PROJECT PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
COURSE OBJECTIVE
The objective of this module is to teach you project portfolio management, one of the
most important and up-to-date tool to assure that the projects are aligned with the
strategic objectives of the corporation.
LEARN TO
In this course, the attendees will learn
 The context of project portfolio management.
 Project and portfolio metrics and performance indicators.
 Balanced Scorecard in projects.
 PMI Standard for Portfolio Management.
 Project selection for the portfolio.
 How to use the risk management tools on a portfolio.
 Implementing the portfolio management process.
COURSE INFORMATION
 Language: English, Portuguese (Br) and Spanish
 Public: On-site and in company classes. 
 Duration: 16hours.
 PDU’s: 16.
METHODOLOGY
Macrosolutions / Ricardo Vargas use the state-of-the-art in the training process,
including
 Explanatory classes utilizing audio-visual resources.
 Use of films and video clips as an educational resource
 Demonstrations and computer simulations
 Workgroups activities focused in problem-solving
 Scenario-based simulations using real cases to be further discussed in groups
Project Portfolio Management
Copyright 2008 by Ricardo Viana Vargas.
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COURSE CONTENT
 Balanced Scorecard for the
Course opening
portfolio.
The context of portfolio management
 Different BSC’s that can be applied
 The definition of portfolio to projects.
management
Project selection in Portfolios
 Portfolio objectives
 The benefits of having a portfolio  The main project selection criteria
focus and the development of project
 The context of porffolio portfolios.
 Qualitative criteria and the selection
management in the project
management of projects for the portfolio.
 The differences between portfolio  Quantitative criteria and the
management and the traditional selection of projects for the
managemnt portfolio.
 Portfolio management is not  Portfolio project priorization
multiple project management techniques
 Portfolio management and the PMO
Risk assessment in portfolios
Project portfolio metrics and performance
 Risk management tools used to
indicators
select projects and assess the
 The desired portfolio profile performance of the portfolio.
 The use of decision trees to
 Associating the return of investment
determine the project with the best
with the management costs
 The project categories and their return for the portfolio.
 Using Monte Carlo simulation to
aligment to the strategic objectives
verify the compliance of the portfolio
of the corporation.
 The most important metrics in the budget
 Comparing different portfolios using
portfolio (Balanced Scorecard)
simulation technique
Balanced Scorecard in the Portfolio
Implementing a project portfolio
Management
 Implementation phases
 BSC and the performance
 Converting projects to be part of a
evaluation of the portfolio
 Ibbs Study – Berkerley connecting portfolio
 Risks associated with implementing
reliability with maturity and the
application of a Project Maturity a project portfolio
Model
Course Close-out
 (OPM3) in projects
MORE INFORMATION
Phone: +55-31-3024-3003
Fax: +55-31-3024-3005
e-mail: treinamento@macrosolutions.com.br
Project Portfolio Management
Copyright 2008 by Ricardo Viana Vargas.
All Right Reserved. Reproduction Prohibited.