PFMP · Question #323
A portfolio manager needs to continuously balance the need and requirements with the available resources and needs to maintain a balanced portfolio and portfolio resources in order to optimize deliver
The correct answer is A. To study the capability of resources, match them against the portfolio's objectives and goals, and. This question focuses on the specific purpose of Capability and Capacity Analysis when applied in the context of managing supply and demand within the portfolio.
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A portfolio manager needs to continuously balance the need and requirements with the available resources and needs to maintain a balanced portfolio and portfolio resources in order to optimize delivery. Capability and Capacity analysis is performed in 4 of the portfolio management processes and it serves a slightly different purpose in each and every one of them. When it relates to managing the supply and demand , what is the purpose of using this analysis?
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- ATo study the capability of resources, match them against the portfolio's objectives and goals, and
- BTo understand how much work is able to be performed based on the resources available
- CPerformed to understand the human, financial, and asset capacity and capability of the
- DIt enables the organization to achieve maximum portfolio benefits given current resource
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(34 responses)- A91% (31)
- B6% (2)
- D3% (1)
Why each option
This question focuses on the specific purpose of Capability and Capacity Analysis when applied in the context of managing supply and demand within the portfolio.
When managing supply and demand, Capability and Capacity Analysis is used to study the capability of available resources, match them against the portfolio's strategic objectives and goals, and determine how well resource supply aligns with portfolio demand. This explicit matching against objectives is what distinguishes its purpose in supply and demand management from its application in other portfolio processes.
Understanding how much work can be performed based on available resources describes a general capacity assessment only, not the full matching-against-objectives purpose that defines this analysis in the supply and demand management context.
Broadly assessing human, financial, and asset capacity and capability describes the application of this tool in the Develop Portfolio Management Plan process, not specifically in managing supply and demand.
Enabling the organization to achieve maximum benefits given current resources describes the purpose of efficient frontier analysis, not capability and capacity analysis in the supply and demand context.
Concept tested: Capability and capacity analysis purpose in supply and demand management
Source: https://www.pmi.org/pmbok-guide-standards/foundational/standard-for-portfolio-management
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