Building, Planning and Managing Post-Crisis Project Portfolios

Portfolio management empowers governing bodies to make strategic decisions that control and influence a group of projects, programs, and ongoing work to achieve specific organizational outcomes. Its primary importance lies in selecting the "right" project mix, while program and project management ensure they are executed the "right" way. This strategic function is critical for building, planning and managing post-crisis project portfolios to effectively respond to a changing world defined by emerging risks, new approaches, shifting priorities, and the requirement for flexible yet robust governance.

This Building, Planning and Managing Post-Crisis Project Portfolios training course demonstrates with practical examples how an organization can utilize the essential processes and tools to identify, select, prioritize, govern, allocate resources, monitor, and report on the status and performance of its project portfolio, ensuring strong alignment with strategic objectives.

This Building, Planning and Managing Post-Crisis Project Portfolios training course will feature:

• Portfolio management as a primary tool for strategy implementation in a dynamic business environment.
• The complete portfolio life cycle, its phases, and essential control mechanisms.
• Strategic Re-Alignment of Portfolios in response to new global challenges and opportunities.
• Portfolio governance and its critical integration with organization-wide governance structures.
• Advanced techniques for portfolio stakeholder engagement, risk management, and value realization.

By the end of this Building, Planning and Managing Post-Crisis Project Portfolios training course, participants will be able to:

• Understand and apply the main concepts and standards of modern portfolio management.
• Learn how to build a portfolio from the ground up and identify and evaluate its components.
• Develop a prioritized portfolio register and a comprehensive portfolio plan.
• Master techniques to allocate portfolio resources effectively and apply capacity management.
• Measure and report portfolio performance using Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and executive dashboards.

This Building, Planning and Managing Post-Crisis Project Portfolios training course is suitable for all executives, portfolio managers, and functional managers involved in the selection, prioritization, budgeting, authorization, planning, and management of project portfolios.

This training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

• Board Members and Senior Executives
• Functional Managers (e.g., Finance, IT, and Procurement Managers)
• Portfolio Managers and Portfolio Analysts
• PMO Managers and PMO Staff
• Program and Senior Project Managers

This Building, Planning and Managing Post-Crisis Project Portfolios training course will utilise a variety of proven adult learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension and retention of the information presented. The course will employ a dynamic mix of techniques to energize participants, including expert lectures, PowerPoint presentations, hands-on application of portfolio analysis tools, structured discussions, collaborative brainstorming sessions, and real-world case studies.