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Resource Demand on Investments Portlet

The Resource Demand on Investments portlet displays priority, planned cost, and resource demand information for investments included in the portfolio.

By default, the comparison tab displays only the Resource Demand on Investments [--Base Scenario--] portlet. You can select a scenario from the portfolio toolbar and compare it to the plan of record or to another scenario. When you compare scenarios, the Resource Demand on Investments [--Compare To Scenario--] portlet also displays.

The following fields appear on the portlet:

Investment

Displays the name of the investment. Click an investment name to view the detailed properties for that investment.

Grid with Plus Icon

Click this icon to open the create scenario page to add a scenario. If you select a scenario in the portfolio page level filter and you edit an investment in the scenario, the Grid with Plus icon will change to a Grid with Checkmark icon. This change indicates that the investment has been modified within the scenario selected.

Priority

Displays a value and stoplight based on the investment priority. The investment priority determines the color of the stoplight.

Stoplights:

• Green (0 through 11). The investment is high priority.
• Yellow (12 through 23). The investment is medium priority.
• Red (24 through 36). The investment is low priority.

Start

Displays the investment start date.

Finish

Displays the investment finish date.

Planned Cost

Displays the planned cost of the investment.

Role Demand

Displays the role allocation demand from the investment team for resources with a role included in the portfolio contents and for roles included in the portfolio contents.

The following aggregate amounts are provided for the portfolio at the bottom of the portlet:

Investment Total

Displays the total planned cost and role demand for investments in the portfolio.

Portfolio Comparison

Displays the portfolio planned cost, from the portfolio properties page, below the planned cost column of the portlet. If a scenario is selected in the portfolio page-level filter, it displays the scenario planned cost amount.

Displays the total portfolio role capacity, from the portfolio contents, below the role demand column of the portlet. If a scenario is selected in the portfolio page-level filter, it displays the scenario role capacity.

Variance

Displays the difference between the portfolio comparison and investment total values. A negative variance value indicates the investment totals exceed the portfolio amounts.

This portlet is based on the Portfolio: All Investment Types system provider. Fields included in the system provider are available to this portlet and may be added through the configure option.