IT Value Delivery and Portfolio Management Flashcards

IT portfolio management in CGEIT PRIMARILY ensures that:

Answer: The collective set of IT investments optimally supports business strategy

IT portfolio management takes a holistic view of all IT investments to ensure they collectively maximize strategic value rather than being managed in isolation.

A 'project portfolio' differs from a 'project' in that a portfolio:

Answer: Comprises multiple projects managed collectively to optimize strategic value

A portfolio aggregates multiple projects and programs managed together so their combined investment delivers maximum strategic value.

Which IT governance body is MOST responsible for making IT portfolio investment decisions?

Answer: IT Investment Committee or IT Steering Committee

The IT Investment or Steering Committee provides governance-level oversight of IT investments, balancing risk, value, and strategic alignment across the portfolio.

The PRIMARY measure of IT value delivery in a governance context is:

Answer: The extent to which IT investments achieve their intended business outcomes

Value delivery is measured by whether IT investments actually produce the business outcomes they were intended to enable — not by project metrics or technology adoption.

When balancing an IT investment portfolio, a governance board should PRIMARILY consider:

Answer: Strategic alignment, risk profile, expected return, and resource availability

Portfolio balance requires evaluating each investment's strategic fit, risk, expected return, and feasibility given available resources to optimize the total mix.

An IT governance portfolio review identifies several projects with low strategic value and high resource consumption. The BEST governance action is to:

Answer: Terminate or deprioritize those projects to reallocate resources to higher-value investments

Good portfolio governance actively reallocates resources from low-value investments to higher-priority ones to maximize overall strategic return.