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Name and describe the 3 types (or divisions) of project portfolios (from the organization's view). Provide an example of each.

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Business and various service lines in an organization have portfolios. In the business line, the portfolio would include projects that would enhance current products and/or services and would develop new products or services for the business line.

In the customer support model, projects are organized by their organizational support area, such as information technology, research and development, or facilities. The customer could be internal or external customers of an organization.

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Types of Project Portfolios

Business Line Portfolio
Business and various service lines in an organization have portfolios. In the business line, the portfolio would include projects that would enhance current products and/or services and would develop new products or services for the business line. An example would be: within the human resources department of a company, the training division is organized by type of training (Bates, 2010). The staff within the training division routinely develops ...

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