What is an objective of performing a gap analysis during the understand practice?

Question

Options

• ATo identify change initiatives required to close the gap between current and target performance
• BTo prioritize initiatives within the current portfolio to identify which are the organization's most
• CTo identify the gap between where the organization will be on current trajectory and where it needs
• DTo identify resource requirements for business as usual against those required to deliver strategic

• A
  6% (2)
• B
  87% (27)
• C
  3% (1)
• D
  3% (1)

Explanation

Option B is correct because, within the "understand" practice (as defined in portfolio management frameworks like MoP), a gap analysis examines the existing portfolio to assess which current initiatives best align with strategic objectives - effectively prioritizing what you already have running before decisions are made about what to add, change, or stop.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A describes the output of acting on the gap analysis (change initiatives to close the gap), not the objective of performing the analysis itself.
• C describes a future-state trajectory comparison, which is a valid general definition of gap analysis but does not reflect its specific purpose within the understand practice, where the focus is the current portfolio inventory.
• D describes a resource capacity planning activity, which belongs to a different part of the portfolio cycle, not the understand practice.

Memory tip: Anchor "understand" to "understand what you have." The gap analysis here is about the current portfolio - prioritizing and assessing what already exists - before you can make informed decisions about what to change or add.

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