Portfolios provide a holistic view of all your important projects in one place. With project portfolio management you can organize your most important projects, monitor their health in real-time, and drill down for more information, while keeping your team updated on progress. You can also access portfolios on Android and iOS devices.
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Create a portfolio
There are different ways to create a portfolio:
Click the Projects + button in the sidebar and click New portfolio
Click the Insights + button in the sidebar and click New portfolio
Navigate to Portfolios in the sidebar and click +Create
Adding projects to portfolios
You can add projects from within a portfolio in the following ways:
Click Add work to search for an existing project
Create a new project by clicking on the drop-down arrow beside + Add work and selecting Create new project
You can remove a project from your portfolio at any time.
To remove a project from a portfolio:
Right click on the project name column and select Remove from portfolio
Navigate to the project’s overview tab, scroll down to Connected portfolios, click the three dot icon next to the portfolio’s name and click Remove from portfolio
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Discover tips for organizing and managing portfolios in the forum.
Archiving portfolios
Archiving portfolios allows you to archive portfolios that are no longer active, helping you focus on active portfolios while preserving the historical record of the portfolio.
There are three ways to archive a portfolio:
From the drop-down menu next to the portfolio's name
Clicking the three dot icon on the portfolio details pane
Right click on a portfolio and select Archive portfolio
An archived portfolio will:
Display a banner at the top of the portfolio page indicating that it's archived
Show an archive icon beside its name
Still be accessible via search, wherever it appears in the UI (such as favorites, team pages, within other portfolios, etc), or by a link
Click Unarchive portfolio from the drop-down menu from within the portfolio or the portfolio details pane
Click the Restore button in the archive banner on the portfolio
Right click on a portfolio and select Unarchive portfolio
Adding project templates to portfolios
Click Customize
Scroll down to Project templates
Select a template and click the + Add to portfolio button
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Once a project template has been added to the portfolio, it will appear in the drop-down menu beside Add work and can be used to create new projects from within the portfolio.
To remove a template from the portfolio, click the Remove from portfolio button. The Remove from portfolio option will only appear for templates that have been added to the portfolio.
Nested portfolios
Adding portfolios to portfolios allows you to integrate and track your work across multiple projects seamlessly. This enables you to monitor your work effortlessly and communicate progress to stakeholders.
Click +Add work and select or type a portfolio’s name
Click the drop-down arrow next to +Add work and select Create new portfolio
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Portfolios that contain portfolios will have disabled timeline tabs. This can be undone by removing any nested portfolios.
Project overview
Click on any project in your portfolio to view the right pane.
For projects from the portfolio right pane you can:
Access the project directly to view its tasks, resources, and timeline
Share the project with other stakeholders
Copy the link, remove, and rename the project
Close the right pane
Add or edit a due date or date range
Update or request a status update
View, comment and share the latest status update
View past status updates
View project description from project overview
View members of the project
For nested portfolios from the portfolio right pane you can:
Access the project directly to view its tasks, resources, and timeline
Share the project with other stakeholders
Copy the link, remove, and rename the project
Close the right pane
Add or edit a due date or date range
Update or request a status update
View, comment and share the latest status update
View past status updates
View project description from project overview
View members of the project
View nested portfolio content items and their associated status
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Learn more about the different portfolio views and how to customize your portfolio view.
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