In a portfolio you can create new projects. By applying the appropriate Project Model the project manager gets a 'quick start'.
Starting a project
Step 1. Navigate to your portfolio and click 
in the section Portfolio Items., a dialogue box appears.
Step 2. Under Create, select Project to expand the dialogue box:
Step 3. Enter the details:
▪Name: the name of the project
▪Objective: the objective of the project
▪Owner: this user gets access to the portfolio-item (but not to the project!), without getting access to the entire portfolio
▪Managers: the project manager
▪Selected: check box to make the initiative appear in the active portfolio (see Using scenario planning on a portfolio)
▪Start Date: moves the planning in the Project Model (if available) to this date.
▪Organisational Unit: select the Organisational Unit in which to start the project.
▪Folder: select the Folder (within the selected Organisational Unit) in which to start the project.
▪Project Model: select the Project Model to be used for the project.
Step 4. Click OK, the project is created and appears in the designated Folder.