Portfolio
Encyclopedia
Portfolio literally means "a case for carrying loose papers," (from Latin, the imperative of portare "to carry" and the plural of folium, meaning 'a sheet for writing upon').
From about 1930 it has also come to mean a "collection of securities or responsibilities held by an individual" and so may refer to:
From about 1930 it has also come to mean a "collection of securities or responsibilities held by an individual" and so may refer to:
- A type of briefcase
- Portfolio (government)Ministry (government department)A ministry is a specialised organisation responsible for a sector of government public administration, sometimes led by a minister or a senior public servant, that can have responsibility for one or more departments, agencies, bureaus, commissions or other smaller executive, advisory, managerial or...
, the post and responsibilities of a head of a government department - Portfolio (finance)Portfolio (finance)Portfolio is a financial term denoting a collection of investments held by an investment company, hedge fund, financial institution or individual.-Definition:The term portfolio refers to any collection of financial assets such as stocks, bonds and cash...
, a collection of investments held by an institution or a private individual - Career portfolioCareer portfolioCareer portfolios are used to plan, organize and document education, work samples and skills. People use career portfolios to apply to jobs, apply to college or training programs, get a higher salary, show transferable skills, and to track personal development. They are more in-depth than a resume,...
, an organized presentation of an individual's education, work samples, and skills - Business networkingBusiness networkingBusiness networking is a socioeconomic activity by which groups of like-minded businesspeople recognize, create, or act upon business opportunities. A business network is a type of social network whose reason for existing is business activity...
a philosophy of working for several diverse projects directly rather than earning a salary from a regular employer. - Artist's portfolioArtist's portfolioAn artist's portfolio is an edited collection of artwork intended to showcase an artist's style or method of work. Many people can use portfolios. Freelancers, writers, photographers, models and graphic designers are just a few examples of people who use them...
, a sample of an artist's work or a case used to display artwork, photographs etc. - Electronic portfolioElectronic portfolioAn electronic portfolio, also known as an e-portfolio or digital portfolio, is a collection of electronic evidence assembled and managed by a user, usually on the Web. Such electronic evidence may include inputted text, electronic files, images, multimedia, blog entries, and hyperlinks...
, a collection of electronic documents - Patent portfolio, a collection of patents owned by a single entity
- Product portfolio (business administration), 2D separation of products by their market share and profits or growth rates
- IT Portfolio, in IT portfolio managementIT portfolio managementIT portfolio management is the application of systematic management to large classes of items managed by enterprise Information Technology capabilities. Examples of IT portfolios would be planned initiatives, projects, and ongoing IT services...
, the portfolio of large classes of items of enterprise Information Technology (IT) - Project Portfolio, in Project portfolio managementProject Portfolio ManagementProject portfolio management 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 based on numerous key characteristics...
, the portfolio of projects in an organization - Portfolio: An Intercontinental QuarterlyPortfolio: An Intercontinental QuarterlyPortfolio: An Intercontinental Quarterly was a cross-disciplinary literary journal published between 1945 and 1947. It was edited by Caresse Crosby and published through her Black Sun Press. Only six issues were published, each totaling about 1000 copies. Each issue was a series of loose sheets...
, a cross-disciplinary literary journal published between 1945 and 1947 - Atari PortfolioAtari PortfolioThe Atari Portfolio is the first PC-compatible palmtop computer, and was released by Atari Corporation in 1989. The Portfolio was licenced from Distributed Information Processing based in Guildford, Surrey, UK...
, a palmtop computer - Extensis Portfolio, a digital asset manager
- Portfolio.com, a business magazine
- electronic portfolioElectronic portfolioAn electronic portfolio, also known as an e-portfolio or digital portfolio, is a collection of electronic evidence assembled and managed by a user, usually on the Web. Such electronic evidence may include inputted text, electronic files, images, multimedia, blog entries, and hyperlinks...
, a portfolio that has been prepared for distribution online - Portfolio (Grace Jones album)
- Portfolio (Yolandita Monge album)Portfolio (Yolandita Monge album)Portfolio is the 19th Studio album by Puerto Rican singer Yolandita Monge. It was released in 1990 and it includes the hits "Cantaré", "Sin Amor", and the club hit "Fuiste Un Sueño". Seven out of ten tracks in this album were composed by Venezuelan singer/songwriter Ricardo Montaner...
- Minister without portfolioMinister without PortfolioA minister without portfolio is either a government minister with no specific responsibilities or a minister that does not head a particular ministry...