Project Portfolio Management: A View From The Management Trenches

1.6. THE PPM PROCESS VIEWS

We may view the PPM Process from several different angles. We earlier looked at some of views of portfolios with relation to the enterprise. Now let's take a look at the process itself. Figure 1.3 shows the PPM Process in a general flow without specifying roles and responsibilities. As you can see, the process is iterative until we get to the closeout of the projects. Figure 1.4 shows the PPM Process in a "swimlane" format detailing specific products and deliverables, as well as responsibilities. We will go over the swimlane chart in more detail in chapters 8 and 9.