Online Course
Presented by Enterprise Management Association-International (EMA-I)
Duration: 1 Hour – 1 Category C PDU Free

This 3 part course on Building an Optimized Project Portfolio will be featured on pduOTD.com from July 27th to July 29th 2011.

Part 1 July 27th – Why are Complex decisions so difficult and time consuming?

Part 2 July 28th – From Strategic Plan to Prioritized Objectives and Project Candidates.

Part 3 July 29th – From Prioritized Projects to Optimized Portfolio Given Constraints and Risk

With a list of prioritized projects from Session 2, we will apply organizational constraints and assessment of risk to produce an optimized portfolio subject to constraints at various funding or budget levels.

You will identify organizational constraints and apply them, ensure balance and coverage in the resulting portfolio, apply risks to anticipated benefits, examine trade-offs among different portfolio scenarios, and select the optimal portfolio for the organization subject to constraints and risk.

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PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning, Monitoring & Controlling

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration

• 4.1 Develop Project Management Charter
• 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan

As a Category C ‘Self Directed Learning Activity’ remember to document your learning experience and its relationship to project management for your ‘PDU Audit Trail Folder’

Click to view Part 3 of 3: From Prioritized Projects to Optimized Portfolio Given Constraints and Risk