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You are currently in the process of allocating resources to develop component proposals, authorizing components to expend resources and to communicate portfolio decisions. What do you expect as outputs of this process?

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?

Following a major organizational restructuring, new portfolios are currently being initiated. You have been assigned the position of portfolio manager on one of the major portfolios and are currently in strategic management. You are currently performing cost-benefit analysis. What is part of this analysis?

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?

You have scored the portfolio components and are analyzing the data in order to prioritize the components. Using the following scoring table, which of the options represents the correct Components Priority? Taking into consideration that the costs for each component is Component A: 10 K USD, Component B: 15 K USD, Component C: 16 K USD, Component D: 13 K USD and Component E: 11 K USD; The budget for this portfolio is a fixed one of 40 k USD

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Assume your automotive company is new to formal portfolio management. It has had for years a strategic plan and tries to be first to market for new and improved features on its vehicles each model year. You were hired as the portfolio manager to provide a more disciplined approach for determining new products to pursue as well as existing ones that should be terminated. So far, you have set up an approach, established categories for the various components, and determined a method to rank and score new proposals for consideration. Now you are working to set up practices to follow to optimize the portfolio. In doing so, it is important to note that:

As part of the governance function, the governance board members are required to be present in the portfolio review meeting in order to know the status of the portfolio and be able to take decisions on pending points. When it comes to review meetings, which of the following is valid?

Managing Strategic Change is an integral part of any portfolio in order to remain aligned with the strategic objectives. Your portfolio has undergone a major strategic change and you are currently determining if, when, what, and how of implementing the change in order to re-align the portfolio. What are you currently doing?

Efficiency is highly regarded when managing a portfolio and spans all activities i.e. risk management, communication management, etc. A portfolio is considered efficient if it

Assume you are the portfolio manager for a public sector organization, and it has been part of a public-private partnership for three years for highway projects. You are making recommendations as to the next program to undertake. The head of your Highway Department in your State is questioning whether the partnership is the best approach or whether it is best to work on its own. You asked the Marketing manager for assistance, and she prepared a value-for-money analysis. This approach is useful in that it: