PFMP · Question #546
As part of the strategic alignment, you Identify prioritization criteria (e.g., legislative, dependencies, ROI, stakeholder expectations, strategic fit) using information gathering and analysis…
The correct answer is C. Create a basis for decision making. Identifying prioritization criteria through information gathering and analysis produces a basis for decision making about which portfolio components to select, prioritize, or terminate.
Question
As part of the strategic alignment, you Identify prioritization criteria (e.g., legislative, dependencies, ROI, stakeholder expectations, strategic fit) using information gathering and analysis techniques in order to
Options
- ACreate portfolio scenarios
- BUnderstand the strategic priorities
- CCreate a basis for decision making
- DProvide a guiding framework to operationalize the organizational strategic goals and objectives
How the community answered
(29 responses)- B3% (1)
- C93% (27)
- D3% (1)
Why each option
Identifying prioritization criteria through information gathering and analysis produces a basis for decision making about which portfolio components to select, prioritize, or terminate.
Creating portfolio scenarios is a subsequent activity that uses the decision-making basis already established; it is an output of the optimization process, not the immediate result of identifying criteria.
Understanding strategic priorities is an input that informs the identification of criteria, not the output produced by the activity described in the question.
Prioritization criteria such as ROI, strategic fit, dependencies, and legislative requirements provide objective standards against which portfolio components are evaluated. By establishing these criteria first, the portfolio manager creates a consistent and defensible basis for all subsequent component selection and balancing decisions throughout the portfolio lifecycle.
Providing a guiding framework to operationalize strategic goals is a higher-level purpose of strategic planning, not the specific result of identifying prioritization criteria.
Concept tested: Portfolio prioritization criteria as decision-making basis
Source: https://www.pmi.org/pmbok-guide-standards/foundational/standard-for-portfolio-management
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