Point Play

Home  >  Articles  > 







Point Play

by Johanna Rothman

June 1, 2009


With effective project portfolio management, everyone knows which project is No. 1, which is No. 2 and so on down the line. You commit to those projects in order by making sure they have teams that can do the work required and that the projects have the other resources they need before you re-evaluate the project portfolio again down the line.
But sometimes, it feels as if those of you on a leadership team--the people making the portfolio decisions--really can’t decide between two projects. You’ve discussed the benefits of each project until you’re talked out, and you still can’t decide. Agility means options. In this article, I will outline several options to help you decide how to rank with points, how to try an iteration for each project--and why you should alternate iterations to see where the “Gotchas!” are in each project.
Use Points For Your Ranking Method
You may have tried to discuss the relative merits of each project or compared them against each other.



Please login/register to read the entire article.





sponsored announcements and special offers
Position yourself for success with Florida Tech's MBA in Project Management, accredited by PMI® GAC. There's no GMAT or GRE required, and you'll also qualify for 1,500 experience hours that can be used toward earning a prestigious PMP® credential.
The Enterprise PPM and PMO Blue Print. Learn strategies and best practices for taking a top-down, enterprise-wide approach to PPM processes and system deployment. To learn more and register now, click here!



"When a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares that it is his duty."
- George Bernard Shaw