Workshop Overview:
Introduction To Project Portfolio Management
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How are we doing with project portfolios?
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What do executives really want?
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What is the definition of portfolio management?
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What are the differences between project management and portfolio management?
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Why bad things happen without project portfolio management?
Maximizing Portfolio Value
- Overview of the project portfolio management process
- Who should participate in portfolio reviews?
- Financial methods – descriptions, advantages, and concerns
- Scoring models – descriptions, advantages, and concerns
Balancing The Project Mix
- Why seek balanced portfolio?
- What dimensions should you consider?
- What types of bubble diagrams are used in the industry?
- What are the most popular bubble diagram dimensions?
Linking Portfolio To Strategy
- What are the prime goals of the market leaders?
- What is strategic linkage?
- What are the linking approaches?
Implementing Project Portfolio Management
- What are the market leaders doing?
- Where do we start?
- How to estimate your firm’s resource capacity?
- What are the key steps in implementing project portfolio management?
Who Should Attend:
- C-level executives
- Senior project managers
- Program managers and directors
- Functional department directors and managers
- Sales and Marketing people
- Product managers and directors
- Directors of PMO
- Directors of project management
- Portfolio managers and directors
Workshop Format:
This program is delivered using lecture, interactive sessions, and general discussions.
Venue: Holiday Inn Express Hotel Metrotown [Map] 4405 Central Boulevard, Burnaby (free wireless internet included)
Duration: Registration and continental breakfast starts at 8:15 AM, the workshop is from 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM (lunch and coffee breaks included).
PDU Value: 7

July 26 - 29, 2010
SeminarsWorld: Vancouver
Planned sessions include:
• Power, Influence and Politics in Project Management
• Project Leadership: A Practical Guide to Communication, Influence and Collaboration
• Portfolio Management: Aligning Projects to Strategic Objectives
• Creating Project Excellence: Lessons from the Experts
• Defining, Estimating, Scheduling, Statusing and Forecasting Projects: Time to Stop Talking About it and Start Doing it!
• Teams and Teambuilding—“Dancing with a Bear”
• Project-Based Organizations: Integrating Projects, Programs, Portfolios and PMOs to realize value
• OPM3® Fundamentals
• Keeping a Business Flying when the Sky Is Falling
• Leading Strategic Initiatives (Program Management)
• Delivering Successful Projects … Every Time
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