Project Portfolio Management (PPM) goes beyond the typical project management approach to offer a set of proven business practices that can help executives, program managers, and project managers bring projects into alignment with the strategies, resources, and executive oversight of the overall enterprise.&nbsp;&nbsp;Step by step, this book shows how to take a project from the inception of a vision to the realization of benefits to the organization. Project Portfolio Management draws on project management expert Harvey A. Levine's years of research and distills the knowledge and best practices from dozens of leaders in the field to show how to select and implement the projects that will garner the best results. Throughout this important resource, Levine tackles the many challenges associated with PPM, including <ul> <li>Ranking value and benefits</li> <li>Determining the size of the portfolio pipeline</li> <li>Assessing the impact of uncertainty on projects and portfolios</li> <li>Understanding the benefit and risk relationship</li> <li>Establishing a portfolio governance capability</li> <li>Managing the portfolio to maximize benefits</li> <li>Implementing PPM</li> </ul>

Project Portfolio Management: A Practical Guide to Selecting Projects, Managing Portfolios, and Maximizing Benefits

R. Max Wideman

Harvey A. Levine

Jossey-Bass

Brevity and ease of reference make this handbook a useful introduction to risk in the project or program environment. The book provides a simplified understanding of the nature of project risk and opportunity, and a systematic approach to risk reduction. You’ll get useful insights into the process of project risk management whether you’re working on a small administrative project, a large capital works project, or anything in between. Concepts, tools, and techniques covered include: risk identification, risk assessment goals and methodology, computer applications, risk response and documentation, management of contingency allowances, managing risks of the project’s environment, and dealing with risks in contracts. 
This book is essential reading to learn more about the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®).

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