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Gain Visibility and Control
Gain visibility into your project, program, and application portfolios by using Office
Project Portfolio Server 2007 to standardize and streamline the collection of data within
one enterprise system of record. Automate the governance processes across the
organization to subject each project to the appropriate governance controls throughout
its entire life cycle. Measure and track portfolio performance to help ensure the portfolios
are managed effectively and realize the forecasted benefits.
Define Workflows and Automate Governance Controls
Office Project Portfolio Server 2007 enables you to define, communicate, and standardize
multiple workflows to help manage the projects throughout their entire life cycle, while
enforcing the portfolio governance framework across your organization.
Automate Governance Processes Across the Organization
Office Project Portfolio Server 2007 includes an intuitive workflow designer that enables
administrators to define governance phases and multiple workflows, helping to ensure
that projects are subject to appropriate controls throughout their entire life cycle. As
shown in Figure 2, each workflow is composed of a series of life cycle steps (such as
Propose Idea, Initial Review, Complete Request, Request Review, Portfolio Selection, and
Selected) which in turn are mapped to governance phases. The governance phases are
used as common denominators to aggregate and report on projects across various
workflows.
The phases and workflows establish a blueprint for your organization’s governance
framework and help ensure all projects complete the necessary deliverables and receive
managerial sign-off before moving to the next life cycle step. This audit functionality
keeps stakeholders aware and accountable as projects move from business case creation
to consideration to implementation.