Portfolio Management

**Francko** · 17 October 2005, 09:02

Originally posted by Chico

Has anyone ever worked within an organisation with a very mature capability in IT Portfolio Management (as opposed to Programme and Project Management)? I have been asked to implement Portfolio Management by my client and as such any useful anecdotes will be appreciated.

Chico in "day jobe" mode

What's your definition of Portfolio Management? According to a few disciplines, portfolio management is the activity of coordinating several programme management activities. Others have an other definition. What's yours?

**milanbenes** · 17 October 2005, 09:49

feck me Franco, you don't know much !

no wonder your a permy

Portfolio management is already on the Benes cv

Milan.

**AlfredJPruffock** · 17 October 2005, 09:58

Originally posted by milanbenes

feck me Franco, you don't know much !

no wonder your a permy

Portfolio management is already on the Benes cv

Milan.

I havent the foggiest what it means, but it does sound impressive so I have appended it to my cv accordingly.

AJ Pruffock Portfolio Management Consultant currently available for appointments at 780 Guineas per day

**wendigo100** · 17 October 2005, 10:03

Originally posted by AlfredJPruffock

I havent the foggirest what it means, but it does sound impressive so I have appended it to my cv accordingly.

Apparently we do it here too, so now it's in my CV as well.

**Chico** · 17 October 2005, 10:21

Originally posted by Francko

What's your definition of Portfolio Management? According to a few disciplines, portfolio management is the activity of coordinating several programme management activities. Others have an other definition. What's yours?

Francko that’s the description I am using " the coordiantion of several business programmes in an organisation." I am particularly interested in governance.

**voron** · 17 October 2005, 10:36

Chico, as someone posted earlier, it really depends on the definition of 'portfolio management'. As far as I'm aware, there is no brand methodology for it.

Personally, I would approach the governance structure in the same way as programme management, altough without the strong emphasis on benefits management, as that would be forcing the issue too much.

Now, the question I would immediately ask is how to arrange the project/programme board. One or should each have its own?

**AlfredJPruffock** · 17 October 2005, 10:58

Originally posted by zeitghost

A the Guinea...

The posh way of saying 21bob.

Aye ZG

Shoorlay I am not alone in this board in stipulating my daily rates in Guineas ?

Then again perhaps that explains why I have been seeking my first contractual assignment since 1969 ....hmm, perhaps time to get with it, as they say nowadays ... with any luck I should soon have my nose in the contracting trough, just like my friends below.

**Francko** · 17 October 2005, 11:04

Originally posted by milanbenes

Portfolio management is already on the Benes cv

Milan.

Just as your .net after turning page 3 on "Teach yourself IIS". Useless cowboy contractors.

**ancient** · 17 October 2005, 11:20

What is Portfolio management

Originally posted by Chico

Has anyone ever worked within an organisation with a very mature capability in IT Portfolio Management (as opposed to Programme and Project Management)? I have been asked to implement Portfolio Management by my client and as such any useful anecdotes will be appreciated.

Chico in "day jobe" mode

Try this.

http://www.ogc.gov.uk/sdtoolkit/seni...liomanagement/

Portfolio Management