Key Disciplines for Strategic Enrollment and Portfolio Growth

As institutions grapple with changing demographics and enrollment challenges, maintaining key disciplines for portfolio management is essential. From implementing an accelerated program review structure to catch problems early to approaches to revitalizing underperforming programs to practices to support successful new program launch, our spring roundtable series is designed to demonstrate a structured, practical approach to strengthening your program portfolio. You and your team will leave each session with an understanding of common pitfalls and best practices, plus concrete tools you can apply right away. Join us for the whole series or just the session(s) most pertinent to you.

Sessions

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• Session One: Portfolio Stewardship for Strategic Growth
  Wednesday, September 9, 2026 | 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time
  
  This session will explore the consequences of program proliferation and the strategic payoff of fewer, healthier programs. We’ll examine approaches for accelerating program review, including how to shift to an annual review structure and how to implement a program watch-list protocol. We’ll identify the right metrics for portfolio analysis and best structures for portfolio decision governance. We’ll also discuss approaches to the touchy subject of program sunsetting.

• Session Two: Strengthening the Portfolio by Revitalizing Underperforming Programs
  Wednesday, September 30, 2026 | 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time
  
  Underperforming programs create missed opportunities in your portfolio and your enrollment strategy. This session will examine methodologies for diagnosing the root causes of program underperformance and common levers for improving program performance. We’ll also share a practical revitalization playbook to run a 90 – 180 day viability sprint.
• Session Three: Key Disciplines for Smart Program Launch
  Wednesday, October 28, 2026 | 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time
  
  Most institutions are looking to grow enrollment by adding new programs to their portfolios, but if not approached carefully, this growth can look like profitless program proliferation rather than meaningful enrollment growth. In this session, we will examine core principles of market demand validation for new programs and how to develop a program business case with go/no-go criteria. We’ll discuss governance structures for program launch decisions and examine a practical 9-12 month program launch timeline, including a must-do checklist for successful launch. We’ll also touch on principles for marketing investment for new programs and approaches to post-launch governance.