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Predictive Portfolio Analysis

Welcome to PPA!

The PPM Pro Predictive Portfolio Analysis (PPA) solution is powered by a predictive engine that does the heavy lifting of analyzing and identifying the most efficient and cost-effective project mix, given an organization’s resource and staff constraints. Simply select the portfolio you want to optimize, select a few parameters and let the predictive engine predict the most accurate plan with the highest likelihood of success, while respecting project dependencies. The engine will automatically choose the highest value projects and applications for you to focus on and select the best resources to get them done—all within your organization’s financial and resource constraints. With PPA you can answer questions such as:

  • What work can reasonably get done within the next year?
  • What's the highest value work we could be doing, and, what work should we defer so that it can be done?
  • What additional work could we reasonably get done if we added more people or more budget?
  • What work would not get done if we had fewer people or less budget?

You can plan and replan your portfolio quickly by automatically generating different scenarios and making the necessary adjustments. PPA removes the guesswork of who is available and when to take on new work and increases the accuracy of your plan by focusing what you can actually get done.

Note that the PPA system considers both primary and secondary roles. It respects project dependencies, and will make sure predecessor projects are scheduled prior to successor projects. The engine will also consider the score of the entire set of dependent projects during the scheduling process.

After all the number crunching, PPA displays your results in a number of graphic visualizations. These different output formats give you the tools you need to share and collaborate with other stakeholders.

PPA Rights

PPA functionality is available to users in the following groups:

  • Organization

  • Resource

  • Capacity & Demand 

PPA Settings page is available to users in the Admin standard group. 

Before You Begin

Make sure the following is in place:

  • Determine the numeric project field you want to use for your optimization field

  • Ensure that the projects you are evaluating use and have a value in the optimization field

  • Note that PPA excludes projects with Implied Status of Closed

  • The projects must have role demand (allocations do not have to be staffed)

  • Be aware that there is a 250 project/500 resource limit

Get Started

PPA is an optional feature. If your organization has PPA and you have the appropriate rights, you will see either a PPA navigation label or icon in the PPM Pro toolbar. Please contact Customer Care for more information.

To get started, you do the following: