Implementing PPM - IBM Corporation

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Executive Summary
The organization of IBM is and Information Technology based company that deals with the
development of software and IT capturing methodologies as well as the application of
knowledge which are particularly unique in terms of the business organization. It handles various
projects all over the world for innumerable clients as well. The proposal for the Project Portfolio
Management methodology implementation has been successful in convincing executive
management and all the planning has been completed for it as well. The responsibility for its
implementation is also assigned accordingly. However, not everyone in the organisation is
convinced that it is the right approach to take and already it can be felt that the forces of
resistance has to build from those who will be directly affected by its day-to-day operation. It is
thus to be analysed with respect to the structure of the entire organization to make sure that every
member in the organization wholly accepts the positive changes that Project Portfolio
Management methodology will bring about and would work accordingly to make the strategy
work.

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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................4
Situational Context......................................................................................................................5
Justification of the right investment of the organization.........................................................5
Optimizing capacity of the organization..................................................................................6
Execution levels of the organization........................................................................................6
Ability of the organization to absorb all the challenges..........................................................7
Realization of the promised benefits.......................................................................................7
Portfolio Evaluation.....................................................................................................................8
Method used by the organization to evaluate its overall project portfolio..............................8
Justification of the chosen method in comparison to other available methods.......................8
Chances of challenges being faced by IBM if the current method is used at a global
environment.............................................................................................................................9
Inclusion of the Benefits Management life cycle....................................................................9
Contribution of the Benefits Management to the organization in meeting the deliverable
goals for the projects..............................................................................................................10
Portfolio Management...............................................................................................................10
Contribution of Project Portfolio Management in ensuring the alignment of the collective
projects with the strategic objectives of the company...........................................................10
Introduction of PMO in the organization and its effects.......................................................11

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Tools for managing the project portfolio and their degree of effectiveness..........................11
Maturity Levels..........................................................................................................................11
Maturity Level of the organization........................................................................................11
Best practices to improve the maturity levels........................................................................12
Corporate Culture......................................................................................................................12
Assessment of the corporate culture of the organization.......................................................12
Concerns expressed by the stakeholders................................................................................12
Corporate Culture supporting the project portfolio management and its sustainability criteria
...............................................................................................................................................12
Challenges involved in getting project portfolio management and its sustainability criteria
embraced by the organisation................................................................................................13
Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................13
References......................................................................................................................................15