Project Portfolio Management

Johannesburg, South Africa,
12-15 September 2011

Overview

As organizations reach higher levels of maturity in managing projects individually, they shift their focus to manage them collectively as project portfolios using project portfolio management (PPM) process. This transition seems to occur when the organization realizes that projects are investments – not expenditures – requiring justification that they are aligned with organizational goals and will create value for the owners and other stakeholders of the organization. Managing project investments collectively brings coherence to implementing the strategic as well as operational initiatives and helps the organization create sustainable value in the long run.

This course provides you with the tools, techniques, and best practices for managing project portfolios. It offers a “how to” methodology to design, build, and manage a portfolio.

Testimonials

“Very good workshop – Practical, relevant and very interesting. Dr. Kodukula is really good!”
– Project Development, Gulf Energy

“Dr. Prasad is really a great and outstanding trainer. I really appreciate the speaker excellency.”
– Project Manager, Roshan Afghanistan

“Very well organized. Excellent at knowing the audience and setting the pace of the class.”
– Project Manager, Microsoft

“Clearly presented, well understood and continuously enthusiastic.”
– Accounting Manager, Shell

“Prasad Kodukula was by far the best instructor throughout my PM training.”
– Project Manager, IBM

“Great instructor, very informative, lively, knowledgeable, and made the class fun. The days flew by and ended before we were ready.”
- Multimedia Technology Consultant, Abbott Labs

“Very Informative and effective! Will definitely be useful in my career as a planner.”
– Planner, Petronas

“Neoedge is good in bringing a good speaker.”
– Senior Manager, PT Telkom Indonesia

“A very enlightening experience. Shall be very useful in my professional career.”
– Senior Vice President, Bank Simpanan Nasional

Course Format

This course will be held in a highly interactive workshop format with case studies, exercises, and real world examples.

Pre-course Questionnaires

A Pre-course Questionnaire will be sent to you prior to the workshop. The Trainer would like to customize the training based on your specific needs.

Certificate of Attendance

Upon the successful completion of this course, you will receive a Certificate of Attendance bearing the signatures from the Trainer and Neoedge, the Course Organizer. This Certificate will testify your endeavour and serve towards your professional advancement.

You Can Receive 28 PDUs

You can receive 28 PDUs (Professional Development Units) from this four-day course. For more details, please call us.

Course Material

You will receive a manual containing the presentation material and the exercises. You’ll also receive a CD containing the tools/templates, case study exercises, and solutions.

For full agenda, please email us your detailed contact information to registration@neo-edge.com

Learning Objectives

Illustrate the role of a project portfolio in translating strategy into desired results.

Delineate an overall project portfolio management (PPM) methodology.

Discuss the four building blocks of a portfolio.

Present quantitative techniques to objectively assess a project for its own merit as well as its relative merit against other projects.

Illustrate the use of weighted scoring models to quantify intangible benefits of projects.

Evaluate decision techniques that clarify choices involving both risks and opportunities.

Apply criteria to prioritize projects.

Build a business case for a project.

Delineate criteria to determine when a project no longer serves its purpose and needs to be terminated.

Introduce a PPM scorecard (PSC) that synthesizes and integrates the numerous and complex metrics into one framework.

Present a practical methodology to create and manage a project portfolio that will maximize business value and return on investment.

About Your Expert Trainer

Dr. Prasad Kodukula, PMP, PgMP is a speaker, coach, author, and inventor with more than 25 years of professional experience. Prasad has spoken in more than 30 countries, and his clients include 20+ Fortune 100 companies (e.g., Abbott, Boeing, Chrysler, Kraft Foods, IBM, Motorola, Sprint, UTC). He is a co-author or contributing author of seven books and more than 40 articles.

Prasad is co-founder and president of two companies: Kodukula & Associates, Inc. (www.kodukula.com), where he advocates project management; and Constant Compliance, Inc. (www.2ci.com), an environmental technology company, where he practices what he advocates. He was recently recognized by the Project Management Institute as “Best of the Best in Project Management for dedication to the profession and practice of project management and significant achievement for sustained performance contributing to the advancement of project management”. He also received prestigious awards from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the States of Kansas and Illinois for outstanding achievements in education, training, and technology innovation. Prasad is certified as a Project Management Professional® (PMP®) and a Program Management Professional® (PgMP®) by the Project Management Institute.

Who Should Attend

Portfolio Managers, Program Managers, and Project Managers

Managers responsible for evaluation, selection, and termination of projects

PMO staff responsible for initiating or streamlining portfolio management processes and methodologies

Decision makers involved in authorizing projects or phases of projects

Project Management Professionals (PMP®s)

Program Management Professionals (PgMP®s)

Other relevant managers and executives

Testimonials
“Very good workshop – Practical, relevant and very interesting. Dr. Kodukula is really good!”
– Project Development, Gulf Energy