Strategic Management of a Project Portfolio in a Consulting Firm
| Název práce v češtině: | Strategické řízení portfolia projektů v poradenské společnosti |
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| Název v anglickém jazyce: | Strategic Management of a Project Portfolio in a Consulting Firm |
| Klíčová slova: | strategické řízení, řízení výkonnosti, projektové řízení |
| Klíčová slova anglicky: | strategic management, performance management, project management |
| Akademický rok vypsání: | 2017/2018 |
| Typ práce: | bakalářská práce |
| Jazyk práce: | angličtina |
| Ústav: | Institut ekonomických studií (23-IES) |
| Vedoucí / školitel: | Ing. Petr Balcar, M.Sc. |
| Řešitel: | skrytý - zadáno vedoucím/školitelem |
| Datum přihlášení: | 03.06.2018 |
| Datum zadání: | 03.06.2018 |
| Datum a čas obhajoby: | 10.06.2019 09:00 |
| Místo konání obhajoby: | Opletalova - Opletalova 26, O314, Opletalova - místn. č. 314 |
| Datum odevzdání elektronické podoby: | 08.05.2019 |
| Datum proběhlé obhajoby: | 10.06.2019 |
| Oponenti: | Mgr. Petr Polák, M.Sc., Ph.D. |
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| Seznam odborné literatury |
| KERZNER, Harold. Project management: a systems approach to planning, scheduling, and controlling. Twelfth edition. Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley, 2017. ISBN 9781119165361.
Engwall, Mats & Jerbrant, Anna. (2003). The Resource Allocation Syndrome: The Prime Challenge of Multi-Project Management?. International Journal of Project Management. 21. 403-409. 10.1016/S0263-7863(02)00113-8. A guide to the project management body of knowledge (PMBOK guide). 4th ed. Newtown Square, Pa.: Project Management Institute, c2008. ISBN 9781933890517. ARMSTRONG, Michael. Performance management: key strategies and practical guidelines. 2nd ed. London: Kogan Page, 2002. ISBN 0749426284. LEVINE, Harvey A. Project portfolio management: a practical guide to selecting projects, managing portfolios, and maximizing benefits. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, c2005. ISBN 978-0-7879-7754-2. |
| Předběžná náplň práce |
| Research question and motivation
The main purpose of the thesis is going to be an analysis of portfolio project management in a consulting firm. The firm consists of multiple teams that focus on different industries, such as Energy and Resources, Data Analytics, Public, Risk Advisory etc. Each team is trying to maximize its profit which is measured by NSR – Net Service Revenue. However, there are many challenges in managing multiple projects simultaneously and tools of Portfolio Project Management (PPM) are often used. It focuses not only on doing projects right but mainly on doing the right projects. The main motivation is to suggest an optimal process map of successful project management that would include effective planning, controlling, defining risks and evaluating. If the strategic management steps are done correctly and properly, we should accomplish balanced portfolio with maximized value that perfectly matches the company goals and strategy. Contribution The thesis will develop a framework for successful project management and it will show that portfolio management of projects (if applied correctly) increases profitability, prevents risk and ensures control over the whole process. Methodology The theoretical part will be based on findings from project portfolio management literature and performance management literature. I will try to evaluate different tools of project management and identify their impact on project delivery and overall performance of the teams. To get the information about different processes, I will send a survey to project managers in the consulting company and analyze their responses with respect to the NSR and other performance indicators of their team. Outline The expected structure of the thesis is going to be: 1. Portfolio project management background 2. Performance management background 3. Tools and methods of project portfolio management 4. Risks in project management 5. Portfolio project management maximizing profitability – evidence in a consulting firm 6. Suggested framework for effective portfolio management of projects |