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Portfolio Management: Roles, Responsibilities And Practices - A Qualitative Study, Aileen Koh Jul 2012

Portfolio Management: Roles, Responsibilities And Practices - A Qualitative Study, Aileen Koh

Aileen Koh

The increasing use of project and programs by organizations to achieve business strategy has led to the need to understand portfolio management. Along with the increasing diffusion of portfolio management a new managerial role evolves: the portfolio manager. This new role is pivotal in planning and controlling complex project landscapes more effectively and more efficiently, in implementing portfolio management practices as a management innovation.The practices of portfolio management, together with the associated roles, responsibilities of portfolio managers were investigated. This paper presents the first stage qualitative study, using an inductive interview based approach with six portfolio managers from six organizations …


Portfolio Management: Roles, Responsibilities And Practices: A Qualitative Study, Aileen Koh Aug 2011

Portfolio Management: Roles, Responsibilities And Practices: A Qualitative Study, Aileen Koh

Aileen Koh

The increasing use of project and programs by organizations to achieve business strategy has led to the need to understand portfolio management. Along with the increasing diffusion of portfolio management a new managerial role evolves: the portfolio manager. This new role is pivotal in planning and controlling complex project landscapes more effectively and more efficiently, in implementing portfolio management practices as a management innovation.The practices of portfolio management, together with the associated roles, responsibilities of portfolio managers were investigated. This paper presents the first stage qualitative study, using an inductive interview based approach with six portfolio managers from six organizations …


Investigating The Roles, Responsibilities And Practices Of Portfolio Managers In Australia: A Literature Review And Research Outline, Aileen Koh Dec 2010

Investigating The Roles, Responsibilities And Practices Of Portfolio Managers In Australia: A Literature Review And Research Outline, Aileen Koh

Aileen Koh

Project Portfolio Management (PPM) is increasingly adopted by organizations in Australia. In order to select, prioritize and monitor simultaneous on-going projects with limited resources, there is a need for PPM to optimize investment by utilising a PPM governance structure to deal with constant change and focus on achievement of organizational strategy. This is particularly relevant in order to build on national and global recovery. PPM, due to its ambiguity and complexity, brings a great challenge for the portfolio manager to manage its processes, people and practices. However, literature indicates that PPM practices vary and need to be adapted to organizational …


Investigating The Roles, Responsibilities And Practices Of Managers In Project Portfolio Management, Aileen Koh Mar 2010

Investigating The Roles, Responsibilities And Practices Of Managers In Project Portfolio Management, Aileen Koh

Aileen Koh

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