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An organization with an extensive portfolio has implemented a new document management and social media platform. The portfolio manager's first response to this platform change should be to:

The correct answer is A. analyze the best way to leverage this new tool and update the portfolio communication plan. When an organization adopts a new communication platform, the portfolio manager's first responsibility is to evaluate its utility and update the portfolio communication plan to reflect the change.

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Question

An organization with an extensive portfolio has implemented a new document management and social media platform. The portfolio manager's first response to this platform change should be to:

Options

  • Aanalyze the best way to leverage this new tool and update the portfolio communication plan
  • Bcontinue using the previous tool to reduce the risk of moving to a new platform for portfolio
  • Cpoll the portfolio stakeholders to see which platform they prefer for receiving portfolio
  • Drequest additional resources from the governance board to support the migration to the new

How the community answered

(24 responses)
  • A
    79% (19)
  • B
    4% (1)
  • C
    13% (3)
  • D
    4% (1)

Why each option

When an organization adopts a new communication platform, the portfolio manager's first responsibility is to evaluate its utility and update the portfolio communication plan to reflect the change.

Aanalyze the best way to leverage this new tool and update the portfolio communication planCorrect

The portfolio communication plan must remain aligned with available tools and the organizational environment. When a new platform is introduced enterprise-wide, the portfolio manager must first analyze how to best leverage it and then formally revise the communication plan to incorporate it, ensuring all stakeholder communications remain consistent and effective.

Bcontinue using the previous tool to reduce the risk of moving to a new platform for portfolio

Continuing to use the previous tool ignores the organizational decision to adopt the new platform and creates misalignment between portfolio communications and the enterprise environment.

Cpoll the portfolio stakeholders to see which platform they prefer for receiving portfolio

Polling stakeholders for platform preference is reactive and bypasses the portfolio manager's responsibility to proactively adapt the communication plan to organizational changes.

Drequest additional resources from the governance board to support the migration to the new

Requesting additional resources from the governance board is premature before the portfolio manager has analyzed the new tool's capabilities and determined what changes to the communication plan are needed.

Concept tested: Portfolio communication plan adaptation to new tools

Source: https://www.pmi.org/pmbok-guide-standards/foundational/standard-for-portfolio-management

Topics

#Portfolio Communication#Organizational Change#Tool Adoption#Strategic Adaptation

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