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This technique helps you quickly see if you are over or under investing in each of the
prioritized business drivers. For example, Figure 14 shows the results of the Business
Alignment Assessment generated before optimizing the portfolio. Executives can quickly
see that this organization is under investing in the higher-priority drivers and over
investing in the lower-priority drivers, suggesting the portfolio spending is not aligned
with the organization’s business strategy.
Figure 14: Business Alignment Analysis (before optimization): Relative driver
priority versus proposed investment
However, Figure 15 shows the results of the Business Alignment Assessment generated
after optimizing the same portfolio. You can see there is a better correlation between the
business driver priorities and the total investment in the selected portfolio, suggesting a
stronger investment alignment with business strategy.