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Any certification or other statement of compliance with any health or safety-related information in this document shall not be attributable to PMI and is solely the responsibility of the certifier or maker of the statement. ©2006ProjectManagementInstitute,FourCampusBoulevard,NewtownSquare,PA19073-3299USA iii 89513$CHFM 04-04-0612:54:35 89513$CHFM 04-04-0612:54:35 Contents Notice ..................................................................................................................................iii Foreword ..............................................................................................................................ix Preface ................................................................................................................................xi SectionI—ThePortfolioManagementFramework Chapter1—Introduction ........................................................................................................3 1.1 PurposeofTheStandardforPortfolioManagement ..............................................4 1.1.1 AudienceforTheStandardforPortfolioManagement ............................4 1.2 WhatisaPortfolio? ............................................................................................4 1.3 WhatisPortfolioManagement? ...........................................................................5 1.4 TheLinkwithOrganizationalStrategy ...................................................................6 1.5 TheLinkBetweenPortfolioManagementandOrganizationalGovernance ...............8 1.6 TheLinkBetweenPortfolioManagementandOperationsManagement ..................9 1.6.1 Finance ............................................................................................10 1.6.2 Marketing .........................................................................................10 1.6.3 CorporateCommunications ................................................................10 1.6.4 HumanResourceManagement ..........................................................10 1.7 TheLinksBetweenPortfolioManagementandProgramandProjectManagement .11 1.8 RoleofthePortfolioManager ............................................................................11 1.8.1 BenefitsRealization ..........................................................................11 1.8.2 ProgramandProjectManagementMethodsandTechniques ................12 1.8.3 ProcessDevelopmentandContinuousImprovement ............................12 1.8.4 GeneralManagementSkills ...............................................................12 1.9 PortfolioManagementMetrics ...........................................................................12 1.10 PortfolioManagementReporting ......................................................................12 1.10.1 Program/ProjectReporting ...............................................................13 1.10.2 FinancialReporting ..........................................................................13 Chapter2—PortfolioManagementProcessandOrganization ................................................15 2.1 PortfolioManagementProcessOverview ............................................................15 2.1.1 LinkswithStrategy ............................................................................15 2.1.2 PortfolioManagementProcessCycle ..................................................16 2.2 PortfolioStakeholderRolesandResponsibilities ................................................16 2.2.1 ExecutiveManagers ..........................................................................16 2.2.2 PortfolioReviewBoard .......................................................................17 2.2.3 PortfolioManagers ............................................................................17 2.2.4 Sponsors ..........................................................................................17 2.2.5 ProgramManagers ............................................................................17 2.2.6 ProjectManagers ..............................................................................17 2.2.7 Program/ProjectManagementOffice ..................................................17 2.2.8 ProjectTeam .....................................................................................18 2.2.9 OperationsManagement ....................................................................18 2.2.10 FunctionalManagers .......................................................................18 2.2.11 FinanceManagers ...........................................................................18 2.2.12 Customers ......................................................................................18 2.2.13 Vendors/BusinessPartners .............................................................18 ©2006ProjectManagementInstitute,FourCampusBoulevard,NewtownSquare,PA19073-3299USA v 89513$CHFM 04-25-0612:43:29 2.3 OrganizationalInfluences ..................................................................................18 2.3.1 OrganizationalCulture .......................................................................19 2.3.2 EconomicImpact ...............................................................................19 2.3.3 OrganizationalImpacts ......................................................................19 SectionII—TheStandardforPortfolioManagement Chapter3—PortfolioManagementProcesses ......................................................................23 3.1 PortfolioManagementProcessGroups ...............................................................40 3.2 PortfolioManagementProcessInteractions ........................................................25 3.2.1 AligningProcessGroup ......................................................................26 3.2.2 MonitoringandControllingProcessGroup ...........................................36 SectionIII—Appendices AppendixA—(Reservedfordocummentingfutureupdates) ...................................................45 AppendixB—InitialDevelopmentofTheStandardforPortfolioManagement .........................47 B-1 Introduction ......................................................................................................47 B-2 PreliminaryWork ...............................................................................................47 B-3 DraftingTheStandardforPortfolioManagement .................................................48 B-4 DeliveringtheFirstStandardforPortfolioManagement .......................................49 AppendixC—ContributorsandReviewersof TheStandardforPortfolioManagement ............51 C-1 TheStandardforPortfolioManagementProjectCoreTeam .................................51 C-2 SignificantContributors .....................................................................................52 C-3 TheStandardforPortfolioManagementProjectTeamMembers ..........................52 C-4 FinalExposureDraftReviewersandContributors ................................................55 C-5 PMIProjectManagementStandardsProgramMemberAdvisoryGroup ..................56 C-6 ProductionStaff ................................................................................................56 AppendixD—ProjectPortfolioManagementToolsandTechniques .......................................57 1.0 Introduction ......................................................................................................57 2.0 OverviewofToolsandTechniquesforProjectPortfolioManagement ....................57 3.0 ToolsandTechniquestoUseforEachofthePortfolioManagement Subprocesses ..................................................................................................58 3.2.1 AligningProcessGroup ......................................................................59 3.2.2 MonitoringProcessGroup ..................................................................71 SectionIV—GlossaryandIndex Glossary ..............................................................................................................................77 IndexbyKeyword ................................................................................................................79 vi ©2006ProjectManagementInstitute,FourCampusBoulevard,NewtownSquare,PA19073-3299USA 89513$CHFM 04-25-0612:43:29 List of Figures Chapters1–3 Figure1-1: PortfolioRelationships—Example ..........................................................................5 Table1-1: ComparativeOverviewofProject,Program,andPortfolioManagement ......................6 Figure1-2: AnOrganizationalContextofPortfolioandManagement ..........................................7 Figure1-3: GovernanceContext ..............................................................................................8 Figure1-4: Cross-CompanyPortfolioManagementProcessRelationships ..................................9 Figure3-1: PortfolioManagementProcessGroups .................................................................25 Figure3-2: PortfolioManagementProcess—HighLevelIllustration .........................................25 Table3-1: Identification:InputsandOutputs .........................................................................26 Table3-2: Categorization:InputsandOutputs .......................................................................29 Table3-3: Evaluation:InputsandOutputs .............................................................................30 Table3-4: Selection:InputsandOutputs ..............................................................................31 Table3-5: Prioritization:InputsandOutputs ..........................................................................32 Table3-6: Balancin:InputsandOutputs ...............................................................................33 Table3-7: Authorization:InputsandOutputs .........................................................................35 Figure3-3: Reporting&ReviewProcessSummary .................................................................37 Table3-8: PortfolioReportingandReview:InputsandOutputs ...............................................38 Table3-9: StrategicChange:InputsandOutputs ...................................................................40 Appendices Table1: AligningProcessGroup(3.2.1) ................................................................................58 Table2: Monitoring&ControllingProcessGroup(3.2.2) ........................................................58 Figure1: IdentificationProcessToolsandTechniques ...........................................................59 Figure2: ToolsandTechniquesforCategorizationProcess ....................................................60 Figure3: ToolsandTechniquesforEvaluationProcess ..........................................................62 Figure4: Multi-CriteriaScoringModel ...................................................................................63 Figure5: GraphicalComparisonBasedonTwoCriteria ..........................................................64 Figure6: ToolsandTechniquesforComponentSelection ......................................................65 Figure7: ToolsandTechniquesforComponentPrioritization ..................................................66 Figure8: SingleCriterionPrioritizationModel ........................................................................67 Figure9: MultipleCriteriaWeightedRanking .........................................................................67 Figure10: ToolsandTechniquesforPortfolioBalancing ........................................................68 Figure11: PortfolioBalancingUsingIndicatorsorCriteria ......................................................70 Figure12: PortfolioBalancingUsingStrategicCategoriesandTargetedBusinessUnits ...........70 Figure13: ToolsandTechniquesforComponentAuthorization ...............................................71 Figure14: ToolsandTechniquesforPortfolioReportingandReview .......................................71 Figure15: GraphicalRepresentationofaProjectandHowItPerformsComparedtoPreset PerformanceCriteria ............................................................................................73 Figure16: ToolsandTechniquesforTrackingStrategicChange .............................................73 Figure17: GraphicalRepresentationofaRequiredChangeintheWeighttoUsefor TwoCriteria .........................................................................................................74 ©2006ProjectManagementInstitute,FourCampusBoulevard,NewtownSquare,PA19073-3299USA vii 89513$CHFM 04-04-0612:54:35 89513$CHFM 04-04-0612:54:35 Foreword OnbehalfoftheProjectManagementInstitute(PMI(cid:2))BoardofDirectors,Iampleased to present PMI’s Standard for Portfolio Management. Projectmanagementisoneofthosetermswithmultiplemeanings.Foralongtime itwasassociatedonlywithprojects,butsometwentyyearsagothatbegantochange, andtodayitisunderstoodtoincludeportfoliomanagementandprogrammanagement as well. Today the PMBOK(cid:2) Guide continues to be the de facto global standard for the project management of single projects, as well as an American National Standard. This new standard is an important step in PMI’s continuing commitment to define thebodyofknowledgesupportingtheprojectmanagementprofession,andtodevelop standards for its application. The Standard for Portfolio Management describes a documented set of processes that represent generally recognized good practices in portfoliomanagement. Further,it detailsthe linkagebetween consistent,predictable andsuccessfulprojectoutcomes,whichaccomplishorfurtheranorganization’sstrate- gic goals. I would like to sincerely thank the globally diverse project team that worked so diligently to bring this standard to fruition. The team, which consisted of a group of 416 PMI volunteers representing 36 countries, was led by project manager David W. Ross, PMP, and assisted by deputy project manager Paul E. Shaltry, PMP. Dedicated and competent volunteers continue to be the backbone of PMI’s success, and this publication is yet another example. ItrustthateachofyouwillfindthislatestadditiontothePMIlibraryofstandards beneficial to yourself as well as to your organization. Iain Fraser, Fellow PMINZ, PMP 2006 Chair – PMI Board of Directors ©2006ProjectManagementInstitute,FourCampusBoulevard,NewtownSquare,PA19073-3299USA ix 89513$CHFM 04-04-0614:55:08 89513$CHFM 04-04-0612:54:35