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Portfolio Power: Mastering Project Selection & Strategy

Go beyond managing individual projects to optimise project portfolios.
Maximise business impact through effective portfolio management.
Learn to balance risk and align initiatives with business strategy.
Gain practical insights from real-world case studies.
Ensure efficient resource allocation across projects.

Certificate of Completion

7 hours

€395

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Driving Success with Effective Project Portfolio Management

Managing multiple projects without a structured approach can lead to resource bottlenecks, misalignment with business goals, and wasted investment. Project Portfolio Management (PPM) ensures that organisations prioritise the right projects, allocate resources efficiently, and align project execution with strategic objectives.

This course takes a hands-on approach to mastering PPM. Through real-world case studies—including NASA’s Mars missions and high-stakes corporate portfolio balancing—you’ll learn how to apply PPM frameworks, optimise project selection, and manage risks at the portfolio level. This course equips you with the skills to drive business value and improve decision-making across multiple projects.

Certifications that Really Count

Professional Development Units

In a business world of constant change and disruption, maintaining your relevancy is a must. This course contributes 5.0 PDUs to the record of your Continuous Professional Development. PDUs are required to maintain PMI certification status.

IPM Certificate of Completion

Earn an IPM Certificate of Completion and showcase it on LinkedIn to boost your professional profile. This certification validates your project management skills, enhances your credibility, and helps you stand out to employers and industry professionals. Strengthen your resume and advance your career with recognised expertise.

Real Industry Expertise

IPM works with the best talent worldwide, so you can acquire the skills that hiring managers are looking for. Your instructor is a certified project management practitioner with years of real-industry experience who will help you elevate your professional skills.

Learning Outcomes and Content

By mastering portfolio management, you’ll enhance your ability to align projects with business strategy for measurable impact. You will optimise resource allocation across initiatives, identify and mitigate risks at the portfolio level, and improve project selection and prioritisation to maximise ROI. Additionally, you will gain the skills to implement effective governance structures to streamline decision-making.

Whether you're a project manager, PMO leader, or senior executive, this course provides practical tools to help you manage complexity and drive successful project outcomes.

Module 1: Introduction to Project Portfolio Management (PPM)

What is PPM? Why does it matter?

Identifying the need for portfolio management

Case study: When poor PPM led to mission failure (NASA’s Mars Climate Orbiter)

Module 2: Strategic Alignment & Governance in PPM

Ensuring portfolio alignment with business goals

Governance structures for effective decision-making

Real-world example: How top companies integrate PPM into corporate strategy

Module 3: Building and Implementing a PPM Framework

The six core components of a successful PPM system

Key processes: Intake, planning, execution, and review

Case study: How organisations retrofit PPM for efficiency

Module 4: Prioritisation & Project Selection

Ranking projects using objective criteria (ROI, risk, alignment)

Balancing transformation, growth, and maintenance portfolios

Practical exercise: Prioritising projects for maximum business impact

Module 5: Resource Management in a Portfolio Context

Identifying bottlenecks and optimising capacity

Real-world challenges in resource balancing

Case study: Competing IT projects and resource allocation conflicts

Module 6: Monitoring, Evaluation, and Continuous Improvement

Measuring portfolio performance and adjusting for external impacts

When to terminate or pivot projects

Case study: Lessons from organisations that refined their PPM approach

Bespoke Portfolio Management Solutions for Your Team

Customised portfolio management training available through onsite or private online sessions.
Flexible delivery options designed to meet your organisation’s specific needs.
Expert facilitation to help optimise portfolio management and address challenges.
Equip your team with skills to align projects with business strategy and maximise ROI.

Schedule a consultation with our Corporate Training Manager to discuss your organisation’s portfolio management needs.

Why IPM?

Reputation & History

Project Management Expertise

Why Choose This Course?

Globally Positioned

360° Learning Partner

Reputation & History

Established in 1989 as Ireland’s first professional body for project management.
We have trained 50,000+ professionals and certified 10,000+ project managers.
Worked with 500+ leading organisations.
Partnered with IPMA®, PMI®, and PRINCE2®.
Hosted the first PMP® Certification exam in Ireland.
Globally recognised IPM certification body.

Institute of Project Management (IPM) Expertise

Project Management Expertise

Unlike other training providers offering a broad range of topics, IPM focuses solely on project, programme, and portfolio management—making us a specialist body dedicated to the profession.

Our learners benefit from world-class teaching delivered by international experts, including Project Directors, Senior Consultants, and former heads of project management certification bodies. This specialist focus ensures consistently high standards, practical insights, and real-world relevance.

Why Choose This Course?

This course will show you how to select and manage projects that align with business strategy, optimise resource allocation, and drive successful project outcomes.
Our faculty of handpicked international experts will provide you with a variety of perspectives.
You will join a large and growing cohort of IPM Alumni.
The programme is practical and pulls from internationally respected methodologies.

Globally Positioned

IPM is uniquely partnered with the world’s leading project management certification bodies: IPMA (Member Association & Certification Body), PMI (Authorised Training Partner), and PRINCE2® (Accredited Training Organisation). We are the national body for IPMA in Ireland.

We have also partnered with Ireland’s second largest University, Technological University (TU) Dublin, meaning we can offer Bachelor & Master’s levels programmes. This affiliation links us to the European University of Technology (EUt+).

360° Learning Partner

Join our rapidly growing project management community of 30,000+ followers on LinkedIn.
Membership, Mentoring and Events – to network and advance your career.
Volunteering – Gain new project experience for your CV while helping the project management community.
Platform for your voice – Submit an article to our blog and showcase your writing.
Industry updates – Get the latest PM news and insights from global experts.

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