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PPM - Four Types of Benefits

nospam@example.com (Steve Chapel) — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:35:13 -0400

Project portfolio management when based on a valid method for measuring project value produces four types of benefits:

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PPM - How Much Benefit Can Be Expected?

nospam@example.com (Steve Chapel) — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:21:15 -0400

Maximizing the benefits of the investment portfolio requires, among other things, measuring all of the benefits of each project. PPM based on multi-attribute utility analysis (MUA) provides a sound foundation for the measuring value of projects and for maximizing the value of the portfolio of projects. MUA based project portfolio management provides real benefits. The question is how much benefit can reasonably be expected?

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PPM - Two Factors That Impact Realization of Benefits

nospam@example.com (Steve Chapel) — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:11:43 -0400

The benefits of PPM to an electric power organization can be significant (in the range of 5 to 20 percent). However realization of the benefits depend upon two factors: (1) using a valid approach for measuring project value and (2) implementing the system at a high level in the organization so that their is “enterprise-wide” optimization of project and portfolio decisions. These two factors are discussed here.

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PPM - Measuring Benefits: A Solution to Decision Making Biases

nospam@example.com (Steve Chapel) — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:07:23 -0400

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PPM - An Interactive Risk Demo

nospam@example.com (Steve Chapel) — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 23:37:06 -0400

Most tools for project portfolio management have shortcomings that make them incapable of accurately prioritizing projects. One source of error is the lack of proper algorithms for correctly valuing risk. This Interactive Risk Demo illustrates the importance of this omission.

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PPM - Measuring Project Value

nospam@example.com (Steve Chapel) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:09:53 -0400

Measuring project value requires estimating what an organization is willing to pay in order to obtain the changes that the project will produce.

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PPM - Solution Requirements

nospam@example.com (Steve Chapel) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:46:57 -0400

For a system to provide a valid solution to the PPM problem, the system must address four issues:

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PPM - Problem Setting

nospam@example.com (Steve Chapel) — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:37:21 -0400

Project Portfolio Management Is Important because of three factors: (1) Asset Intensive Business, (2) Pressure to Reduce Costs, (3) Hundreds of Competing Project Options.
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