allows projects to be brought on stream in a more timely way. This method entails ensuring that roading, alternatives to roading and passenger transport programmes are in alignment with the transport outcomes identified in regional land transport strategies, the New Zealand Transport Strategy and the National State Highway Strategy.
A business process by which a business unit decides on the mix of active projects, staffing and dollar budget allocated to each project, for example, the responsibility of an operations manager of a ...
The functions of resource planning and procurement under a traditional utility structure. Portfolio management can also be defined as the aggregation and management of a diverse portfolio of supply (and demand-reduction) resources which will act as a hedge against various risks that may affect specific resources (i.e., fuel price fluctuations and certainty of supply, common mode failures, operational reliability, changes in environmental regulations, and the risk of health, safety, and environmental damages that may occur as a result of operating some supply resources). Under a more market-driven power sector with a "power pool" or POOLCO wholesale market structure, a portfolio manager would: aggregate and manage a diverse portfolio of spot-market purchases, contracts-for-differences, futures contracts and other market-hedging-type contracts and mechanisms.
The aim of Portfolio Management is to achieve the maximum return from a portfolio which has been delegated to be managed by an individual manager or financial institution. The manager has to balance the parameters which define a good investment i.e. security, liquidity and return. The goal is to obtain the highest return for the client of the managed portfolio.
The strategic portfolio of Barclays Capital is a global fixed income portfolio, and is a significant contributor to the revenues of the Global Markets division. The portfolio invests in government securities, bank paper and derivatives of the most developed fixed-income markets.
The processes, practices and specific activities to perform continuous and consistent evaluation, prioritization, budgeting, and finally selection of investments that provide the greatest value and contribution to the strategic interest of the organization. Through portfolio management, the organization can explicitly assess the tradeoffs among competing investment opportunities in terms of their benefit, costs, and risks. Investment decisions can then be made based on a better understanding of what will be gained or lost through the inclusion or exclusion of certain investments. ("A Summary of First Practices and Lessons Learned in Information Technology Portfolio Management", Page 4, Federal CIO Council Best Practices Committee, March 2002)
The process of managing money, including investments, budgeting, banking and taxes.
The second step in the investment decision process, involving the management of a group of assets as a unit.
A way of diversifying a portfolio of investments (that could mean all the security projects in your organization) that takes into account risk and return. For example, high-risk, high-reward investments or projects are balanced with low-risk, low-reward investments or projects. Introduced by economist Harry Markowitz in 1952.
the management of a number of projects that do not share a common objective
The budgetary funding mechanism for all business intelligence projects. It includes all BI projects and all the reporting and analysis projects funded in an enterprise.
Portfolio Management is a structured approach to categorize, evaluate, prioritize, purchase, and manage an organization's technology assets in projects based on current and future economic drivers and on the accessible balance of value/risk desired by the organization.
The process of managing the assets of a private equity or hedge fund of funds, including choosing and monitoring appropriate investments and allocating funds accordingly.
A business process in which investment decisions are made to determine and select the mix of active projects and the budget, staffing, and other resource allocations for each one. [Source: 2005 SSP Glossary
Related: Investment management
Includes all measures to further develop for example: organic growth, acquisitions, divestitures and strategic alliances.
The portfolio management process involves formulating, modifying and implementing a real estate investment strategy in light of an investor's broader overall investment objectives. It also can be defined as the management of several properties owned by a single entity.
The framework through which decisions are made on which projects are started, stopped and modified to secure the achievement of the overall vision and strategies of a Business.
A business process by which a business unit decides on the mix of active projects, staffing and dollar budget allocated to each project. See also pipeline management.