Which documents are key outputs of the portfolio definition cycle?

Question

Options

• APortfolio Management Framework and Portfolio Delivery Plan
• BPortfolio Benefits Management Framework and Portfolio Benefits Realization Plan
• CPortfolio Strategy and Portfolio Resource Schedule
• DPortfolio Strategy and Portfolio Delivery Plan

• A
  4% (2)
• B
  6% (3)
• C
  12% (6)
• D
  78% (38)

Explanation

Option D is correct because the portfolio definition cycle focuses on establishing what the portfolio will achieve and how it will be delivered - the Portfolio Strategy defines the vision and strategic objectives, while the Portfolio Delivery Plan outlines how those objectives will be executed. Together, they form the foundational outputs that give a portfolio its direction and delivery structure.

• Option A is wrong because a "Portfolio Management Framework" is a governance/process document, not a direct output of the definition cycle itself.
• Option B is wrong because Benefits Management Framework and Benefits Realization Plan belong to the benefits management cycle, not the definition cycle.
• Option C is wrong because a "Portfolio Resource Schedule" is an operational/management-level artifact, not a definition cycle output.

Memory tip: Think "Strategy + Plan = Define" - the definition cycle answers "What are we doing and how will we deliver it?" which maps directly to Strategy (the what) and Delivery Plan (the how).

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