Project Portfolio Management: Skills and Techniques

The course uses a mix of interactive techniques, such as brief presentations by the consultant and the participants. The course also features the use of a number of group exercise and case studies followed by plenary discussions.

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Develop a project portfolio model that shows project life cycles within a portfolio context.
• Apply a project portfolio management methodology at any organizational level and across different industries.
• Prioritize projects within the portfolio using financial and non-financial ranking tools.
• Quantify portfolio risks using Monte Carlo simulation and sensitivity analysis.
• Use earned value techniques to track and control portfolio performance.

This course is designed for portfolio directors and managers, senior managers, decision makers, portfolio sponsors, PMO staff, program managers, project managers, and professionals involved in building, evaluating, prioritizing, and managing their organization’s project portfolio. Gulf Training Institute has been reviewed and approved by the PMI® Authorized Training Partner Program. This course is worth 30 Professional Development Units (PDUs).

• Strategy execution
• Portfolio governance
• Portfolio planning
• Portfolio evaluation and prioritization
• Portfolio risk and uncertainty management
• Portfolio performance monitoring and control