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# Project Screening

## Basic idea

The portfolio-level decision of *which* projects to do at all. Organisations need a formal, structured process to select, prioritise, oversee, and hold projects accountable — otherwise resources go to whoever shouts loudest.

## Key facts

* Screening criteria typically combine strategic fit, ROI, risk, resource availability.
* Done at portfolio level, not by individual project teams.
* Output: prioritised list of approved / deferred / rejected projects.

“If you don’t know where your going any road will take you there”. Any Road by George Harrison –The Beatles

* The place to start is at the beginning!
* Organisations need a formal, structured approach to:
  * Select
  * Prioritise
  * Have oversight
  * Drive accountability

![Project Screening](/files/uw2wC5S7yCzIwxg6EBCc)