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4 Advantages of Construction Project Portfolio Management
The construction companies are using construction project portfolio management as it helps them to detect problems before it starts affecting negatively on the projects.
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Construction Tech Review | Friday, March 19, 2021
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The construction companies are using construction project portfolio management as it helps them to detect problems before it starts affecting negatively on the projects.
FREMONT, CA: Construction project portfolio management is a systematic strategy that allows construction companies to approach their projects analytically to optimize their success and ROI. Rather than seeing each project as a separate agency, PPM allows management to see the big picture and make decisions accordingly.
Project portfolio management aims to detect issues early on and correct them before they have a negative effect. Key data points are presented to decision-makers through construction project portfolio management processes and tools. As a result, they will have a detailed image of various projects.
For example, Budget allocations and expense calculations can benefit from a portfolio viewpoint. Cost overruns in a single project can seem to be a minor problem, but cost overruns over several projects may be a warning sign that something needs to be done immediately. A project that is on the budget could be a lifesaver by absorbing overruns from another.
[vendor_logo_first]Critical Elements in Construction Project Portfolio Management
The portfolio management system is ready for implementation once the data frame has been developed and governance policies have been established to produce reliable data points. Here are some of the PPM functions that make construction project management possible.
Strong team communication and collaboration: From a portfolio standpoint, project managers cooperate rather than competing or operating in silos. Sub-teams benefit from this culture as it helps them to deliver high-quality work when they interact regularly.
Resource visibility: By rolling up resource needs, availabilities, and limitations from projects and programs to portfolios, senior executives get valuable information that can help them plan resource allocations. Furthermore, they can implement potential plans more efficiently.
Effective crew management: Project portfolio management provides project managers with valuable tools for tracking their crew's schedules, events, and time logs. For both project managers and their teams, the increased degree of transparency is a winning situation.
Bid and document management: By integrating standard templates with workflows, document management systems make drafting and approval of bids and contracts easier. They can also automate this procedure from beginning to end and eliminate the necessity for manual intervention.