PFMP · Question #296
Communication is one of the largest activities that the portfolio manager does along the portfolio lifecycle. As an experienced portfolio manager, you know that communication and information needs…
The correct answer is B. Communications at a Portfolio level are more diversified than at project and program levels. Portfolio-level communications are the most diversified because they span across the entire organization, engaging executive stakeholders, governance boards, sponsors, and strategic decision-makers simultaneously across multiple programs and projects. Portfolio managers must…
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Communication is one of the largest activities that the portfolio manager does along the portfolio lifecycle. As an experienced portfolio manager, you know that communication and information needs vary between portfolios, programs and projects. How do you define the difference in those three levels of Project Management?
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- ACommunications at a Program level are more diversified than at project and portfolio levels
- BCommunications at a Portfolio level are more diversified than at project and program levels
- CCommunications at a Project level are more diversified than at portfolio and program levels
- DCriticality of the communication with relation to the organization is highest at a project level as the
How the community answered
(42 responses)- A2% (1)
- B90% (38)
- C5% (2)
- D2% (1)
Explanation
Portfolio-level communications are the most diversified because they span across the entire organization, engaging executive stakeholders, governance boards, sponsors, and strategic decision-makers simultaneously across multiple programs and projects. Portfolio managers must communicate upward to executives, downward to program/project managers, and laterally across the organization. Project-level communications, while detailed, are narrower in scope and audience. Program-level communications are broader than projects but still less diversified than portfolio communications.
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