{"product_id":"project-portfolio-management-isbn-9780787977542","title":"Project Portfolio Management","description":"\u003ci\u003eProject Portfolio Management\u003c\/i\u003e (PPM) goes beyond the typical project management approach to offer a set of proven business practices that can help executives, program managers, and project managers bring projects into alignment with the strategies, resources, and executive oversight of the overall enterprise.  Step by step, this book shows how to take a project from the inception of a vision to the realization of benefits to the organization. \u003ci\u003eProject Portfolio Management\u003c\/i\u003e draws on project management expert Harvey A. Levine’s years of research and distills the knowledge and best practices from dozens of leaders in the field to show how to select and implement the projects that will garner the best results. Throughout this important resource, Levine tackles the many challenges associated with PPM, including  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eRanking value and benefits\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDetermining the size of the portfolio pipeline\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAssessing the impact of uncertainty on projects and portfolios\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUnderstanding the benefit and risk relationship\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEstablishing a portfolio governance capability\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eManaging the portfolio to maximize benefits\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eImplementing PPM\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword xi\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMax Wideman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Author xxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One: A Practical Guide to Project Portfolio Management 11\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection One: What Is Project Portfolio Management, and Why Do We Need It? 13\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Why Do We Need Project Portfolio Management? 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 What Is Project Portfolio Management? 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection Two: The Fundamentals of a Project Portfolio Management Process 29\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Selecting Projects for the Pipeline 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Maintaining the Pipeline 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Executing Project Portfolio Management 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Tools for Project Portfolio Management 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 Implementing Project Portfolio Management 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection Three: The Finer Points of Project Portfolio Management 85\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Defining PPM: A Bridge or a Hub? 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 A Prequalification Process for Selecting Projects for the Portfolio 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 The Impact of Uncertainty on Projects and the Portfolios 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Is There a Gorilla in Your Portfolio? Turning Opportunity into Value 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 Work Breakdown Structures for Risk and Strategies 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6 An Introduction to Earned Value Analysis 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two: Contributed Chapters and Case Studies 133\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection Four: PPM Techniques and Issues: Portfolio Planning 135\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Linking Strategy and Project Portfolio Management 137\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eK. C. Yelin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 How to Determine the Value of a Project 146\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRay Trotta, Christopher Gardner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Using the Analytic Hierarchy Process to Improve Enterprise Project Portfolio Management 155\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames Devlin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 The Efficient Frontier Technique for Analyzing Project Portfolio Management 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMike Gruia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection Five: PPM Techniques and Issues: Organizing and Implementing 183\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Making the Case for Project Portfolio Management 185\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eClifford B. Cohen, Randall L. Englund\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 The Role of Executives in Effective Project Portfolio Management 217\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eK. C. Yelin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Project Offices Are Key Components of IT Governance 228\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMatt Light\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection Six: PPM Applications: Information Technology 233\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 A Summary of First Practices and Lessons Learned in Information Technology Portfolio Management 235\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFederal CIO Council, Best Practices Committee\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 The Backbone System of IT Management and Governance: IT Management and Governance 101 267\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Hurwitz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection Seven: PPM Applications: New Product Development 279\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 A Stage-Gate\u003csup\u003e®\u003c\/sup\u003e Idea-to-Launch Framework for Driving New Products to Market 281\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRobert G. Cooper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Portfolio Management for Product Innovation 318\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobert G. Cooper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection Eight: Applications: PPM for Theory of Constraint Advocates 355\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Applying the Theory of Constraints to Project Portfolio Management 357\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLarry Leach\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection Nine: Case Studies 391\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Managing Your Technology Pipeline Portfolio Management Process and Its Evolution over Time 393\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRebecca Seibert\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 Using PPM to Ease the Hewlett-Packard– Compaq Merger 422\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDon Kingsberry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 Developing a PPM Capability at America Online 447\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRich Dougherty\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4 EW Scripps: A Media Giant’s Portfolio Management Solution 456\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVanessa McMillan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection Ten: What Others Are Saying About PPM 461\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 Beyond the Triple Constraints: Developing a Business Venture Approach to Project Management 463\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobert J. Graham, Dennis Cohen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 From Overload to Productivity via Systematic Decision Making 474\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames Schlick, Andrew Longman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 The Seven Habits of Highly Effective IT Portfolio Management Implementations 482\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGil Makleff\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4 Project Portfolio Management Basics 492\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePMI Knowledge and Wisdom Center\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.5 Integrating Project Portfolio Management with Project Management Practices to Deliver Competitive Advantage 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames S. Pennypacker, Patrick Sepate\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 507\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 522\u003c\/p\u003e “…a valuable reference for theory and analysis…” (\u003ci\u003eSupply Management\u003c\/i\u003e, December 2005)  Harvey A. Levine has been a project management specialist and consultant since 1962. In addition to contributing to PM journals and web sites, Levine provides applications, system design, and consulting services in project planning and control. He served as president and chairman of the board of directors of the Project Management Institute and is a PMI fellow. He is the author of Practical Project Management from John Wiley \u0026amp; Sons.  \u003cb\u003eProject Portfolio Management\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eProject Portfolio Management\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e (PPM) goes beyond the typical project management approach to offer a set of proven business practices that can help executives, program managers, and project managers bring projects into alignment with the strategies, resources, and executive oversight of the overall enterprise.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStep by step, this book shows how to take a project from the inception of a vision to the realization of benefits to the organization. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eProject Portfolio Management\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e draws on project management expert Harvey A. 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