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	June 23, 2009 Anatomy Of A Portfolio Management Tool Common Qualities Apply To All Types Of Portfolio Management Tools by Phil Murphy with Margo Visitacion, David D'Silva	Average: 8  (4 ratings)

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Executive Summary

The term "portfolio management" is officially in vogue — it has been appended to applications, projects and programs, enterprises, and to IT itself. But what does it mean to manage a portfolio? What are the criteria for determining whether portfolio management claims are substantial or marketing fluff? In the absence of a succinct definition, the designation is ambiguous at best, and it may be meaningless, co-opted, and misused at worst. In truth, portfolio management tools of all types share some common and distinct characteristics that can dissolve much of the definitional uncertainty.

Keywords

• PPM
• APM
• EIM

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• The Three Types Of Portfolio Management Tools For IT
• Financial Portfolio Parallels Are Apt But Applied Unevenly To APM And EIM
• Portfolio Management Tools For IT Share Common Characteristics
• Immaturity, Silos, Costs, And Competing Interest Impede Tool Growth

RECOMMENDATIONS

• Context Is King — Define Your Portfolio Management Mission First

WHAT IT MEANS

• The Market Will Begin To Coalesce In The Time It Takes You To Implement
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