Part IV: Implementation
This section provides practical guidance for implementing IT Portfolio Management, including templates, real-world examples, best practices, and a detailed implementation roadmap.
What You’ll Learn
Part IV bridges the gap between theory and practice. Understanding portfolio management concepts and frameworks is necessary, but organizations ultimately need practical guidance for implementation. This section provides the templates, examples, and step-by-step guidance that enable successful implementation.
The templates and tools chapter provides ready-to-use artifacts that accelerate implementation. Implementation examples offer real-world case studies that illustrate portfolio management in action. Best practices distill lessons learned from successful implementations. The application portfolio management chapter addresses the specific challenges of managing application investments. The implementation roadmap provides a phased approach for building portfolio management capabilities.
Chapters in This Part
Chapter 12: Templates and Tools
Provides ready-to-use templates for portfolio management. This chapter includes business case templates, portfolio dashboard templates, scoring worksheets, and guidance for tool selection.
Chapter 13: Implementation Examples
Presents detailed case studies of portfolio management implementation. This chapter includes examples of portfolio prioritization, application portfolio rationalization, and benefits realization tracking.
Chapter 14: Best Practices
Distills proven techniques for effective portfolio management. This chapter covers governance best practices, optimization best practices, benefits realization best practices, and common pitfalls to avoid.
Chapter 15: Application Portfolio Management
Provides specialized guidance for managing application portfolios. This chapter covers application discovery, assessment frameworks, rationalization strategies, and ongoing application lifecycle management.
Chapter 16: Implementation Roadmap
Provides a phased implementation plan for building portfolio management capabilities. This chapter details activities, deliverables, and success criteria for each implementation phase from foundation through maturity.