What it is (plain English)
Connects high-level strategy to the actual work: defining objectives and roadmaps, planning and funding portfolios against them, running "what if" scenarios, and mapping business capabilities and value streams — so leadership can see whether the work in flight actually advances the strategy.
Problems it solves
- Strategy set in slides that never connects to what teams deliver.
- Funding decisions made without portfolio-level trade-off analysis.
- No way to test the impact of budget or priority changes before committing.
- Business capabilities and applications not aligned to strategic goals.
What must exist first
Platform Core Setup. Delivers most value once Demand Management and Project & Portfolio Management (PPM) exist to connect strategy to real work.
What the customer needs to provide
- Your strategic objectives, roadmaps, and planning cadence.
- Funding/budget model and how portfolios are financed.
- Business capability and value-stream models, if any.
- Who owns strategic planning and portfolio governance.
Where it can go next
Aligns and prioritizes Demand Management and Project & Portfolio Management (PPM); scenario planning tests portfolio choices; enterprise architecture and business-capability mapping deepen alignment; ties to Application Portfolio Management (APM).