Enterprise Project Portfolio Management

Enterprise portfolio management requires visibility across dozens or hundreds of projects to allocate resources, identify risks, and ensure strategic alignment. GitScrum's multi-project dashboards and organization-level reporting enable executives and PMOs to see the big picture while teams maintain their individual project focus.

Portfolio vs Project vs Task

Portfolio Management Framework

ENTERPRISE PORTFOLIO STRUCTURE

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│               STRATEGIC LAYER                   │
│  ┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐    │
│  │  Vision → Goals → Initiatives → Metrics │    │
│  └─────────────────────────────────────────┘    │
└───────────────────────┬─────────────────────────┘
                        │
┌───────────────────────┴─────────────────────────┐
│              PORTFOLIO LAYER                    │
│  ┌─────────┐  ┌─────────┐  ┌─────────┐         │
│  │Program A│  │Program B│  │Program C│         │
│  │Digital  │  │Customer │  │Internal │         │
│  │Transform│  │Experience│  │Systems │         │
│  └────┬────┘  └────┬────┘  └────┬────┘         │
└───────┼────────────┼───────────┼────────────────┘
        │            │           │
┌───────┴────────────┴───────────┴────────────────┐
│               PROJECT LAYER                     │
│  ┌─────┐ ┌─────┐ ┌─────┐ ┌─────┐ ┌─────┐      │
│  │Proj1│ │Proj2│ │Proj3│ │Proj4│ │Proj5│      │
│  └──┬──┘ └──┬──┘ └──┬──┘ └──┬──┘ └──┬──┘      │
└─────┼───────┼──────┼───────┼───────┼───────────┘
      │       │      │       │       │
┌─────┴───────┴──────┴───────┴───────┴───────────┐
│               DELIVERY LAYER                    │
│     Teams executing sprints and tasks          │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Portfolio Health Dashboard

PORTFOLIO OVERVIEW

Strategic Alignment                Resource Utilization
┌────────────────────────┐        ┌────────────────────────┐
│ ██████████████░░ 85%   │        │ Engineering: 92%       │
│ On Strategy            │        │ Design: 78%            │
└────────────────────────┘        │ Product: 85%           │
                                  │ QA: 88%                │
                                  └────────────────────────┘

Program Status
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Program           Status    Budget   Timeline   │
│ ─────────────────────────────────────────────── │
│ Digital Transform  🟢       85%      On Track   │
│ Customer Exp       🟡       105%     2wk delay  │
│ Internal Systems   🟢       72%      On Track   │
│ Data Platform      🔴       120%     At Risk    │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Cross-Project Dependencies (At Risk)
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ API v2 (Proj 3) → Mobile App (Proj 1)           │
│ Status: 2 weeks behind, impacts Feb launch      │
│                                                 │
│ Auth Service → All Projects                     │
│ Status: On track, completion next sprint        │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Resource Allocation View

RESOURCE ALLOCATION MATRIX

             Q1          Q2          Q3          Q4
Team A    ┌─────────┬─────────┬─────────┬─────────┐
          │Project 1│Project 1│Project 3│Project 5│
          │  100%   │   50%   │  100%   │   75%   │
          └─────────┴─────────┴─────────┴─────────┘

Team B    ┌─────────┬─────────┬─────────┬─────────┐
          │Project 2│Project 2│Project 2│Project 4│
          │   80%   │  100%   │   75%   │  100%   │
          └─────────┴─────────┴─────────┴─────────┘

Team C    ┌─────────┬─────────┬─────────┬─────────┐
          │Support  │Project 3│Project 3│Project 5│
          │   60%   │   75%   │  100%   │   25%   │
          └─────────┴─────────┴─────────┴─────────┘

CAPACITY ISSUES:
⚠️ Q2: Team A split across projects (risk)
⚠️ Q3: Team C over-allocated 125%

Best Practices

1. Align all projects to strategic objectives
2. Create standard reporting across portfolio
3. Track cross-project dependencies actively
4. Review portfolio health monthly at minimum
5. Balance risk across projects
6. Optimize resource allocation across teams
7. Use consistent methodology for comparability
8. Enable drill-down from portfolio to task

Anti-Patterns

✗ Projects without strategic alignment
✗ No visibility across portfolio
✗ Ignoring cross-project dependencies
✗ Resource overallocation untracked
✗ Each project using different tools/methods
✗ Annual planning without adjustment

Related Solutions

• Implementing Portfolio Management in GitScrum
• Managing Complex Project Portfolios
• Managing Program Level Project Portfolios