Project Portfolio Selection considering interdependencies: A review of terminology and approaches

Project Portfolio Selection (PPS) is a relevant activity in organizations to define the best set of projects to pursue their strategic objectives. Previous works have presented diverse and sometimes conflicting understandings of the meaning and implications of interdependencies to PPS. This paper pr...

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Main Authors: Gustavo Barbi Vieira, Hévilla Souza Oliveira, Jônatas Araújo de Almeida, Mischel Carmen Neyra Belderrain
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-12-01
Series:Project Leadership and Society
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666721523000364
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author Gustavo Barbi Vieira
Hévilla Souza Oliveira
Jônatas Araújo de Almeida
Mischel Carmen Neyra Belderrain
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Hévilla Souza Oliveira
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Mischel Carmen Neyra Belderrain
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description Project Portfolio Selection (PPS) is a relevant activity in organizations to define the best set of projects to pursue their strategic objectives. Previous works have presented diverse and sometimes conflicting understandings of the meaning and implications of interdependencies to PPS. This paper presents a literature review encompassing the terminology and the multiple approaches available. We depict an unprecedented contribution to PPS research by proposing a novel definition for relationships between projects that organizes and clarifies the meanings of the pre-existing definitions for interdependencies, interactions, and synergy and fulfills the existing gaps in those current definitions. We also present a comprehensive overview of how future developments can improve PPS in organizations by considering these relationships. Thus, this work enables future research and practice to build upon the underlying concepts presented and to address the trends for PPS and program implementation.
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spelling doaj.art-184a822598ad4762bf74399413122ee42024-12-14T06:33:11ZengElsevierProject Leadership and Society2666-72152024-12-015100115Project Portfolio Selection considering interdependencies: A review of terminology and approachesGustavo Barbi Vieira0Hévilla Souza Oliveira1Jônatas Araújo de Almeida2Mischel Carmen Neyra Belderrain3Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica, Praça Marechal Eduardo Gomes, 50 - Vila das Acácias, São José dos Campos, 12228-900, São Paulo, Brazil; Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Av. Cesare Monsueto Giulio Lattes, 1201 - Eugênio de Melo, São José dos Campos, 12247-014, São Paulo, BrazilUniversidade Federal de Pernambuco, Av. Marielle Franco, S/n - Km 59 -Nova, Caruaru, 55014-900, Pernambuco, BrazilUniversidade Federal de Pernambuco, Av. Marielle Franco, S/n - Km 59 -Nova, Caruaru, 55014-900, Pernambuco, Brazil; Corresponding author.Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica, Praça Marechal Eduardo Gomes, 50 - Vila das Acácias, São José dos Campos, 12228-900, São Paulo, BrazilProject Portfolio Selection (PPS) is a relevant activity in organizations to define the best set of projects to pursue their strategic objectives. Previous works have presented diverse and sometimes conflicting understandings of the meaning and implications of interdependencies to PPS. This paper presents a literature review encompassing the terminology and the multiple approaches available. We depict an unprecedented contribution to PPS research by proposing a novel definition for relationships between projects that organizes and clarifies the meanings of the pre-existing definitions for interdependencies, interactions, and synergy and fulfills the existing gaps in those current definitions. We also present a comprehensive overview of how future developments can improve PPS in organizations by considering these relationships. Thus, this work enables future research and practice to build upon the underlying concepts presented and to address the trends for PPS and program implementation.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666721523000364Portfolio optimizationProject portfolio selectionPortfolio decision analysisProject interdependencyProject interactionProject synergy
spellingShingle Gustavo Barbi Vieira
Hévilla Souza Oliveira
Jônatas Araújo de Almeida
Mischel Carmen Neyra Belderrain
Project Portfolio Selection considering interdependencies: A review of terminology and approaches
Project Leadership and Society
Portfolio optimization
Project portfolio selection
Portfolio decision analysis
Project interdependency
Project interaction
Project synergy
title Project Portfolio Selection considering interdependencies: A review of terminology and approaches
title_full Project Portfolio Selection considering interdependencies: A review of terminology and approaches
title_fullStr Project Portfolio Selection considering interdependencies: A review of terminology and approaches
title_full_unstemmed Project Portfolio Selection considering interdependencies: A review of terminology and approaches
title_short Project Portfolio Selection considering interdependencies: A review of terminology and approaches
title_sort project portfolio selection considering interdependencies a review of terminology and approaches
topic Portfolio optimization
Project portfolio selection
Portfolio decision analysis
Project interdependency
Project interaction
Project synergy
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666721523000364
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