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Project Portfolio Management in Practice

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Practice-Driven Research on Enterprise Transformation (PRET 2010)

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing ((LNBIP,volume 69))

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This research investigates the approaches that organizations apply to implement project portfolio management (PPM). We have compared theory and practice to find out how organizations can benefit from PPM. The study finds that PPM consists of three tasks: (1) screening, selecting, prioritizing and allocating resources to project proposals, (2) monitoring and reprioritizing running projects, and (3) tracking and managing the realized benefits of projects. We have found a number of opportunities for improvement, since most investigated organizations do not adopt all three tasks. We have found that of the three approaches mentioned in the theory, our respondents use only two. Devoting more attention to the actual outcomes of projects can help organizations to improve their screening and selection process, as well as to take corrective action when intended outcomes are not attained.

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  1. University of Tilburg, Tilburg, The Netherlands

    Michael ter Mors

  2. Ernst & Young IT Advisory, Utrecht, The Netherlands

    Roel Drost

  3. Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands

    Frank Harmsen

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  1. University of Maastricht, Minderbroedersberg 4-6, 6211, Maastricht, LK, The Netherlands

    Frank Harmsen

  2. Public Research Centre Henri Tudor, 29, avenue John F. Kennedy,, 1855, Luxembourg-Kirchberg, Luxembourg

    Erik Proper

  3. Atos Origin, Papendorpseweg 93, 3528, Utrecht, BJ, The Netherlands

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  4. Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, Section of Systems Engineering, Delft University of Technology, P.O. Box 5015, 2600, Delft, GA, The Netherlands

    Joseph Barjis

  5. Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, Section of Information and Communication Technology, Delft University of Technology, P.O. Box 5015, 2600, Delft, GA, The Netherlands

    Sietse Overbeek

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ter Mors, M., Drost, R., Harmsen, F. (2010). Project Portfolio Management in Practice. In: Harmsen, F., Proper, E., Schalkwijk, F., Barjis, J., Overbeek, S. (eds) Practice-Driven Research on Enterprise Transformation. PRET 2010. Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, vol 69. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-16770-6_5

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