Criteria for Evaluating Project Portfolio Management Software Tools

Appendix: Criteria for Evaluating Project Portfolio Management Tools

The tables below provide the criteria used by the PPM tool evaluation aid organized into the four criteria categories. See the paper for instructions for using the aid.

I. Database Management and Other General Considerations

Data Management Criteria

Governance Criteria

Displays and Reporting Criteria

Communication Criteria

II. Project Evaluation and Portfolio Optimization

Decision Aiding Criteria

Risk Analysis Criteria

Project Evaluation Criteria

Project Valuation Criteria

Prioritization and Optimization Criteria

III. Project Planning and Project Management

Project Planning Criteria

Workflow Management Criteria

Project Data and Status Reporting Criteria

Support Criteria

Project Close Out Criteria

IV. Resource Management and Supply Demand Balancing

Resource Management Criteria

Demand Management Criteria

Resource Assignment Criteria

Supply Demand Balancing Criteria

Time Tracking Criteria

Evaluating PPM Tools

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