1. Quiz #5
February 5, 2015
Section: 1
Name: Leandro Miranda
1. In our last class, we discussed a model for determining which projects an organization should work on. There
were four parts to the model. Please name the four parts and give an example of each part from your current
work or from an organization with which you are or have been involved. (1 pt for each box = 8 pts)
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Identify strategic objectives/ Determine the
business culture of the organization.
Establish weight for each proposal criteria.
Establish metrics criteria
Establish Proposal Scoring Anchors
Example 1
Example 2
Example 3
Example 4
Provide great experience to customer through
personalized services.
2
Do all improvement requests from the customer
are satisfied? How long did it take?
4. 100%
3. 95%
2. 85%
1. < 85%
I don’t think that the company I have worked most
have a solid Portfolio Management Process.
Actually they were not really strong at process at
all, we were a Collaboration company at Micromar.
+1 if the response time is less than 2 weeks
-1 if the response time is higher than 90 days
Optimize the use of resources to maintain products
at low cost.
1.5
How long does it take for the product starts to
produce revenue? Does it provide penetration for
other company’s products?
5. < 12 months
4. < 18 months
3. < 24 months
1. > 24 months
+1.5 per each product that sales increase up to 5%
+2 per each product that sales increase more than
5%
Integrate products to provide a wider solution.
1
Do the product integrates well with other
company’s systems? Third party systems?
4. Integrates with main third party solutions that
clients already have and most of the company’s
systems and databases.
3. Integrates with less than 50% of company’s
products but most of the third party systems
1. < 50% of integration with company’s and third
party solutions.
Increase innovation factors to differentiate the
product line from big competitors.
1
Does it help to differentiate ourselves from the
competitors? Does it help to reach competitors
achievements? Is it relevant for the customers in
Latin America?
4. Innovation that competitors don’t have
2. Reach competitors achievements
2. The “bi-line” for Project Portfolio Management is: (3 pts)
Getting the right people on the right project at the right time
+2 If it satisfy demands of clients in Latin America