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

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Options

• ATo study the capability of resources, match them against the portfolio's objectives and goals, and
• BPerformed to understand the human, financial, and asset capacity and capability of the
• CTo understand how much work is able to be performed based on the resources available
• DIt enables the organization to achieve maximum portfolio benefits given current resource

• B
  4% (1)
• C
  8% (2)
• D
  88% (22)

Explanation

Capability and Capacity Analysis serves a distinct purpose depending on which portfolio management process it appears in. When used in the 'Optimize Portfolio' process, its purpose is to enable the organization to extract maximum value and benefits from the portfolio given the current state of available resources. This is distinct from its use in other processes - for example, in 'Define Portfolio Roadmap' it is used to understand how much work can be performed (option C), and in 'Manage Portfolio Information' it focuses on studying and matching resources against objectives (option A). Option B describes a more general inventory-style analysis. In optimization specifically, the focus shifts to maximizing the benefit yield from existing resources, not just understanding or categorizing them.

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