report just because you can!
Project
 Beware implied mandates, e.g. shall, must, will, should, etc.
 Challenge the ‘norm’ you may find it’s not mandated;
All
 Clear and consistent terminology
 Rules will be bent/broken so minimize number of rules, but make the penalty fit the non-
compliance
 Open and honest approach
 Good Project Governance helps ensure that we do the right things and meet time, cost and
quality commitments

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Exercise 3.3: Portfolio Governance Exercise
Instructions:
In your teams, discuss how your agency manages the portfolio of projects, programs, and operations
and describe that below.
Now, discuss how your agency could use portfolio management and governance to manage the
projects, programs, and operations of the agency.

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 Understand a success model for portfolio management
1. Are we investing in the right things? – This question addresses the definition of business, of
business direction and the alignment of portfolio components with that direction.
2. Are we doing them the right way? – This question addresses organizational structure and
process, and the integration of portfolio components within the structure and process.
3. Are we getting them done well? – This question address organizational capability, the
resources available and supporting infrastructure required to get work done efficiently.
4. Are we getting the benefit expected? – This question addresses the proactive management
of the benefits realization process as a whole.
5. Can we absorb the change? – Can you live without the credit? The greater your desire to
receive credit and recognition, the more frustrated you are likely to become working in the
middle of an organization.
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LESSON 4: THE PORTFOLIO/PROGRAM/PROJECT OFFICE
Topic 1: Benefits of the PMO
Topic 2: Structuring the PMO
Topic 3: Functions of a PMO
Topic 4: PMO Staffing
Topic 5: Planning and Implementing the PMO
 Understand the various structures of the PMO
 Understand the functions of a PMO
 Understand the basics for starting and implementing a PMO
Approximate Presentation time: 2.5 hours

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As most organizations grow in complexity, projects begin to interrelate and have impacts on each
other in more subtle ways; ways that might not be understood until each project is well underway
and suddenly a conflict or dependency emerges – usually an unpleasant surprise.
As levels of sophistication increase in a business, there is then a call for increasing levels of
integration in project processes – much the same way that more complex businesses require better
financial tracking. Just as a financial system rolls up expenditures and revenues across many
departments into a single budget, in an enterprise project management system, individual projects
roll up into programs, programs roll up into business unit project control, and then ultimately those
programs roll up into enterprise-wide portfolios.
These evolving complexities warrant the need and drive the purpose behind the establishment of
the project office. We will need a structure that establishes project oversight and control, will
reduce project disarray and waste. A project office can integrate processes and practices of the
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Benefits of a project management office to various people in the organization include:
Executive management:
The probability of meeting organizational business goals increases.
Functional managers:
Methodology and systems are provided to integrate project and functional activities.
Customer and sponsor:
The probability of meeting customer requirements and expectations is increased.
Project/Program managers:
Resources, services, and support are provided to assist in managing the project/program.
Other stakeholders:
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Not all PMO’s are created equal, although almost any form of project office will jumpstart
incremental process improvements in organizations that have nothing at all in place. Basically, a
project office is staffed by project management professionals who serve their organization’s project
management needs. It also serves as an organizational center for project management excellence. A
project office may exist at any one of three levels in the organization – or project offices may exist at
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Level 1 PMO – The Project (Process) Control Office
This is an office that typically handles large, complex single projects. It is specifically focused on one
project, but that one project is so large and so complex that it requires multiple schedules, which
need to integrate into an overall program schedule. It may have multiple project managers who are
each independently responsible for an individual project schedule and, as those schedules, their
associated resource requirements, and their associated costs are all integrated into an overall
program schedule, one program manager or senior project manager is responsible for integrating all
of the schedules, the resource requirements, and the costs to ensure that the program as a whole
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Level 2 PMO – The Business Unit Project Office
At the divisional or business unit level, a project office may still be required to provide support for
individual projects but its challenge is to integrate a large number of multiple projects of varying
sizes, from small short-term initiatives that requires few resources to multi-month or multi-year
initiatives that require dozens of resources, large dollar amounts, and complex integration of
technologies.
The value of the Level 2 project office is that it begins to integrate resources at an organizational
level. And it’s at the organizational level that resource control begins to play a much higher value
role in the payback of a project management system.
A Level 2 project office brings the following capabilities;
 Efficiency in managing resources to by setting priorities for projects
 Allows the organization to determine when resource shortages exist
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Level 3 PMO – The Enterprise Project Office
Consider an organization with multiple business units, multiple support departments at both the
business unit and organizational level, and ongoing projects within each unit. A Level 2 project office
would have no authority to prioritize projects from the organizational perspective, yet executive
level management must select projects that will support strategic organizational objectives. Only an
enterprise level organization can provide the coordination and broad perspective needed to select,
prioritize, and monitor projects and programs that contribute to attainment of organizational
strategy.
Which level of project office is right for your organization depends on the size and complexity of the
organization, the interdependency of the projects and programs among business units, the
availability of resources, and the competence of your project managers.
Level 1: large complex projects needing a core team to manage them.
Level 2: Several large complex projects. Capture and institutionalize best practices of the project
teams.
Level 3: ensure that organizational strategy is accomplished through the most effective and efficient
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There are three primary functions that project offices perform. Each function has its own
components and will be discussed individually. You will want to decide which functions will be
needed for your organization depending on the PMO structure you select. Not all functions are
necessary for all levels as they may be handled by other organizations.
We will discuss the functions of Project Management Competency, Project Management Services,
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Project Management Competency
Competency Requirements: The PMO establishes the project management requirements at all
levels, assess individual competency, skill sets, and training needs. A determination is made if
external resources will be needed based upon the findings of the competency assessment and a
training plan is developed to fill any competency gaps.
Education and Training: The PMO will develop a comprehensive curriculum including topics such as;
PM Fundamentals, Advanced and specialized tools, Methodology training, Processes and
procedures, and Certification preparation. The audience includes project managers, team members,
sponsors/executives, others.
Professional Certification: The PMO will recognize professional certification preparation,
demonstrate consistency of PM competency, develop and promote certification programs, and
contribute to individual career progression.
Career Path Management: The PMO will establish a career path for project managers. It will also
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Project Management Services
Policies and Procedures: The PMO develops the project management methodology, develops
policies for PMO integration, project management, change, and project reporting.
Standards: The PMO will incorporate best practices and business standards, establish time and
status reporting standards, and establish PM documentation standards.
PM Methodology: The PMO will develop, implement, and maintain PM methodologies, and
evaluate methodology use and performance.
Mentoring: The PMO provides PM expertise, facilitates project team activities, facilitates evaluation
of project managers, provides the transfer of knowledge to project managers, and provides PM
mentoring to executives.
Process Control, Support, and Improvement: The PMO assists with project selection, proposal
development, planning consolidation, integrated scheduling and cost control, estimating, program
reporting, document control, risk management, methodology management, change management,
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Project Operations Support
Project Management Information Systems: The PMO establishes and maintains the PMIS, manages
PMIS connectivity with other systems, specifies PM reporting requirements, establishes a PM
database, and provides PMIS support.
Systems and Software Management: The PMO will ensure system and software standards are
applied, acquires and provides software access, and manages internal PM software development.
PMO Facilities: The PMO will provide PMO workspaces, conference and meeting rooms, and remote
and onsite facilities.
Resource Management: The PMO provides resource management, allocation and conflict resolution
services.
Communication: The PMO provides guidance on reporting, access to information, meeting
guidelines, distribution processes, metrics for performance reporting, and the process for
administrative closure of a project.

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Exercise 4.1: PMO Structure and Functions Exercise
Instructions:
Work in your teams for this exercise.
Consider the structure of your agency and discuss with the team a PMO structure you feel would
work best in your agency. Also, discuss the functions this PMO should incorporate based on the
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How the PMO is staffed is determined in large part by the role your organization expects it to play. If
the project office is to play the central role in guiding project management in the organization,
staffing will be complex. The project office director position within the organization should be
equivalent to that of a high-level functional manager – even a director, in some cases. Some of the
positions you may find in a PMO include Program manager/director, project manager, technical
support staff, administrative support staff, and project team members.

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Project Office Director
 Stage 1: Develop processes, provide fundamental support
 Stage 2: Support the processes, provide selected capabilities
 Stage 3: Provide executive management of enterprise projects and programs
Responsibilities
 Resource prioritization
 Project review and analysis
 Business interface
 Liaison to executive and functional management
 Develop standards, policies, guidelines, and procedures
 PM skills development
 Project oversight
 Budget
Skill Requirements
 Leadership
 Directing and managing programs
 Building organizations
 Identifying and developing new business
 Selecting and developing key personnel
 Strategic planning and Multi-tiered management

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Project Manager
Responsibilities
 Delivery of projects against schedule, cost, scope, and quality baselines
 Interface management in product, project, client, and information flow
 Resource management in schedule, staffing, budget, equipment, and facilities
 Planning/control management to increase performance efficiency, reduce risk, identify
changes
 Implementation of PM practices
Skill Requirements
 Leadership
 Team building
 Technical expertise
 Conflict resolution
 Planning and allocation of resources
 Administration

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Types of Technical Support Staff
 Project administrator
 Project scheduler
 Contract administrator
 Proposal manager
 Financial analyst
 Project estimator
 Administrative support staff

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Exercise 4.2: Staffing the PMO
Instructions:
Work in your teams for this exercise.
Consider the structure and functions you chose in the previous exercise. Decide how you should
staff this PMO. Use an organizational chart for support.

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Before embarking on this step of the journey, you must first consider how well you have laid the
organizational foundations. Introducing enterprise-wide project management via a project office
cannot be done from the bottom up in an organization; it cannot be done piecemeal; and it is unfair
to the discipline of project management to set your project office up for failure from the outset by
not properly preparing the ground.
With that said, let‘s move into the steps of the project to create your project office. As with any
project, we’ll begin by creating a project charter.

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Create the PMO Charter
 Formalizes establishment of the PMO
 Specifies executive-level support and access to executive management
 Indicates PMO and project manager authority
 Designates program manager/director as PMO head
 Identifies resources and budgets
 Identifies assigned programs/projects
 Establishes roles and responsibilities
 Provides internal consulting to project managers

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Assign the PMO Manager
 Interfaces with upper management
 Manages diverse staff as well as business function roles and responsibilities
 Reviews and negotiates contracts
 Manages customer relationships
 Understands funding activities
 Oversees multiple projects
 Exhibits expertise in project management
Integrate Applicable Organizational Policies
 General policy: Creates project management environment
 Best practices policy: Provides enterprise standards
 Project complexity policy: Specifies preferred approach to risk, strategic importance,
organizational unit involvement, and technology factors
 Project change policy: Includes decisions regarding resources, costs, schedule, performance,
technology, customer indecisiveness, etc.

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Establish Project Manager Qualifications
 Education: formal
 Experience: performance
 Professional competency: skill sets and leadership
 Professional certification: validation
Establish PMO Processes and Procedures
 PMO Oversight methodology: Describes the steps and communications in the oversight
process
 Project Management Methodology: Establishes consistent and structured set of standards
for the project management process

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Create a Change Management Plan
 Organizations resist change
 Successfully implementing any change is not easy
 A carefully considered change management plan is important to successful implementation

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 Understand the various structures of the PMO
A project office may exist at any one of three levels in the organization – or project offices may
exist at all three levels concurrently.
– Level 1 – Individual Project Office
– Level 2 – Business Unit Project Office
– Level 3 – Enterprise Project Office
 Understand the functions of a PMO
There are three primary functions that project offices perform;
– Project Management Competency
– Project Management Services
– Project Operations Support
 Understand the basics for starting and implementing a PMO

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APPENDIX I - EXERCISE ANSWERS

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Exercise 2.1: Understanding Program Characteristics
Instructions:
? Term Definition
1. G Program Management A. Program management is the link that
sews the matrix together and enables the
cross-project teams to perform cohesively.
2. A Cross-project and Multi-disciplined B. Aligns Functional Objectives to Business
Objectives
3. F Specialized knowledge workers
collaborate in real time and without
regard to geographical boundaries or
distances to deliver total solutions.
C. This role requires a unique set of core
competencies, skills, and personality traits
in the areas of business and financial,
customer, leadership, and process and
project management acumen.
4. B The characteristic that reduces the effect
of agency theory.
D. Focal Point for Ownership and
Accountability
5. C Capable Business Leader – The Program
Manager
E. Program Management
6. D The program manager assumes the full
responsibility throughout the
development lifecycle.
F. Program Management Enables
Horizontal Collaboration
7. E Is Strategic in Nature G. A group of related projects,
subprograms, and program activities that
are managed in a coordinated way to
obtain benefits not available from
managing them individually.

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Exercise 2.2: Programs vs. Projects
Instructions:
? Term Definition
1. D Program vs. Portfolio differentiating
factor – Process/Function
A. Tactical in nature, focused on execution
success
2. E The basic reason for a program is that the
proposed change is ______ and ______.
Also, the _______ for the change may be
imprecise.
B. Program
3. A Project Management C. Program Management
4. C Strategic in nature, focused on business
success
D. A management function utilized to
feasibility of a selected idea.
5. B If I want to re-engineer a process I should
run this as a __________.
E. wide-ranging, strategic, timescale
6. G ________ should be run as a project F. Improve the link between business
strategy and operational execution
7. F This trend plays a key role in the need to
distinguish between program and project
management.
G. Catalog launch

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Exercise 3.2: Risk vs. Value Selection Exercise
Instructions:
Based on the information provided complete the scoring of the three projects in your portfolio.
Determine a score, the “Indicator Y” value, the “Indicator X” value, and plot the projects on the
graph provided.
 Identify the priority of the projects based on their Risk versus Value comparison.
Highest Value – Lowest Risk: Project 3 (Value=.91, Risk=.33)
Medium Value – Medium Risk: Project 1 (Value=.73, Risk=.61)
Medium Value – Highest Risk: Project 2 (Value=.45, Risk=.78)
Project 1 $2,000,000 Project 2 $4,000,000 Project 3 $1,500,000
List of Criteria Weight Low Medium High Rating Score Rating Score Rating Score
Strategic Fit 20% 0 5 10 10 2.00 5 1.00 10 2.00
Customer Satisfaction 15% 0 5 10 5 0.75 5 0.75 10 1.50
Management Information 10% 0 5 10 5 0.50 0 0.00 5 0.50
Quality of Worklife 5% 0 5 10 5 0.25 5 0.25 10 0.50
Public Perception 5% 0 5 10 10 0.50 10 0.50 10 0.50
Organizational Risk 15% 0 5 10 5 0.75 5 0.75 5 0.75
Definitional Risk 10% 0 5 10 10 1.00 10 1.00 0 0.00
Infrastructure Risk 5% 0 5 10 10 0.50 5 0.25 5 0.25
Security Risk 10% 0 5 10 5 0.50 10 1.00 5 0.50
External Risk 5% 0 5 10 0 0.00 10 0.50 0 0.00
TOTAL WEIGHT 100% 6.75 6.00 6.50
0.73 0.45 0.91
0.61 0.78 0.33Indicator X (0 to 1)
IndicatorY
Value
IndicatorX
Risk
Value v Risk Assessment Evaluation
TOTAL SCORE
Indicator Y (0 to 1)

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