PFMP · Question #552
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 A. Resource Pools. Results of supply and demand management in the portfolio lifecycle - specifically changes in resource utilization and efficiency - are recorded in Resource Pools.
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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. Where is this type of results normally found?
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- AResource Pools
- BPortfolio Process Assets
- CPortfolio Reports
- DPortfolio Management plan
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Why each option
Results of supply and demand management in the portfolio lifecycle - specifically changes in resource utilization and efficiency - are recorded in Resource Pools.
Resource Pools in portfolio management capture the current state of available resources, including their utilization rates and efficiency levels. When supply and demand balancing occurs - deciding what is done internally versus outsourced - the resulting changes in resource availability and capacity are reflected as updates to the Resource Pools. This makes Resource Pools the primary artifact where these operational outcomes are stored.
Portfolio Process Assets capture templates, historical data, and lessons learned, not the real-time results of resource utilization changes from supply and demand balancing.
Portfolio Reports communicate status and performance information to stakeholders but are not the repository where resource utilization and efficiency change results are stored.
The Portfolio Management Plan defines how the portfolio will be managed and governed; it does not record the operational results of supply and demand adjustments.
Concept tested: Portfolio resource supply and demand management outputs
Source: https://www.pmi.org/pmbok-guide-standards/foundational/standard-for-portfolio-management
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