Portfolio Prioritization Process

Expedite

Investment

Concept Solution
Intake Concept Discovery Acquisition
Clearance Prioritization

Evaluate Further
Planning

On Hold Implementation

ANNOTATIONS

Intake: Request is received by the PMO; initial business case is captured with requestor to create a record of the request.
Concept: Proposed solution is entered into the portfolio with high -level cost, benefit, risk, alignment information; waits for clearance into Discovery.
Concept Clearance: Council reviews Concepts and
a) prioritizes into Discovery, or
b) expedites, or
c) holds as Concept; the PMO monitors for future opportunity.
Discovery: Proposed solution is further researched and elaborated with detailed cost information.
Solution Prioritization: Council reviews detailed solutions and
a) prioritizes for implementation, or
b) requests further evaluation, or
c) holds for future prioritization; the PMO monitors for future opportunity.
Investment: Acquisition, Planning, and Implementation stages require institutional investment in the solution .
Acquisition: If products or services must be acquired, the PMO supports procurement and contract development .
Planning: Implementation projects are planned by the project manager and technical leads with PMO support.
Implementation: Planned solutions are implemented as projects or programs.
Expedite: The Council may request to expedite a solution for regulatory compliance, executive mandate, information security, or exigency.
Evaluate Further: Solutions lacking sufficient information to approve or prioritize return to Discovery for additional analysis .
On Hold: Solutions that are not selected for discovery or prioritization remain in the portfolio for future consideration.
 Portfolio Prioritization Timeline

Annual
Quarterly Quarterly Quarterly
Monthly Monthly Monthly Monthly Monthly Monthly Monthly Monthly
June
Sept Dec March
July Aug Oct Nov Jan Feb April May

Review New Review New Review New Review New Review New Review New Review New Review New Review New Review New Review New Review New
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Review Review Review Review

Capacity Capacity Capacity Capacity

Prioritize Prioritize Prioritize Prioritize

Small and Small and Small and Small and
Medium Medium Medium Medium

Prioritize
Large and
X-Large