One of the key stakeholders came to you asking you to add more metrics because she thinks that it would give the portfolio management a better view of the actual progress. For her the more metrics you have the better. What should your opinion be regarding this?

Assume you are a member of your company's Portfolio Review Board. Your Board meets quarterly to determine which new components to undertake and selects them even if it means the portfolio then will require rebalancing. As you consider the proposed business case for a component and assess the suggestions of the other Board members, a key factor is:

Risk Management is integrated in all the other processes and process groups and is an integral recurrent activity throughout the portfolio life cycle. Which of the following is considered the most effective method for analyzing the effect of risks on portfolio strategic objectives, and determining whether they have high or low effect

Optimizing the portfolio is a major recurring process that the portfolio manager performs throughout the portfolio life cycle in order to balance the mix of portfolio components. During this process, the portfolio manager uses a number of graphical analytical methods to help him ease the process. Which of the following is not a graphical analytical method used in this process?

You are the manager of a major portfolio with a variety of stakeholders and stakeholder groups. you know that managing communication is key to success and you stress on maintaining a high communication level. You want to start developing your Communication Management Plan and are planning to use

One of the major steps for a portfolio manager is to know which components qualify to be included in the mix of components that will achieve the strategic objectives sought by the portfolio. As a program manager, you will use a variety of methods to help you achieve this purpose. Which of the following are valid tools and techniques?

After a recent Portfolio Review Board, the portfolio was optimized, and some components were added, while others were removed. Various portfolio reports also require updates such as:

Managing risk is key to the success of any initiative. Risk is considered to be inherent in any activity we do in project management and at any level. When it comes to risk tolerance definition, which of the following is the correct one?

Assume the organization's strategy has undergone a significant change, and as a result the mix of components in the portfolio also will change. As the portfolio manager, you need to update your charter in order to reflect:

Portfolio Prioritization Model is included in the Portfolio management plan and guides the ongoing decisions as to which portfolio components should be added, terminated, or changed; which of the following is correct regarding the Prioritization Model purpose and content?

Your company is currently on the verge of bankruptcy due to the lack of transparency within the organization; this alerted the CEO to take decisive actions and request that new reporting lines be established in order to be fully transparent. The new reporting lines triggered changes in roles & responsibilities for managing communication and communication policies & constraints. Where are these changes reflected when it relates to your portfolio?

Assume you work for a technology company that is publically owned, and the value of its stock is tracked daily by the CFO and is reported to the portfolio manager. Quarterly meetings are held with stockholders as the company went public through an Initial public offering (IPO) last year. These stockholders:

An organization decided to increase its business by 80% and approach new different clients. This strategy is followed because previously this organization was depending with its sales on only one client. With this new approach, you can describe the organization as being

You are managing a large construction portfolio. Recently, and due to budget cuts, you have been having resources issues on multiple initiatives and has been struggling with maintaining a healthy resource allocations. You are currently analyzing the capability and capacity for scarce machinery resources shared across three major programs in the portfolio. What are you currently applying?

The Portfolio Performance Management Plan is an important document that is referenced throughout the portfolio life cycle. Which of the following is correct regarding the Portfolio Performance Management Plan purpose and focus?

The Scenario Analysis is used twice as a tool and technique, once while developing the charter and another time while managing Supply and Demand (It also exists as part of the quantitative and qualitative analysis as part of the optimize Portfolio process). When it comes to Manage Supply and Demand, which of the following represents a correct description of the Scenario Analysis?

You have been assigned as the manager for a major transformation portfolio in your company. You are acquiring the position due to the failure of the previous manager and the strategic importance of the portfolio. You start by consulting the portfolio strategic plan. What do you expect finding in that plan?

You are the manager for a governmental portfolio aiming to restructure the roads in your country. Having a tight schedule, a large number of stakeholders including the public, in addition to a strict budgeting framework, you know that you will be managing the performance closely and that the governance board and the stakeholders would want to check on the progress and performance frequently. For this you are developing a robust performance management plan. What can you use to help you start developing this plan?

As a portfolio manager and as part of your governance role, you use multiple tools and techniques to monitor and control the portfolio and maintain oversight. Which of the following can be used as tools and techniques in your role in oversight?

You have just finished a major checkpoint in your portfolio and the portfolio has to undergo several changes in order to re-align with the strategies. One component of your portfolio has been cancelled and the resources are going to be reallocated to other components. Which process does these activities?

You are mid-way through your portfolio and you are approaching a major milestone where multiple components will be authorized for execution and implementation. For informed decision making, as a portfolio manager, you will be communicating reports that will be viewed and analyzed, and used as critical information for taking a decision for the authorization of components. After passing through the authorization process, multiple reports are generated and others are updated. What type of reports is generated from this process?

As part of the strategic alignment, you Evaluate organizational strategic goals and objectives using document reviews, interviewing, and other information gathering techniques in order to

You are managing a complex portfolio with high risk levels due to emerging technological breakthroughs and a short benefit window to market your product. You know that managing risk is key to success and you are coaching your team on the same. You are currently in the process of identifying and analyzing risk, in addition to developing risk responses and monitoring and controlling risk. Which documents can help you achieve this?

Working as the portfolio manager for your business unit of a major aerospace organization means you have a variety of programs, projects, and operational activities under way. You have set up a number of reports on the progress of the portfolio for your various stakeholders, but the best approach is to monitor the progress of the portfolio against:

Developing the Portfolio Management Plan is a major step in a Portfolio and for a Portfolio Manager. You are currently developing this plan and having focus groups and brainstorming activities during which you are using mind-maps diagrams to organize the idea into logical groupings. Which of the below are you using?

Assume your pork producing company finds that there is an over-abundance of pork products and competitors in the marketplace even though it has had to implement Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) processes that are a regulatory requirement. Profits are lower than ever before in the history of the company. Management is changing the company's strategy to also focus on seafood products. You have been asked to complete a gap analysis to:

Roadmaps may be prepared to show different elements, and at the beginning they may not provide details of the various components. As a high-level plan at the portfolio level, the roadmap:

Chartering a portfolio is a major step in getting the needed authorizations to execute the portfolio. Your are currently developing the charter and considering the following inputs

You are managing a portfolio for your company and are trying to balance the tasks that will be done internally based on the availability and the ones that will be outsourced. Managing supply and demand is a recurring activity in the portfolio life cycle and results in changes in resource utilization and resource efficiency. Which of the below helps in optimizing the supply and demand?

You have been assigned as the manager for a major transformation portfolio in your company. You have a new direction in sight and you need to work with the team to attain the end goal and achieve the expected strategy. You are managing the strategic change and using multiple tools and techniques. What are they?

You are managing a portfolio for your company and are trying to balance the tasks that will be done internally based on the availability and the ones that will be outsourced. Managing supply and demand is a recurring activity in the portfolio life cycle and results in changes in resource utilization and resource efficiency. Which of the following are considered inputs to the Manage Supply and Demand process?

After the second shutdown of the Government, your Agency Administrator realized that some essential programs had to continue even during the shutdown, some existing work along with some programs and projects in the pipeline perhaps were not needed, and resources may require reallocation. This example shows the:

Assume your company is a leading producer of AA and AAA batteries. However, it is a competitive market, and customers desire batteries with a longer life and a smaller size so they will not require replacement. As you set up categories for portfolio components, you will continue to produce your current product line as well as pursue advanced products to meet customer needs. A useful component category, therefore, is:

The portfolio strategic plan should contain a prioritization model or approach that guides the ongoing decisions as to which portfolio components should be added, terminated, or changed, as well as prioritizes and balances the component mix over time. A simple prioritization model may be provided which contains

The portfolio is undergoing and your are now in the monitoring and controlling phase. Two of your team members are arguing about what to use in order to determine decisions to be made with regards to the portfolio and its components. What should be your advice to them?

One key artifact to review as the portfolio communications management plan is prepared is the:

A major strategic change has occurred and you are managing the change at portfolio level. You are currently performing gap analysis and you receive information on a stakeholder that is extremely unhappy with how the change will be handled in your portfolio. What should be your best course of action?

Assume you are a functional manager in your medical device company in research and development. Your scientists have determined a new product that will be a breakthrough for the company, and you want to serve as the sponsor for this component and present it to your Portfolio Review Board. You will need resources from other parts of the company to commercialize it. As you prepare your proposal you are following the key descriptors set up by the portfolio staff and will include:

Establishing a portfolio management process starts with the development of the organizational portfolio management implementation plan. Which of the following helps while developing this plan?

Assume you are the portfolio manager for a company that specializes in software, including portfolio management software. It has many components under way to enhance the existing product line but also to move the company into Cloud computing. You regularly prepare reports on the portfolio status but lately have had a large number of stakeholders request ad hoc reports. You decided to survey your stakeholders to learn about their information needs. You next decided to hold some one-on-one interviews with several interested and influential stakeholders in terms of communications requirements. From these interviews you are concerned that some stakeholder groups may be missing so you decided to:

Assume your airline just merged with a competitor, making it the largest in the country. Your company has a defined portfolio management process in place, which is considered effective by your executives. The other airline uses a more informal approach. Executives from both airlines now have different philosophies concerning new work to be pursued to be the leading airline in the country. In terms of the Authorize Portfolio process, this means:

Recognizing that different components can have different types of risks, you decide to see how each risk affects the components. For example, assume you have identified a structural risk as overly ambitious plans and determine this risk affects three of the top five risks in your portfolio. You also have identified an environmental risk, in terms of whether the component will promote the organization's vision, which affects two components. Each component then has some other types of risks that affect it. From such an analysis you can see:

While defining the portfolio, a portfolio manager does a preliminary comparison of all inventoried portfolio components against the portfolio component definition. For this, the descriptors of each portfolio component are used in order to compare it to other components. Which of the following is not a component key descriptors?

A portfolio manager on one of the major sub-portfolios in your portfolio has tendered his resignation and gave you a 2 months notice. This unexpected change will require you to take immediate action with the governance board. Which of the following processes will be handling this situation?

In your portfolio some of the programs and projects that are being pursued will realize benefits throughout the program and project's life cycle, while others will not realize the benefits until the program or project is closed or years later. This means as the portfolio manager, you should:

Each time a strategic change occurs, it requires a number of updates, and it includes the need to update the portfolio process assets including:

Assume you are the portfolio manager for a leading drug store in your country that offers numerous products. In the past four years, nearly every store has had to enlarge its pharmacy unit and hire additional staff members with the aging population. Observing this change, two years ago, stores set up clinics to provide customers with immediate care. As you see the growth in the stores in the health arena, you are looking at trends and realize:

A new portfolio manager in your organization is currently preparing his portfolio charter and has come to you asking advice about what should be present in charter

Chartering the portfolio is an important step towards the initiation of the endeavor. It authorizes the portfolio managers to use the resources and marks the first step towards the allocation of resources to the components upon their initiation. Which of the below can help you while developing the charter?

While defining the portfolio mix, the portfolio manager performs a categorization of the portfolio components based on multiple categorization criteria. Which of the following is considered as a portfolio component category?

When it comes to managing the portfolio value, one of the junior portfolio managers came to you asking about the relation between cost-benefit analysis and the efficient frontier analysis. What should your answer to her be?

Multiple changes have been recommended and approved in your portfolio and the need for continuous optimization seems to never end. This is normal in a portfolio and optimizing the components mix and the use of resources is key to success. As a portfolio manager you will be re-visiting the Optimize Portfolio process countless times. Which of the following are considered outputs to this process?

You are managing a complex portfolio with high risk levels due to emerging technological breakthroughs and a short benefit window to market your product. You know that managing risk is key to success and you are coaching your team on the same. While planning for risk management, multiple investment choice tools are used as part of the quantitative and qualitative analyzes. Which of the following tools determine the effect of changing the portfolio?

Which of the following is NOT considered as a criteria for prioritization?

In a portfolio you have a continuous interaction between the portfolio and its components. The approach is top down when it comes to offering guidelines and approaches and becomes bottom up when the components report status and progress to the portfolio. What is the relation between the portfolio and portfolio components when it comes to defining the performance measures and targets (metrics)?

Your company's new CEO has set an aggressive target and informed everyone that the target needs to be met by all means in order for the company to be able to realize benefits and avoid bankruptcy. What is the best management approach that the portfolio manager should take in this case?

Your team members were having a discussion about the purpose behind the development of the Portfolio Charter and they came to you for advice because they could not agree on a common answer. What would be your advice to them?

Assume you are responsible for portfolio management in your organization. You are responsible for managing the value of the portfolio and for recommending changes to your Portfolio Review Board to enhance its value. To do so, you monitor benefits, interdependencies between components, changes, and responsibilities and accountabilities as stated in the:

When managed correctly, the balanced scorecards can change the way an organization does business. Balanced scorecards keep focus on results. Which of the following are factors that can be targeted by the Balanced Scorecards method?

Risk management is an integral part of project, program and portfolio management and is invoked throughout the project, program and portfolio life cycle. When it comes to managing portfolio risks, which of the following activities is used

You have just finalized aggregating value from the ongoing components to present a consolidated report to the governance board, in addition to recommending changes to portfolio and information to enable a better decision making. You are now looking for a place to document updates including new measures, reports and processes for effective ongoing management of the portfolio value. In which of the following documents are these measures included?

Along the course of the portfolio, you will be recommending the initiation, termination and update of components. The governance bodies will be approving or rejecting your recommendations as part of their role in the authorization of the portfolio. As a portfolio manager, which of the following, in your opinion, is the objective/purpose of the Authorize Portfolio Process?

Portfolio Reports are widely used as inputs and outputs to multiple processes throughout the Portfolio Life Cycle. Which of the following is NOT part of portfolio reports?

The portfolio management process ensures the components are aligned to goals. However, it is driven by:

As vision is the desired end state, it requires specific strategies to attain it. These strategies are best achieved by establishing:

Portfolio managers tend to use the efficient frontier analysis as a modeling approach that gives decision makers the analytical tool to optimize portfolios given resource constraints such as risk. In which of the Portfolio management processes the efficient frontier is mostly used

In a portfolio, data is an abundant asset, and managing the information aiming for a a better decision making is critical. For this you use a variety of Quantitative and Qualitative analysis methods. These methods are performed in 4 of the portfolio management processes and serve a slightly different purpose in each and every one of them. Considering that you are currently performing risk assessment and handling risk responses, how can you make use of the quantitative and qualitative analysis?

Due to market technological changes, your company got impacted and was urged to revise its portfolios. You are currently revising your portfolio to determine the required changes in the component mix. Which of the following options helps in comparing the current portfolio mix to the new strategic direction in order to determine the needed changes?

Due to a strategic change, multiple components on your portfolio have been terminated, leaving you with limited remaining funds coming from the terminated components. What should be your best course of action?

You are currently creating portfolio scenarios (what-if analysis) by reviewing components against prioritization criteria and using analysis techniques (e.g., options analysis, risk analysis, SWOT analysis, financial analysis). You are doing this in order to

Portfolio Governance Model is developed as part of the Portfolio management plan and defines the way the organizational assets and resources are planned to be managed within the portfolio according to the specific environment of the organization. Which of the following is correct regarding the Governance Model purpose and content?

Multiple communication methods are used by the portfolio manager in order to proactively convey messages and engage the stakeholders at the right time and in the right manner. Which tool is used to visually convey multiple messages at the same time?

Your company got recently acquired by another company and the strategic directions which your portfolio is based on have been changed. Which document do you, as a portfolio manager, update to reflect how the new strategy will be implemented?

You want to ensure that the Portfolio Review Board is able to make key decisions at each meeting. As the portfolio manager, you and your staff are responsible for scheduling the meetings, providing the agenda, taking minutes, tracking open issues, and documenting and communicating decisions that are made to key stakeholders. Before each meeting, you feel it is a best practice to: