Project Screening

Basic idea

The portfolio-level decision of which projects to do at all. Organisations need a formal, structured process to select, prioritise, oversee, and hold projects accountable — otherwise resources go to whoever shouts loudest.

Key facts

• Screening criteria typically combine strategic fit, ROI, risk, resource availability.
• Done at portfolio level, not by individual project teams.
• Output: prioritised list of approved / deferred / rejected projects.

“If you don’t know where your going any road will take you there”. Any Road by George Harrison –The Beatles

• The place to start is at the beginning!
• Organisations need a formal, structured approach to:
  • Select
  • Prioritise
  • Have oversight
  • Drive accountability

Siblings

• Agile
• Prince2
• Project initialisation
• Project Management
• project manager
• Projects
• Waterfall