Project Portfolio Management: Skills and Techniques

Why Attend

The overall aim of this course is to provide participants with a generic and practical methodology to build and manage a balanced project portfolio. The course covers all project portfolio cycle where it defines basic project portfolio terminologies, introduces project portfolio models, presents projects evaluation techniques (both financial and non-financial). Also, the course offers projects prioritization tools for ranking projects, techniques for quantifying portfolio uncertainties and risks, assessment of portfolio performance using earned value analysis.

Overview

Course Outline

Schedule & Fees

Course Methodology

The course uses a mix of interactive techniques, such as brief presentations by the consultant and the participants. It also offers hands-on training on project software, such as MS Project and Monte Carlo simulation for portfolio risk assessment. The course also features the use of a number of group exercise and case studies followed by plenary discussions.

Course Objectives

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

Develop project portfolio model showing projects life cycles within a portfolio context
Employ project portfolio methodology at any organizational level in any industry
Prioritize projects within the portfolio using financial and non-financial ranking tools
Quantify portfolio risks using Monte Carlo simulation and sensitivity analysis
Apply earned value techniques to track and control portfolio performance

Target Audience

The target audience includes: portfolio directors and managers, senior managers, decision makers, portfolio sponsors, PMO staff, program and project managers and all individuals involved in building and managing their organization project portfolio.

Target Competencies

The competencies targeted in this course are:

strategy execution
portfolio management
portfolio planning
portfolio evaluation
portfolio risk planning.

Developing portfolio model

Project portfolio management (PPM)
Role of PPM in strategy execution
Elements of project portfolio
Comparisons between project, program and portfolio
Portfolio model

Portfolio funnels and filters
Decision filters
Value creation process
Portfolio Optimization using Efficient Frontier

Project portfolio management (PPM) methodology

Project portfolio management methodology (PPM) phases

Build foundation
Design portfolio
Construct portfolio
Monitor and control portfolio

Project evaluation and prioritization

Project evaluation

Shareholder value
Drivers of shareholder value
Financial metrics
Non-financial metrics

Project prioritization

Project ranking tools
Efficient frontier steps
Scoring models
Portfolio dashboards

Managing uncertainty and risk

Risk and uncertainty in decision-making
Portfolio risk management steps
Tools and techniques for uncertainty and risk

Decision tree analysis
Scenario analysis
Sensitivity analysis
Monte Carlo analysis

Monitoring performance using Earned Value Management (EVM)

Earned Value Management (EVM) Foundation

WBS
Gantt chart
Bottom-up cost estimate

Performance measurement baseline (PMB)
Earned value management (EVM) building blocks
Current portfolio performance indicators
Future portfolio performance indicators
Portfolio management office (PMO)

$2975

Kampala

Country: Uganda

Duration: Two weeks

Date: 15–26 Sep 2025

$2975

Arusha

Project Portfolio Management: Skills and Techniques

Overview

Course Outline

Schedule & Fees

Course Methodology

Course Objectives

Target Audience

Target Competencies

Developing portfolio model

Project portfolio management (PPM) methodology

Project evaluation and prioritization

Managing uncertainty and risk

Monitoring performance using Earned Value Management (EVM)

$2975

Country: Uganda

Duration: Two weeks

Date: 15–26 Sep 2025

$2975

Country: Tanzania

Duration: Two weeks

Date: 18–29 May 2026