Led by blue-chip companies like J.P. Morgan Chase, Johnson & Johnson, and Metropolitan Life Insurance, portfolio management is rapidly becoming the method of choice for gaining control over technology purchases. This step-by-step guide synthesizes IT portfolio management practices used by leading companies and enables students to quickly grasp principles and best practices for building and examining a comprehensive, effective IT portfolio. Concepts are illustrated with real-world case studies, and tools and templates are provided to help in implementation.