Portfolio Item & Initiative - What is the difference?

Dear All,
I have a basic question.
What is the difference between Portfolio Item & Initiative?
Regards,
Bhushan

Hi,
A portfolio item is used to represent a single idea, concept or project. An initiative is typically a very large project or program or initiative which can contain multiple portfolio items. That's a high level explanation, let me know if you have anything more specific in mind.
Lashan

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