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# Portfolio Management

# Portfolio Management {#ariaid-title1}

* Versão de lançamento: Australia
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* Atualizado 12 de mar. de 2026
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 2 min. de leitura

With the ServiceNow® Portfolio
Management application, you can create portfolios which are collections of related programs,
projects, and demands. You can then perform financial planning and monitor the status and
progress of these portfolios.
Watch this four-minute video to learn about the portfolio structure, creating a portfolio and program, setting up a stakeholder registry, and the portfolio workbench.
You must have the it_portfolio_manager [role](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/ympMV4M903mBD5C8ILE01w "Roles are added with activation of PPM Standard plugin.") to manage a portfolio. The Portfolio Management application provides these capabilities to the portfolio manager:

* Create a portfolio by adding related programs, projects, and demands.
* Perform annual portfolio planning by selecting demands, projects, and programs.
* Track the progress and status of all the programs, projects, and demands that are part of the portfolio. You can track the costs, resources, schedules, risks, and issues.
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The following diagram provides an overview of Portfolio Management. Figura 1. Overview of Portfolio Management

## Features

Portfolio Management also provides the following features:

[Portfolio
workbench](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/y_FQha09z8mXRPmOAxCtOQ "The portfolio workbench provides a central location for viewing a list of associated demands and projects, planning a portfolio, and tracking its progress. Portfolio workbench is deprecated in the Paris release. Portfolio workbench is still available on instances upgraded from a previous release but is not available for new instances.")
:   The portfolio workbench provides a central location to view and monitor the progress of
    the program, the projects, and demands that are part of the portfolio. You can also
    perform annual portfolio planning, create budget and forecast plans for the
    portfolio.

[Annual
planning for the portfolio](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/cbhWEqfWy_HwNWp2oQ_XFg "As a portfolio manager, you can perform financial planning for a portfolio for a fiscal year using the portfolio workbench. Portfolio planning can be completed using either simple or advanced mode.")
:   The annual planning wizard is available in the portfolio workbench. The annual planning
    process comprises these steps:

    1. Determine the overall cost requirements for the portfolio and set the target.
    2. Select the demands and projects for a fiscal year based on the budget target and resource availability.
    3. Create and promote a budget plan.
    4. If required, re-promote the budget plan by performing a what-if analysis by adding or removing projects and demands before the budget is finalized.
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[Budget
forecasting of the portfolio](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/LqUQNQZTP2AzOqXCmUUuPQ "As a project or portfolio manager, you can forecast the future costs of projects and portfolios based on the actual cost and changed project requirements. Budget forecast is deprecated in the Paris release. Budget forecast is still available on instances upgraded from a previous release but is not available for new instances.")
:   Using the portfolio workbench, the portfolio managers can re-estimate (forecast) the
    portfolio budget for future periods based on the actual cost and changed project
    requirements.

[Tracking of the portfolio](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/3pKwWcBWydQTrgtI~zZdwA "After you complete financial planning, you can start tracking the progress of the portfolio. The portfolio tracking view displays only the selected demands and projects in the portfolio.")
:   Once the financial planning is complete, portfolio workbench allows you to track the
    progress of a portfolio. This tracking includes the actual amount being spent against
    the budget, actual hours spent, risks, and issues.

[Portfolio
Manager dashboard](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/7cEmKwTTarHVf36ZfBFFMQ "Portfolio Dashboard provides a central location to a portfolio manager to generate different graphical reports of the portfolios.")
:   The Portfolio Manager dashboard provides a central location to generate different
    graphical reports of the portfolio and portfolio financials.

## Scenario-based Portfolio Planning {#c_PortfolioManagement__section_k3r_5nz_3lb}

Install the [Scenario Planning for PPM](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/e8PMjY4OSXozXjeOSICDgw "Install the Scenario Planning for PPM application from ServiceNow Store applications. Visit the ServiceNow Store to view all the available apps, and for information about submitting requests to the store. For cumulative release notes information for all released apps, see the ServiceNow Store version history release notes.") application from ServiceNow Store to help the
portfolio managers do a scenario-based portfolio planning with different combinations of
demands and projects. You can Compare multiple scenarios in a portfolio and fund only those
demands and projects that add financial value to the organization.
* **[Create a portfolio](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/dMGa_cDlo9uQliqpS54J~g)**   
  Create a portfolio to manage related programs, projects, and demands.
* **[Open a portfolio status list](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/IIsdeISE71d4Ql8kjtsiSw)**   
  Open the status list of a portfolio to see the projects that are included in it.
* **[Legacy portfolio workbench](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/y_FQha09z8mXRPmOAxCtOQ)**   
  The portfolio workbench provides a central location for viewing a list of associated demands and projects, planning a portfolio, and tracking its progress. Portfolio workbench is deprecated in the Paris release. Portfolio workbench is still available on instances upgraded from a previous release but is not available for new instances.
* **[Scenario Planning for PPM](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/4B3tlOLUS2ZxYgtvv1chtA)**   
  The Scenario Planning for PPM application provides a central location for portfolio managers to create and track the roadmap for project execution for a given fiscal year. Optimize your budget and resource usage by creating and comparing different scenarios for your project and demand roadmap or resources.
* **[Portfolio Dashboard](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/7cEmKwTTarHVf36ZfBFFMQ)**   
  Portfolio Dashboard provides a central location to a portfolio manager to generate different graphical reports of the portfolios.

