Abstract:
Portfolio management forms the necessary foundation for coordinating strategic decisions against business operations as it allows efficient and effective allocation of resources that ultimately supports the organization in accomplishing its goals. It is imperative that portfolio management practice is integrated and stabilized within the organization’s daily operations, particularly in the high tech sector where high resource requirements and uncertainty dominates the organizations’ portfolio The attempt to optimize the organization’s portfolio management is therefore critical for organizations to reap the full benefit that portfolio management can offer. This thesis aims to assist this process by successfully identifying the various optimizing factors and constraints that plays a significant influence towards portfolio management in the high tech industry. The identification was possible through a two stage study where theoretical concepts and practical experience were collected and analysed. It is through identification of these various factors that influence portfolio management optimization, recommendations for preliminary improvements in the organizations culture or portfolio management processes that could assist in portfolio management optimization are made.