PFMP · Question #534
Managing value is key to success as portfolio are undertaken to ultimately deliver an outcome that is strategically aligned and which delivers value to the organization. While managing value, the…
The correct answer is C. Allowing the portfolio's governing bodies to evaluate the expected net benefits of a given portfolio. Benefits Realization Analysis specifically enables governing bodies to evaluate the expected net benefits of portfolio components, supporting value-driven decision-making.
Question
Managing value is key to success as portfolio are undertaken to ultimately deliver an outcome that is strategically aligned and which delivers value to the organization. While managing value, the portfolio manager invokes the Benefits Realization Analysis activity. Which of the following is part of this activity?
Options
- AAssessing Changes, dependencies and impacts
- BIndicating Resource bottlenecks and over or under allocations
- CAllowing the portfolio's governing bodies to evaluate the expected net benefits of a given portfolio
- DAll of the options
How the community answered
(27 responses)- A4% (1)
- C93% (25)
- D4% (1)
Why each option
Benefits Realization Analysis specifically enables governing bodies to evaluate the expected net benefits of portfolio components, supporting value-driven decision-making.
Assessing changes, dependencies, and impacts is associated with change management and dependency analysis processes, not Benefits Realization Analysis.
Indicating resource bottlenecks and over/under allocations is the function of Capability and Capacity Analysis within the Manage Supply and Demand process.
Benefits Realization Analysis is the activity within portfolio value management that provides governing bodies with a structured basis to evaluate the expected net benefits of a given portfolio component relative to its costs and risks. It directly supports strategic investment decisions by quantifying anticipated value delivery. This is distinct from resource analysis or change impact assessment.
Not all options are correct; only option C accurately describes the Benefits Realization Analysis activity as defined in portfolio management standards.
Concept tested: Benefits Realization Analysis in portfolio value management
Source: https://www.pmi.org/pmbok-guide-standards/foundational/portfolio-management
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