Search for	Example	Results
A single word	`cat`	Topics that contain the word "cat". You will also find its grammatical variations, such as "cats".
A phrase. You can specify that the search results contain a specific phrase.	`"cat food"` (quotation marks)	Topics that contain the literal phrase "cat food" and all its grammatical variations. Without the quotation marks, the query is equivalent to specifying an OR operator, which finds topics with one of the individual words instead of the phrase.

Search for	Operator	Example
Two or more words in the same topic	`AND` `and` `+` (plus symbol) `&` (ampersand)	`cat AND dog` `"cat food"+milk` `"cat food"&"dog food"`
Either word in a topic	`OR` `or` `\|` (pipe)	`cat OR dog` `cat \| dog`
Topics that do not contain a specific word or phrase	`NOT` `not` `!` (exclamation point)	`NOT cat` `! dog`
Topics that contain one string and do not contain another	`^` (caret)	`cat ^ mouse`
A combination of search types	`( )` parentheses	`cat + (dog \| mouse)` `cat \| dog + (! mouse)`

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Project Portfolio Management (PPM)

Project Portfolio Management (PPM) is a term used by project managers and project management organizations to describe methods for analyzing and collectively managing a group of current or proposed projects. Each project is based on several key characteristics. The primary objective of the PPM process is to determine the optimal mix and sequencing of proposed projects to best achieve the overall goal. This is typically expressed in terms of economic measures, business strategy goals, or technical strategy goals while honoring constraints imposed by management or external real-world factors. Typical attributes of projects analyzed in a PPM process include each of the following: Total expected cost, consumption of resources (human or otherwise), expected timeline and schedule of investment, expected nature, magnitude, timing of benefits to be realized, and relationship or interdependencies with other projects in the portfolio.

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Project Portfolio Management (PPM)

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