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title: " Associate projects, programs, and portfolios to strategic goals"
url: "https://help.altus.pro/pt/article/associate-projects-programs-and-portfolios-to-strategic-goals"
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last_updated: "2026-05-11T01:01:49.916Z"
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#  Associate projects, programs, and portfolios to strategic goals

While you can define the relationships top down from the **strategic goals** to the **portfolio, program,** and **project**, which we collectively refer to as the **delivery initiatives,** some organisations do it from the bottom up by associating the initiative with the appropriate goals. 

Here are a **few rules** to remember when **associating** or **disassociating** a benefit or a goal:

-   Each initiative, whether **a project, program** or **a portfolio**, can be associated with **multiple goals** while still adhering to the rule that a specific benefit can be associated with only a single initiative.  
     
-   You will use the **Portfolio** area, if you are associating a portfolio or program with a goal, and you will use **Project** area to associate a project.   
     
-   **Goals** would be associated or disassociated using the same process using the **Goals** tab under **Strategy** within the delivery initiatives – portfolio, program, and project.  
     

**Associate an initiative to a goal**

1.  Ensure you are in a **Project** (if associating **a Project**) or **Portfolio** area (if associating **a Portfolio or Program**).  
     
2.  Select and open the appropriate **project** (or **portfolio** or **program**).  
     
3.  Select the **Goals** tab.  
     
4.  Select **\+ Add Existing Strategic Goals** to the selected initiative.  
     
5.  Search for and select the appropriate **Goal.**  
     
6.  Click **Save & Close.**  
     

**Disassociate an initiative from a strategic goal**

1.  Ensure you are in **Projects** (if associating **a Project**) or **Portfolios** (if dis-associating **a Portfolio or Program**).  
     
2.  Select and open the appropriate **project** (or **portfolio** or **program**).  
     
3.  Select the **Goals** tab.  
     
4.  Select the **Goal** you wish to disassociate.  
     
5.  Select **Remove.**  
     
6.  Click **Save & Close.**