The public-works director insists the city portfolio order should equal that department's internal list, even when clinic access and permit delays affect more residents. What should the Product Owner do?
Select an answer to reveal the explanation.
Short Explanation
If every department's shopping list became the city portfolio, the city would optimize for org charts, not for residents. Clinic access and permit delays do not care who owns the budget line. Citywide outcomes beat "because it is our list."
Full Explanation
Portfolio priority serves organization-wide outcomes, not the loudest department's backlog. Rotating slots, budget-weighted ranking, and averaged ranks are fairness heuristics that hide Unrealized Value. The Product Owner should keep ordering conversations on citizen outcomes — health access, permit time, transit reliability — even when that disappoints a single director.