Project Portfolio Management

Papers must be 10 to 15 pages in length (this would be roughly one page per area included in the report), double-spaced, and in 10-point font. They must include a cover page, table of contents, introduction, report body, summary or conclusion, and works cited.
Even though this is not a scientific-type writing assignment, and is mostly creative in nature, references are still very important. At least six authoritative outside references are required (anonymous authors or web pages are not acceptable). These should be listed on the last page, titled Works Cited.
Appropriate citations are required (in APA format).
All DeVry University policies are in effect, including the plagiarism policy.
Papers are due during Week 7 of this course.
Any questions about this paper may be discussed in the weekly Q & A Forum discussion topic.
This paper is worth 250 total points, plus 45 points for the rough draft, and will be graded on the quality of the research topic, quality of paper information, use of citations, grammar, and sentence structure (see grading rubrics).

Objectives

The project for this course is a portfolio management plan for a company of your choice. You may use your own employer or a public company you can research to provide necessary details. To get started, you need to know the company’s strategic plan and strategic capacity plan.

Project Deliverables

Your portfolio management plan should include the content below.

Organization’s strategic plan
Organization’s strategic capacity plan
Portfolio management process
Project selection criteria
Program management plan
Plan to identify and resolve possible areas/sources of conflict related to cost, schedule, or quality.
Change management plan: Develop a plan to 1. manage organizational and cultural change and conflict that may occur due to project/program/portfolio implementation; and 2. to control changes within your portfolio, program, and projects. Resource utilization plan: Analyze and plan resource utilization to achieve maximum/optimal capacity utilization.

Papers must be 10 to 15 pages in length (this would be roughly one page per area included in the report), double-spaced, and in 10-point font. They must include a cover page, table of contents, introduction, report body, summary or conclusion, and works cited.
Even though this is not a scientific-type writing assignment, and is mostly creative in nature, references are still very important. At least six authoritative outside references are required (anonymous authors or web pages are not acceptable). These should be listed on the last page, titled Works Cited.
Appropriate citations are required (in APA format).
All DeVry University policies are in effect, including the plagiarism policy.
Papers are due during Week 7 of this course.
Any questions about this paper may be discussed in the weekly Q & A Forum discussion topic.
This paper is worth 250 total points, plus 45 points for the rough draft, and will be graded on the quality of the research topic, quality of paper information, use of citations, grammar, and sentence structure (see grading rubrics).