PFMP · Question #188
Which of the following enables a portfolio management office (PMO) to measure the aggregate portfolio performance of each project?
The correct answer is A. Alignment with organizational objectives and the status of each project's ROI. A PMO measures aggregate portfolio performance by evaluating whether components are strategically aligned and delivering expected value as indicated by ROI status.
Question
Which of the following enables a portfolio management office (PMO) to measure the aggregate portfolio performance of each project?
Options
- AAlignment with organizational objectives and the status of each project's ROI
- BEarned value (EV) analysis and an accounting of each project's sunk cost
- CRelevance to stakeholder ownership and the status of each project's available budget
- DDependency on available resources and the status of each project's time to completion
How the community answered
(53 responses)- A87% (46)
- B4% (2)
- C8% (4)
- D2% (1)
Why each option
A PMO measures aggregate portfolio performance by evaluating whether components are strategically aligned and delivering expected value as indicated by ROI status.
Portfolio performance at the aggregate level is fundamentally about strategic alignment - are the right projects being done - and value realization - are they delivering expected returns. Tracking organizational objective alignment and each project's ROI status gives the PMO a dual lens on effectiveness and efficiency across the entire portfolio.
Earned value analysis measures individual project cost and schedule performance; sunk cost is not a portfolio performance measure and is generally considered irrelevant to future decisions.
Stakeholder ownership relevance and available budget status are operational details that do not measure aggregate portfolio performance against strategic goals.
Resource availability and time-to-completion are scheduling and resource management metrics; they do not capture whether the portfolio is delivering strategic value.
Concept tested: Aggregate portfolio performance measurement using strategic alignment and ROI
Source: https://www.pmi.org/pmbok-guide-standards/framework/portfolio-management
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