Portfolio Manager
Short Tip: The person responsible for the consistency of multiple, related programs.
What is it?
In large organizations, it is the professional who manages integration across multiple programs and initiatives.
The Portfolio Manager should be able to communicate to management and executive stakeholders the program’s general status, the generated value and its risks in order to allow these stakeholders to assess the impact on the organization’s strategy.
Duties
The duties of a portfolio manager can vary from one organization to another but are commonly related to:
- Communicating the portfolio’s Roadmap to senior stakeholders;
- Keeping coherence across the programs and checking their alignment with the strategy;
- Measuring the value promoted by ongoing programs;
- Promoting an integrated view of risks;
- Identifying and promoting any human and material resource optimization across programs.