EPPORA (Enterprise Project Portfolio Optimized Resource Allocation) supports the scientific determination of which potential projects should be implemented along with their relative ranking to maximize return on investment, where ROI is uniquely defined by each organization. Using the resulting project prioritization ranking, EPPORA then facilitates optimal allocation of scarce resources to ongoing concurrent projects in a timely manner. EPPORA assures that the most critical project tasks within multiple projects are delivered successfully by optimizing an organization’s scarce resources allocation. When allocating resources across multiple projects, EPPORA uses the following factors as part of its allocation algorithm:

• Labor categories
• Existing staff assignments
• Staff productivity within labor categories
• Each project’s relative importance
• Relative task importance
• Critical path tasks importance
• Task durations
• Task dependencies
• Repetitive activities
• Inventory needs
• Available budget

EPPORA automates labor and inventory assignments across multiple ongoing projects in minutes instead of using numerous Project Managers for days or weeks. EPPORA assures that the critical project tasks for the most important projects are completed on time by maximizing an organization’s use of its scarce resources.