For Innovation & Technology Leaders

Strategic Portfolio Management for Chief Innovation & Technology Officers

Keto helps CIO and CTOs turn innovation and technology priorities into portfolio decisions. Connect strategic priorities with the initiatives, investments and resources responsible for delivering them. See where to invest, what to prioritise and how to adapt the portfolio as technology and business priorities change.

The challenge for Innovation & Technology leaders

You are expected to turn technology and innovation into business outcomes — while investment, specialist resources and leadership attention are limited.

Too many priorities compete for the same resources

Innovation, product development, AI, digital and technology initiatives compete for funding, specialist skills and capacity.

Business priorities change faster than portfolios

New technologies, customer expectations and strategic shifts can change what matters. Existing initiatives and resource commitments don’t automatically move with them.

Leadership needs a clear view of value and trade-offs

Technology decisions need to connect to business priorities. Fragmented data makes it difficult to show where investment is going, why initiatives matter and what changes when priorities shift.

How Keto helps Innovation & Technology leaders

Connect strategy, portfolio, and execution in a single platform.

How Keto helps Innovation & Technology leaders
1. Portfolio prioritisation

Compare initiatives against strategic contribution, expected value, resources, investment and risk to make trade-offs visible.

2. Strategy-to-execution alignment

Connect technology and innovation initiatives to strategic priorities and see where execution is drifting from what the business needs.

3. Scenario planning

Explore the impact of changing priorities, budgets or resources before committing to a different course.

4. Investment & resource visibility

Understand where investment and critical capacity are committed across the portfolio and where constraints are affecting delivery.

5. Portfolio intelligence

Bring portfolio, financial, resource and execution information together to give leadership a current view for decision-making.

What Innovation & Technology leaders can manage with Keto

Support your mandate across strategy, technology, and beyond

Innovation portfolios

Evaluate ideas and initiatives consistently, prioritise the strongest opportunities and maintain visibility from intake through execution.

From portfolio visibility to better decisions

1. Sense change

See shifts in priorities, performance, risks and external conditions.

2. Assess impact

Understand which strategic objectives, investments and initiatives are affected.

3. Test your options

Explore scenarios and trade-offs before committing to a decision.

4. Realign the portfolio

Prioritise, accelerate, pause or stop initiatives as conditions change.

5. Keep execution aligned

Track whether today’s portfolio continues supporting today’s strategy.

Next step

Built around your operating model. Not the other way around.

Keto connects portfolio decision-making with your existing enterprise ecosystem rather than requiring another disconnected source of information. Bring relevant data together while keeping established operational systems in place.

Dashboard

Dashboard

Set criteria to score and compare your initiatives.

Strategic Roadmap Planning

Strategic Roadmap Planning

Plot your portfolio’s future and set priorities 
and dependencies.

Prioritisation

Prioritisation

Prioritise your strategies, innovations, and projects.

Optimisation

Optimisation

Optimise your portfolio for the best use of money and resources.

Task Timeline

Task Timeline

Break initiatives into manageable phases with clear milestones and accountability.

Track Benefits

Track Benefits

Define and track realisation of benefits.

Kanban

Kanban

Visualise workflow and bottlenecks with boards that adapt to your process.

Risk Management

Risk Management

See problems coming and track who’s fixing what.

Business Case Evaluation

Business Case Evaluation

Evaluate business cases and select the best ones for execution.

Evaluation Matrix

Evaluation Matrix

Evaluate business cases using various modalities.

Works with the systems and processes already in place

Financial management systems
  • QuickBooks
  • Xero
  • Oracle NetSuite
  • Sage
  • FreshBooks
  • Tipalti
  • Expensify
  • Brex
  • Prophis One
  • SAP
BI tools
  • Microsoft Power BI
  • Tableau
  • SAP Business Objects
  • Looker
  • Qlik Sense
  • Sisense
  • SAS (Enterprise BI / SAS Viya)
  • IBM Cognos Analytics
Collaboration tools
  • Teams
  • Slack
  • Google Workspace
  • Asana
  • Trello
  • Miro
  • Monday.com
  • Jira
  • Podio
  • ClickUp
  • Figma
HR Systems
  • ADP Workforce Now
  • Workday HCM
  • SAP SuccessFactors
  • BambooHR
  • Rippling
  • UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group)
  • Paycor / Paylocity
  • Gusto
  • Deel
  • HiBob
CRM Systems
  • Microsoft Dynamics 365
  • Oracle CRM
  • Salesforce
  • HubSpot CRM
  • Zoho CRM
  • Pipedrive
  • Workbooks
  • Freshsales
  • Monday.com CRM
  • Insightly
Open API integrations

Keto supports Open API endpoints where software systems connect through publicly accessible APIs — enabling automation, data exchange, and seamless workflows.

Is your portfolio still executing today's strategy?

See how Keto helps Innovation and Technology leaders sense change, evaluate options and keep portfolios aligned as priorities evolve.

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Strategic Portfolio Management for Innovation & Technology Leaders: FAQs

How does Strategic Portfolio Management help Chief Innovation and Technology Officers?

Strategic Portfolio Management helps innovation and technology leaders connect investments and initiatives with business priorities. It provides a portfolio-level view for comparing initiatives, allocating resources, evaluating trade-offs and adapting decisions as priorities change.

How does Keto support innovation portfolio management?

Keto provides a structured way to manage innovation from idea intake and evaluation through prioritisation and execution. Leaders can compare opportunities using consistent criteria and understand how innovation initiatives contribute to wider strategic priorities.

Can Keto manage technology and digital transformation portfolios?

Yes. Keto can bring technology, digital, AI and transformation initiatives into a connected portfolio view, helping leaders understand priorities, investments, resources, dependencies and progress across the portfolio.

Can Keto complement our existing PPM and enterprise tools?

Yes. Keto is designed to connect with existing enterprise systems and portfolio processes. It can complement operational and project management tools by providing the portfolio-level visibility needed for strategic prioritisation and decision-making.

How does Keto help with portfolio prioritisation?

Keto enables organisations to compare initiatives using consistent criteria such as strategic contribution, expected value, investment, resources and risk. Leaders can use this information to evaluate trade-offs and determine where to focus investment and capacity.