Companies adopt project, program and portfolio management practices to enable the realization of business value and the achievement of strategies and objectives. In order to advance the organizational capability and facilitate the alignment of these practices, the company should (choose the best answer)

Advancing organizational capability in portfolio, program, and project management requires a holistic approach. Strengthening organizational enablers—which include organizational culture, structure, technology, and human resource practices—provides the foundational support system necessary for these management disciplines to mature and align effectively. These enablers create an environment where processes and practices can be successfully implemented and sustained, facilitating the achievement of strategic goals. The other options represent components or inputs, but this choice is the most comprehensive for advancing overall capability.

B. Perform a detailed strategic planning: Strategic planning is an input that defines the "what" and "why," not the "how" to improve the management capability itself.
C. Establish a PMO to support those practices: A PMO is a structural enabler, but it is only one part of the broader set of enablers needed for advancement.
D. Strengthen the processes and procedures of project, program and portfolio management: Processes are crucial, but they are ineffective without the supporting culture, technology, and skilled personnel (enablers).

1. Project Management Institute. (2017). The Standard for Portfolio Management – Fourth Edition. Section 2.4, p. 23. "Organizational enablers are structural, cultural, technological, and human resource practices that support the implementation of strategic goals."

2. Project Management Institute. (2017). A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) – Sixth Edition. Section 2.4, pp. 46-47. (Discusses Organizational Process Assets and Enterprise Environmental Factors, which encompass the concept of organizational enablers).