Case Study | Project & Program Managers Workflow

Sponsor's Objectives	To illustrate the relationship between project management and project portfolio (program) management where multiple projects draw from the same resource pools and supply chain. To create a visual aid for portfolio owners to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with their subordinate project managers and discuss project progress and pending resource requirements.	Purchase this Process Triage™ Workflow Map -- Printed Map Sheet shipped USPS® -- Download Version
Business & Financial Impacts	Better resource pool management and project portfolio oversight.
Workshop Days	2 days of mapping from industry standard references.
Process Triage™ Examinations	None illustrated. At the project level, progress completion and resource pool needs seem reasonable.
Participants	Rosey
Results	This map is popular with project managers and companies who follow ther the PMI® coursework.

Rosey's Remarks

One cycle or iteration of a process is a project. A repeating project is a process. That said, the metamodel standard for project managers is the Project Management Institute's Project Managers Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®).

This Process Triage™ Workflow Map illustrates two processes; Project and Program Management. Program management refers to the management activities associated with a portfolio of projects that draw from the same resource pools and supply chain.

Project Management Triage:

This workflow map illustrates what portfolio executive managers do.

1. Select any instance of a project and determine which Project Management deliverable the Project Manager is working on.

2. Look down stream from your project manager's current deliverable and determine if the Program Management workflow will supply everything this project needs to succeed.

3. Perform this triage exercise with your project manager standing shoulder-to-shoulder with you.