Which of the following is NOT an MoP portfolio management principle?

Question

Options

• AGovernance Alignment
• BEnergized Change Culture
• CPortfolio Definition
• DEstablishing a Portfolio Office

• A
  2% (1)
• B
  4% (2)
• C
  85% (40)
• D
  9% (4)

Explanation

Portfolio Definition (C) is not a management principle - it is one of the two core cycles in the MoP framework (alongside the Portfolio Delivery Cycle). Principles describe the foundational beliefs and behaviors that underpin effective portfolio management, whereas Portfolio Definition describes a process for selecting and categorizing initiatives.

Governance Alignment (A) is a genuine MoP principle, ensuring portfolio decisions connect to organizational authority and accountability structures. Energized Change Culture (B) is also a recognized principle, emphasizing that leadership must foster an environment receptive to change. Establishing a Portfolio Office (D) aligns with the MoP principle of having a Portfolio Office as a permanent enabling function - it provides the central coordination needed to sustain portfolio management.

Memory tip: Think of MoP principles as the environment needed for portfolios to thrive (culture, governance, leadership, structure). "Portfolio Definition" sounds like a principle but is actually a cycle - a process you run, not a condition you maintain. If it ends in a verb-like activity, it's probably a practice, not a principle.

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