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PFMP · Question #486

You are managing a portfolio for your company and are trying to balance the tasks that will be done internally based on the availability and the ones that will be outsourced. Managing supply and…

The correct answer is D. Portfolio, Portfolio Management Plan, Portfolio Reports. Per PMI's Standard for Portfolio Management, the Manage Supply and Demand process has three defined inputs: Portfolio (the list of authorized components and their resource needs), Portfolio Management Plan (which includes the resource management sub-plan), and Portfolio Reports…

Portfolio Resource Management

Question

You are managing a portfolio for your company and are trying to balance the tasks that will be done internally based on the availability and the ones that will be outsourced. Managing supply and demand is a recurring activity in the portfolio life cycle and results in changes in resource utilization and resource efficiency. Which of the following are considered inputs to the Manage Supply and Demand process?

Options

  • APortfolio, Portfolio Management Plan, Portfolio Reports, Portfolio Process Assets
  • BPortfolio, Portfolio Management Plan, Portfolio Process Assets
  • CPortfolio, Portfolio Management Plan, Portfolio Reports, Portfolio Components Reports
  • DPortfolio, Portfolio Management Plan, Portfolio Reports

How the community answered

(35 responses)
  • A
    3% (1)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • C
    6% (2)
  • D
    89% (31)

Explanation

Per PMI's Standard for Portfolio Management, the Manage Supply and Demand process has three defined inputs: Portfolio (the list of authorized components and their resource needs), Portfolio Management Plan (which includes the resource management sub-plan), and Portfolio Reports (which provide current performance and resource utilization data). Portfolio Process Assets (found in options A and B) and Portfolio Components Reports (option C) are not listed as inputs to this specific process. Process Assets belong to the organizational knowledge base and are not a direct input here. The correct and complete set is Portfolio, Portfolio Management Plan, and Portfolio Reports.

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#Portfolio Resource Management#Process Inputs#Supply and Demand Management#Portfolio Management Plan

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