Create a high-level portfolio plan

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title: Create a high-level portfolio plan
description: Build a portfolio plan for high-level items \(programs\) in the Portfolio Planning Workspace so that you can prioritize, roadmap, and manage work aligned to these programs.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/it-business-management/portfolio-planning/create-high-level-portfolio-plan-ppw.html
release: australia
product: Portfolio Planning
classification: portfolio-planning
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 2
breadcrumb: [Manage portfolio plans, Portfolio Planning, Strategic Portfolio Management]
---

# Create a high-level portfolio plan

Build a portfolio plan for high-level items \(programs\) in the Portfolio Planning Workspace so that you can prioritize, roadmap, and manage work aligned to these programs.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_align\_core.apw\_user or business\_stakeholder

## About this task

You can create high-level planning only for Program \(pm\_program\) planning items and is supported by the Project Program lens.

In this task, select the Project Program lens, add conditions to filter the planning item data that you need, and enter additional details to build a portfolio plan.

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **Workspaces** > **Portfolio Planning Workspace** > **Portfolio Planning**.

2.  From the Portfolio Plans page, select **New**.

    If there are no existing portfolio plans, select **Create your first portfolio plan**.

3.  Select **Project Program** lens for your high-level planning.

    The Create portfolio plan wizard is shown.

4.  For the lens, select **Programs** as work items for planning.

    1.  For the lens, select work that you want to plan.

        For example, you want to manage work for programs in your company. Select Programs as your high-level planning item. This enables you to plan for programs and review the work aligned to these programs.

        \[Omitted image "high-level-planning-ppw.png"\] Alt text: High-level planning wizard.

    2.  Add conditions to further filter the data of your planning items.

        For example, you are responsible for the programs of the Customer Support department. You can set a condition to filter programs of only the Customer Support department from the Program table.

        You can also add multiple conditions to help you set a complex filter and add the right kind of data to your portfolio plan.

    3.  Fill in the details of the portfolio plan.

        Provide the information of the portfolio plan's name, owner, start and end dates, and description.

    Use the **Previous** and **Next** buttons to navigate between the steps.

5.  Select **Create**.


## Result

The portfolio plan is created and the page is refreshed to show the Planning page. You can view the list of all portfolio plans that you own or shared with you from the Home page.

## What to do next

Analyze the backlog and prioritize work for your portfolio plan. See [Prioritizing portfolio plan work in Portfolio Planning](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/portfolio-planning/prioritizing-work-in-portfolio-planning-workspace.md).

**Parent Topic:**[Managing portfolio plans in Portfolio Planning](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/portfolio-planning/managing-portfolio-plans-in-portfolio-planning.md)