Investment portfolio management
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Abstract
The scope of this article is to points out the similarities and differences between project and investment portfolio management. Project Portfolio Management refers to a senior leadership discipline that drives strategic execution and maximizes business value delivery through the selection, optimization, and oversight of project investments which align to business goals and strategies [1]. The objectives of PPM are to determine the optimal resource mix for delivery and to schedule activities to best achieve an organization’s operational and financial goals, while honouring constraints imposed by customers, strategic objectives, or external real-world factors. The International standard defines the framework of the Project Portfolio Management [2]
Portfolio Manager
Many firms select project portfolio management processes to manage investment mixes efficiently and profitable. One of the essential players in portfolio management is the portfolio manager, a executive responsible for the overall running of portfolio management. The skills this individual should have are above to those of project managers, as portfolio managers should take a spherical view over all running projects. In this article a portfolio manager is responsible for making investments decisions and to establish an investment strategy, selecting appropriate investments and allocating each investment properly towards an investment institution.
Portfolio Manager Skills
Becoming a succesfull portfolio manager requires some essential skills. In this article will take a look at the top nine skill areas for a portfolio manager. Those skills are:
- Tenacity
- Anticipation
- Communication skills
- Humility
- Ability to work independently
- Strong emotional control
- Decisiveness
- Competitive spirit
- Analytical ability
