Abstract for Enterprise Project Management by Tom Westcott

For decades organizations have been focused on doing projects right, but how do we know we’re doing the right projects? Project Portfolio Management (PPM) is a set of business practices and technology that allow organizations to manage projects as a strategic portfolio; ensuring your project investments are aligned with the strategic goals of the organization

	An overview of the Portfolio Management process
	Determining appropriate project selection criteria
	Connecting business strategies to the project selection criteria
	Preventing “problem projects” from entering the opportunity pipeline
	Executing selected projects, tracking schedules and optimizing  resource allocations
	How to determine when to terminate an existing project
	Using technology to optimize your portfolio & gain visibility