How can a project manager ensure high-priority projects receive adequate resources?

Question

Options

• ABy setting task constraints
• BBy using portfolio prioritization
• CBy increasing task durations
• DBy enabling auto-provisioning for resources

• A
  13% (9)
• B
  78% (54)
• C
  3% (2)
• D
  6% (4)

Explanation

Portfolio prioritization (B) is the correct approach because it allows organizations to rank and allocate resources across competing projects based on strategic value - ensuring high-priority initiatives receive funding, personnel, and tools before lower-priority ones.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A (Task constraints) - These control when or how a task runs (e.g., must-start-on dates), not how resources are distributed across projects.
• C (Increasing task durations) - Stretching timelines doesn't direct more resources to priority work; it often signals poor planning or resource scarcity.
• D (Auto-provisioning) - This is an IT/cloud concept for automatically scaling infrastructure, not a project management resource allocation strategy.

Memory tip: Think of a portfolio as a stock portfolio - just as an investor puts more money into high-yield stocks, a portfolio manager puts more resources into high-value projects. "Portfolio = prioritized investment."

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