What is a common challenge in funding decisions for digital and IT strategy?

Funding only projects that are already in progress

Ensuring that all initiatives receive equal funding

Balancing short-term operational needs with long-term innovation investments

Avoiding any financial risk in the portfolio

A company has a portfolio of 50 initiatives, but only enough budget for 20. The initiatives vary in strategic value, cost, risk, and resource requirements. The portfolio manager must select the optimal mix. What technique should be used to ensure the best balance?

Select the 20 initiatives with the highest strategic value, regardless of cost.

Select initiatives based on the preferences of the most influential stakeholders.

Use a multi-criteria scoring model that considers value, cost, risk, and resource availability.

Select the 20 initiatives with the lowest cost to maximize the number funded.

How does value-based prioritization help balance innovation and operational costs?

By funding initiatives that deliver the highest value relative to their cost

By funding all initiatives equally

By funding only high-cost initiatives

By funding only low-cost initiatives

ITIL 4 Strategic Leader

Domain 12Objective 3

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What is a common challenge in funding decisions for digital and IT strategy?

A company has a portfolio of 50 initiatives, but only enough budget for 20. The initiatives vary in strategic value, cost, risk, and resource requirements. The portfolio manager must select the optimal mix. What technique should be used to ensure the best balance?

How does value-based prioritization help balance innovation and operational costs?

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