Identify the missing words in the following sentence. A consequence of a well-functioning portfolio delivery cycle is a portfolio [?] by enabling resource re-allocation when required.

Question

Options

• Athat remains strategically aligned
• Bthat has clarity on its high-level scope
• Cwhere the portfolio governance body makes informed decisions on composition
• Dthat matches planned changes with its capacity to deliver

• A
  7% (4)
• B
  4% (2)
• C
  2% (1)
• D
  88% (49)

Explanation

Option D is correct because the portfolio delivery cycle's core function is to continuously balance demand (planned changes/initiatives) against supply (capacity to deliver), and resource re-allocation is precisely the mechanism used to restore that balance when mismatches arise. When capacity is freed up or new priorities emerge, the delivery cycle enables resources to shift accordingly, keeping planned changes executable.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A - Strategic alignment is maintained through strategic reviews and governance oversight, not through the delivery cycle's capacity-management function.
• B - Clarity on high-level scope is an output of portfolio planning and definition processes, not the delivery cycle.
• C - Informed governance decisions depend on portfolio information management and reporting, not the delivery cycle itself.

Memory tip: Link "re-allocation" to "capacity" - you can only re-allocate resources meaningfully if you know what your delivery capacity is and what changes are planned against it. Option D is the only answer that mentions both sides of that equation.

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