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What is the role of project management in terms of organizational strategy?

The correct answer is C. Project management enables the achievement of organizational goals and objectives. Project management enables the achievement of organizational goals and objectives by delivering outcomes that align with and advance the organization's strategic intent.

Project Management Fundamentals and Core Concepts

Question

What is the role of project management in terms of organizational strategy?

Options

  • AProject management aligns initiatives, prioritizes work, and provides resources
  • BProject management provides the strategic vision for an organization to achieve its goals
  • CProject management enables the achievement of organizational goals and objectives
  • DProject management harmonizes components and controls interdependencies to realize specific benefits

How the community answered

(69 responses)
  • A
    3% (2)
  • B
    7% (5)
  • C
    88% (61)
  • D
    1% (1)

Why each option

Project management enables the achievement of organizational goals and objectives by delivering outcomes that align with and advance the organization's strategic intent.

AProject management aligns initiatives, prioritizes work, and provides resources

Aligning initiatives, prioritizing work, and providing resources describes the role of portfolio management, not project management.

BProject management provides the strategic vision for an organization to achieve its goals

Providing strategic vision is an executive leadership responsibility, not a function of project management.

CProject management enables the achievement of organizational goals and objectivesCorrect

Project management serves as the execution mechanism for organizational strategy by delivering products, services, or results that directly contribute to strategic goals and objectives. It translates high-level organizational vision into tangible, managed work with defined scope, schedule, and cost.

DProject management harmonizes components and controls interdependencies to realize specific benefits

Harmonizing components and controlling interdependencies to realize specific benefits describes program management, which oversees multiple related projects.

Concept tested: Role of project management in organizational strategy

Source: https://www.pmi.org/pmbok-guide-standards/foundational/pmbok

Topics

#Organizational Strategy#Project Management Role#Strategic Alignment#Goals and Objectives

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