Portfolio Product Owner

Sets the portfolio's strategic goals and decides which initiatives should be prioritized to achieve them.

Key Points

  • Aligns the portfolio vision and outcomes with enterprise strategy.
  • Prioritizes epics and initiatives; maintains the portfolio backlog and roadmap.
  • Partners with executives, finance, and product leaders to guide funding and governance.
  • Monitors value delivery and adjusts priorities as conditions change.

Example

A retailer runs several digital initiatives. The Portfolio Product Owner sets objectives like increasing online revenue by 15%, then ranks work so that improving mobile checkout comes before launching a chatbot. They coordinate funding, update the portfolio roadmap, and track KPIs to shift investment if results lag.

PMP Example Question

In an agile enterprise, who is primarily accountable for setting portfolio-level objectives and determining which initiatives receive priority?

  1. Portfolio Product Owner
  2. Program Manager
  3. Scrum Master
  4. Team Product Owner

Correct Answer: A — Portfolio Product Owner

Explanation: The Portfolio Product Owner defines strategic objectives and sets priorities across initiatives at the portfolio level.

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