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This white paper addresses the challenges (and opportunities) of implementing PPM in three parts: assessing PPM needs, building a business case for PPM, and creating an evaluation checklist. The objective of this paper is to equip you with the knowledge you need to be successful in your PPM journey – which begins long before implementation – by creating enthusiastic buy-in from all relevant stakeholders to its necessity. **Key Takeaways:** 1. Architect your PPM needs and evaluate your organizational readiness. 2. Build a business case for PPM - creating goals, understanding processes and constrains, addressing the right stakeholders and selling the ROI. 3. Inspection - create a PPM checklist of requirements that ensures your PPM aligns to your business goals and helps you avoid common pitfalls. 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