Which is a responsibility of the Portfolio Direction Group / Investment Committee?

Question

Options

• AEnsure the portfolio is properly balanced
• BChampion the implementation of portfolio management across the organization
• CDevelop the organization's Portfolio Benefits Management Framework
• DEnsure business case data is prepared on a consistent basis across the organization

• A
  94% (48)
• B
  2% (1)
• D
  4% (2)

Explanation

Option A is correct because the Portfolio Direction Group (Investment Committee) is a governance body responsible for strategic oversight - its primary role is to review and ensure the portfolio is appropriately balanced across investments, risk, and strategic alignment. Balancing the portfolio is a core governance decision that sits at this level of authority.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• B is a role for a dedicated Portfolio Manager or Portfolio Office, who champions and embeds portfolio management practices day-to-day across the organization.
• C (Benefits Management Framework) is developed by the Portfolio Office/management function, not the governance committee - the committee uses outputs of such frameworks, not creates them.
• D (consistent business case preparation) is an operational/process responsibility owned by the Portfolio Office or Programme/Project Office, ensuring standards are applied consistently before cases reach the committee.

Memory tip: Think of the Investment Committee as a board of directors for the portfolio - it makes high-level go/no-go and balance decisions, not procedural or operational ones. If an answer sounds like "setting up processes" or "doing the day-to-day work," it belongs to the Portfolio Office, not the committee.

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