The Modular Project Management^® Advanced Information Technology Modules Include:

A. Early IT Estimating	.5-1 day
B. IT Portfolio Prioritization (this page)	.5-1 day
C. IT Project Strategies (Tiered, Web)	.5-1 day
D. IT Risk Management: Do You KnowRisk?	.5-1 day
E. Improving Requirements Definition	.5-1 day

B. IT Portfolio Prioritization

Unrealistically short time frames. Not enough resources. Whenever we work with our customers who are experiencing these costly problems, we consistently find the same real problem: Too many Priority 1 projects. This module presents a method for prioritizing and managing multiple concurrent Information Technology projects.

Learning Objectives

	Describe the purpose and content of a portfolio at different levels of your IT organization, and the need for prioritization.
	Describe and apply a process for simple prioritization, that is suitable for small projects or simple situations.
	Discuss more advanced prioritization methods, and their prerequisites, advantages, and disadvantages.
	Apply the Strategic Priority Analysis method to identify the highest-priority projects, considering a number of factors.
	Identify alternative ways to present the results of project prioritization.
	Discuss the alternative ways to use resulting priorities in assigning resources to projects.

Audience
Those who are (or should be) involved in prioritizing an Information Technology organization’s portfolio, then identifying resources and timelines for the top-priority projects: Executives, Resource Managers, Functional Managers, project customers, Project Management Office consultants, and Program or Project Managers.

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