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SAND NO. 2011-XXXXP  \nWhat is Portfolio Management?   \n􀀄 PMI –  \n􀀄 “The coordinated management of one or more portfolios to achieve organizational strategies and objectives.”  \n􀀄 It’s the “…processes, tools, and techniques used to identify, select, prioritize, govern, allocate resources, monitor, and report the contributions of the portfolio components to, and their respective alignment with, organizational objectives.  \n􀀄 ( The standardfor portfolio management. 3rd Edition (2013) . Newtown Square, PA: Project Management Institute. )  \n􀀄 Typically refers to investment, project, or IT Portfolio Management.  \n2  \nHow do you know?  \n􀀄 Five Questions:  \n􀀄 Are we investing in the right things?  \n􀀄 Are we optimizing our capacity?  \n􀀄 Are we realizing the promised benefits?  \n􀀄 Can we absorb all the changes?  \n􀀄 How well are we executing?  \n􀀄 Project portfolio management: A view from the management trenches.(2009) . Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.  \n3  \nWhat is Service Portfolio Management (SPM) ?   \n􀀄 ITIL-A service portfolio describes a provider’s services in terms of business value. The service portfolio is the complete set of services that is managed by a service provider. It includes three categories of services:  \n􀀄 Service Pipeline  \n􀀄 Service Catalog  \n􀀄 Retired Services  \n􀀄 Cannon, D., Wheeldon, D., Lacy, S., & Hanna, A. (2011) . ITIL service strategy. London: TSO.  \n4  \nFive Questions redux   \n􀀄 Establishes a decision framework to answer strategic questions:  \n􀀄 Why should a customer buy these services?  \n􀀄 Why should they buy these services from us?  \n􀀄 What are the pricing or chargeback models?  \n􀀄 What are our strengths and weaknesses, priorities, and risks?  \n􀀄 How should our resources and capabilities be allocated?  \n􀀄 The purpose of SPM is to ensure that the service provider has the right mix of services to the balance the investment in IT with the ability to meet business outcomes.  \n5  \nService Portfolio vs . Investment Portfolio   \n􀀄 They are functionally equivalent, but not equal:  \n􀀄 Investing in a specific project, or a service?  \n􀀄 The aggregation of projects and programs make up a service  \n􀀄 Two separate but interdependent processes  \n􀀄 IT Portfolio Management is a sub-set of processes within the overall ITIL Service Strategy area  \n6  \nGoal/Challenges  \n􀀄 Identify the right mix of investments at the right time  \n􀀄 Size and Timing  \n􀀄 Cyclical; Beginning, Middle, End  \n􀀄 Windfall/Reserve  \n􀀄 Reallocation  \n􀀄 Type  \n􀀄 Strategic Investments  \n􀀄 M&O  \n􀀄 Run, Grow, Transform  \n7  \nChallenges cont’d   \n􀀄 Source  \n􀀄 Indirect  \n􀀄 Direct  \n􀀄 Service Centers  \n􀀄 Division Support  \n􀀄 Time consuming and effort intensive  \n􀀄 Proposals  \n􀀄 Estimates  \n􀀄 Approvals  \n􀀄 Submission  \n8  \nChallenges cont’d   \n􀀄 Alignment to (who’s?) Strategy  \n􀀄 Lab  \n􀀄 Mission  \n􀀄 Organizational  \n􀀄 Departmental  \n􀀄 Personal  \n􀀄 Lack of centralized portfolio  \n􀀄 Distributed IT environment  \n9  \nPaths to Clarity  \n􀀄  Investment Timeline  \n􀀄  SPM Process  \n􀀄  Service Definition  \n􀀄  Centralized Repository  \n􀀄  ITSM  \n􀀄  Performance Monitoring  \n􀀄  Partnerships  \n􀀄  Steering Committees  \n􀀄  Five Questions  \n10","cbCais8BWN8l5N4l","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCais8BWN8l5N4l","pdf",1460677,"English","# Service Portfolio Management\n## What is Portfolio Management?\n## How do you know? 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