Task: Consolidate Demand |
Provide a complete inventory of all components that are works in progress, as well as a complete and accurate representation of the effort required to finish all work in progress.
Disciplines: Portfolio Management Tasks
Purpose
To ensure that all work currently being executed by various operational teams is properly inventoried and estimated To ensure that all work in progress is represented across all pipelines, including small and large projects, feature enhancements, customer support and requests, and operational support
Main Description
Provide a complete and accurate view of all work in progress to the portfolio executives, including a representative assessment of performance against targets, as well as reliable estimated efforts to complete all work currently in execution. These key dimensions of work in progress are typically represented in the various reports, analysis, and trends: Performance trends against schedules, costs, and requirements Estimated efforts to complete projected trends Risks, issues, and change requests status The main focus of this consolidation exercise revolves around human resources, but the consolidation also includes financial resources and facilities.
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