Stakeholders are an integral part of the portfolio. The portfolio manager will work with the stakeholders to plan, execute and eventually deliver and close the portfolio. While developing the performa

Capability and Capacity Analysis is a tool for assessing organizational ability to execute portfolio components, not a method for gathering stakeholder input on performance indicators.

Communication Methods refer to the channels and formats used to distribute information to stakeholders, not the process of gathering requirements or defining KPIs from them.

Elicitation Techniques are structured methods used to draw out information, requirements, and knowledge from stakeholders. Facilitated workshops, interviews, and focus sessions specifically designed to identify and define KPIs fall squarely under this category, as the portfolio manager is systematically extracting stakeholder knowledge to inform performance measurement frameworks.

Communication Requirements Analysis determines what information stakeholders need and in what format, not the process of eliciting KPI definitions and performance targets.