# Project Portfolio Manager

*/JobTypes/Project_Portfolio_Manager*

## Neighborhood

### Related (delivered by)

- [Manage capital program for assets](/Processes/Manage_capital_program_for_assets) — delivered by · Processes

### Perform

- [Rebalance Portfolio Holdings](/Tasks/Rebalance_Portfolio_Holdings) — perform · Tasks
- [Present portfolio performance to executive leadership](/Tasks/Present_portfolio_performance_to_executive_leadership) — perform · Tasks
- [Prioritize projects against strategic criteria](/Tasks/Prioritize_projects_against_strategic_criteria) — perform · Tasks
- [Define Portfolio Governance Standards and Intake Processes](/Tasks/Define_Portfolio_Governance_Standards_and_Intake_Processes) — perform · Tasks
- [Manage Interdependencies and Resource Conflicts Between Projects](/Tasks/Manage_Interdependencies_and_Resource_Conflicts_Between_Projects) — perform · Tasks
- [Monitor Portfolio Health Through Stage-Gate and Status Reviews](/Tasks/Monitor_Portfolio_Health_Through_Stage-Gate_and_Status_Reviews) — perform · Tasks
- [Recommend Project Terminations or Deferrals](/Tasks/Recommend_Project_Terminations_or_Deferrals) — perform · Tasks
- [Report portfolio health to executives](/Tasks/Report_portfolio_health_to_executives) — perform · Tasks
- [Govern Stage-Gate Transitions](/Tasks/Govern_Stage-Gate_Transitions) — perform · Tasks
- [Evaluate and rank candidate projects for the portfolio](/Tasks/Evaluate_and_rank_candidate_projects_for_the_portfolio) — perform · Tasks
- [Balance resource demand across the project mix](/Tasks/Balance_resource_demand_across_the_project_mix) — perform · Tasks
- [Monitor aggregate portfolio risk and spend](/Tasks/Monitor_aggregate_portfolio_risk_and_spend) — perform · Tasks
- [Recommend project start, stop, and hold decisions](/Tasks/Recommend_project_start,_stop,_and_hold_decisions) — perform · Tasks
- [Report portfolio performance to leadership](/Tasks/Report_portfolio_performance_to_leadership) — perform · Tasks
- [Track portfolio-level benefits realization](/Tasks/Track_portfolio-level_benefits_realization) — perform · Tasks
- [Sequence the portfolio roadmap](/Tasks/Sequence_the_portfolio_roadmap) — perform · Tasks
- [Rebalance investments as priorities shift](/Tasks/Rebalance_investments_as_priorities_shift) — perform · Tasks
- [Monitor portfolio-level performance and health](/Tasks/Monitor_portfolio-level_performance_and_health) — perform · Tasks
- [Evaluate and rank candidate initiatives against strategy](/Tasks/Evaluate_and_rank_candidate_initiatives_against_strategy) — perform · Tasks
- [Allocate budget and capacity across projects](/Tasks/Allocate_budget_and_capacity_across_projects) — perform · Tasks

### Required knowledge

- [Portfolio Management Frameworks](/Knowledge/Portfolio_Management_Frameworks) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Organizational Change Management](/Knowledge/Organizational_Change_Management) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Capital Budgeting and Financial Analysis](/Knowledge/Capital_Budgeting_and_Financial_Analysis) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Corporate Strategy Principles](/Knowledge/Corporate_Strategy_Principles) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Project Management Methodologies](/Knowledge/Project_Management_Methodologies) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Risk Management Frameworks](/Knowledge/Risk_Management_Frameworks) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Strategic Planning Frameworks](/Knowledge/Strategic_Planning_Frameworks) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Risk Management](/Knowledge/Risk_Management) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Portfolio Management](/Knowledge/Portfolio_Management) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Capital Allocation](/Knowledge/Capital_Allocation) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Strategic Planning](/Knowledge/Strategic_Planning) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Benefits Realization Management](/Knowledge/Benefits_Realization_Management) — requires knowledge · Knowledge

### Uses software

- [Jira Align](/Software/Jira_Align) — uses software · Software
- [Microsoft Project Online](/Software/Microsoft_Project_Online) — uses software · Software
- [Microsoft Excel](/Software/Microsoft_Excel) — uses software · Software
- [ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management](/Software/ServiceNow_Strategic_Portfolio_Management) — uses software · Software
- [Power BI](/Software/Power_BI) — uses software · Software
- [Planview](/Software/Planview) — uses software · Software
- [Smartsheet](/Software/Smartsheet) — uses software · Software
- [Clarity PPM](/Software/Clarity_PPM) — uses software · Software
- [Microsoft Project](/Software/Microsoft_Project) — uses software · Software

### Requires ability

- [Oral Expression](/Ability/Oral_Expression) — requires ability · Ability
- [Fluency of Ideas](/Ability/Fluency_of_Ideas) — requires ability · Ability
- [Category Flexibility](/Ability/Category_Flexibility) — requires ability · Ability
- [Number Facility](/Ability/Number_Facility) — requires ability · Ability
- [Deductive Reasoning](/Ability/Deductive_Reasoning) — requires ability · Ability
- [Systems Evaluation](/Ability/Systems_Evaluation) — requires ability · Ability
- [Judgment and Decision Making](/Ability/Judgment_and_Decision_Making) — requires ability · Ability

### Required skills

- [Negotiation](/Skills/Negotiation) — requires skill · Skills
- [Governance Design](/Skills/Governance_Design) — requires skill · Skills
- [Financial Modeling](/Skills/Financial_Modeling) — requires skill · Skills
- [Executive Communication](/Skills/Executive_Communication) — requires skill · Skills
- [Capital Allocation Analysis](/Skills/Capital_Allocation_Analysis) — requires skill · Skills
- [Benefits Tracking](/Skills/Benefits_Tracking) — requires skill · Skills
- [Resource Balancing](/Skills/Resource_Balancing) — requires skill · Skills
- [Capacity Planning](/Skills/Capacity_Planning) — requires skill · Skills
- [Executive Reporting](/Skills/Executive_Reporting) — requires skill · Skills
- [Investment Analysis](/Skills/Investment_Analysis) — requires skill · Skills
- [Portfolio Prioritization](/Skills/Portfolio_Prioritization) — requires skill · Skills
- [Stage-Gate Governance](/Skills/Stage-Gate_Governance) — requires skill · Skills

### Engage in

- [Evaluate and Prioritize Project Proposals Against Strategic Criteria](/Activities/Evaluate_and_Prioritize_Project_Proposals_Against_Strategic_Criteria) — engage in · Activities
- [Rebalance the Portfolio in Response to Performance and Strategy Shifts](/Activities/Rebalance_the_Portfolio_in_Response_to_Performance_and_Strategy_Shifts) — engage in · Activities
- [Recommend Project Terminations or Deferrals](/Activities/Recommend_Project_Terminations_or_Deferrals) — engage in · Activities
- [Govern Stage-Gate Transitions](/Activities/Govern_Stage-Gate_Transitions) — engage in · Activities
- [Evaluate and rank candidate projects for the portfolio](/Activities/Evaluate_and_rank_candidate_projects_for_the_portfolio) — engage in · Activities
- [Recommend project start, stop, and hold decisions](/Activities/Recommend_project_start,_stop,_and_hold_decisions) — engage in · Activities
- [Track portfolio-level benefits realization](/Activities/Track_portfolio-level_benefits_realization) — engage in · Activities
- [Evaluate and rank candidate initiatives against strategy](/Activities/Evaluate_and_rank_candidate_initiatives_against_strategy) — engage in · Activities
- [Rebalance investments as priorities shift](/Activities/Rebalance_investments_as_priorities_shift) — engage in · Activities

### Type of

- [Project Management Specialists](/Occupations/Project_Management_Specialists) — type of · Occupations

### Problems this exposes

- [stage-gate funding decisions made without normalized business-case scoring](/Problems/stage-gate_funding_decisions_made_without_normalized_business-case_scoring) — exposes problem · Problems
- [portfolio status rolls up stale RAG colors self-reported by each PM](/Problems/portfolio_status_rolls_up_stale_RAG_colors_self-reported_by_each_PM) — exposes problem · Problems
- [cross-project resource contention surfaces only after a milestone already slips](/Problems/cross-project_resource_contention_surfaces_only_after_a_milestone_already_slips) — exposes problem · Problems
- [dependency chains between projects invisible until a blocker cascades](/Problems/dependency_chains_between_projects_invisible_until_a_blocker_cascades) — exposes problem · Problems
- [capacity vs demand reconciled in a spreadsheet that breaks every reorg](/Problems/capacity_vs_demand_reconciled_in_a_spreadsheet_that_breaks_every_reorg) — exposes problem · Problems