Portfolio project management system architecture for a large corporation with divisional management structure

摘要

Currently, more and more companies are coming to the point where it becomes obvious that it's dangerous to drive investment and project activities of the enterprise without usage of specialized IT-systems in the face of fierce competition in the market. If the activities of the company are narrowly profiled, for example, the company's operation is design and assembly of steel structures, then it's possible to use just project management systems for automation. This decision will allow the company's management to obtain information about the implementation of any project at any time without attraction other specialists. Also, it'll be possible to see aggregated data of the portfolio in a whole. Let's consider the problem of project activities management on a large organization scale. Usually, large corporations are engaged in many diverse activities and realize many different types of projects. In this case, the solution that makes it possible to increase the effectiveness of project management is the Project Portfolio Management System (PPM). Project Portfolio Management (PPM) system is a business tool used to effectively manage a number of portfolios or projects towards an overall objective. Each individual project is created in order to achieve a specific business objective or advantage. They should all benefit the overall project portfolio. The PPM is an umbrella for all of the individual projects.