CIOs and the IT departments they lead are hard-pressed to cope with an ever-increasing volume of technical projects that their business units are literally clamoring for. In addition, while dealing with this heavy workload, IT is also required to be cost conscious, efficient and as the saying goes, “do more with less.” Modern enterprises have turned to IT Portfolio Management to help manage critical IT projects, resources and personnel, who are under some pretty tough conditions. In this report, expert Joan Walker, Principal of TayganPoint Consulting Group, defines IT Portfolio Management, explores its benefits and offers best practices that will help organizations do it well.
After successfully completing this segment you should be able to:
- Understand IT Portfolio Management what it entails
- Identify the major reasons why IT projects fail
- Discuss the key steps to create an IT portfolio or just improve an existing one
- Identify leading software solutions that support IT Portfolio Management
- Discuss best practices for IT Portfolio Management
