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Projects are often compared to the proteins in the body of a human, absence of which can lead to stunting of development. In the case of projects the development of the organisation as a whole is jeopardised by the absence of accurately controlled projects. In addition, extreme or unnecessary projects can also be damaging to the growth of the same business. In some cases these types of projects can even lead to the organisation failing… Given the branching structure of any company it’s natural for each individual branch within the whole business to propose running it’s own project. Monitoring all such individual projects and taking decisions on the present value of each of them is considered necessary by top management. In order to aid management in decision making it’s useful to have Project Portfolio Management Tools.Portfolio Management Tools indicate the vital tasks, milestones and Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) of all organisational projects that are in progress for a particular company. Established on different algorithmic rules PPM Tools should be able to check the progress of a specific project and its relationship with other ongoing projects producing output that indicates individual projects’ value or effectiveness towards the businesses ultimate project goals.As organisations and businesses realise the need for Portfolio Management Tools to improve their business, demand for these types of tools has increased. The demand and the rise of Project Portfolio Management Tools have been equally proportioned by supply and creation of newer software programs and Project Portfolio Management software modules.Choosing the right software provider from the plethora of Project Management Tools has also become a decision making game of its own. There are many factors which are common and may provide introductory or perfunctory Key Performance Indicators that need to be checked before making up one’s mind on one particular program.Costs incurred when buying Portfolio Management Tools itself can be a very important element when choosing the right PPM tools. Higher cost need not necessarily indicate the best software for your company. Ease of learning the software is another factor that is a important aspect to look for. If the learning curve of the software takes a lot of time then the basic function of checking project status would be defeated.Software upgrades and flexibility should be another determining element for picking one particular software over another. It has to be remembered that the types of projects in a business are often unique and do not follow one simple straight process. There are variants in project types and each project specification will have been stated at the implementation stage. Project Management Tools that can accomodate such changes without a complete makeover should be the chosen option.Project Portfolio Management Tools are now essential and above all useful to top level management in order to keep a bird’s eye view on concurrent running projects in a company.

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