PFMP · Question #612
Your company, which has been in the blimp business for over 50 years, prides itself on its robust portfolio management process, which is especially useful now that the demand for blimps of various siz
The correct answer is B. To ensure the right resources are assigned. The central purpose of centralized resource management in a portfolio context is to ensure the right resources are assigned to the right components at the right time. While limited resources (A), allocation monitoring (C), and competency assessment (D) are all related concerns, t
Question
Your company, which has been in the blimp business for over 50 years, prides itself on its robust portfolio management process, which is especially useful now that the demand for blimps of various sizes is much greater than the capacity to produce them. One of the reasons the blimp company has been so successful over the years is it has central management of all of its resources. This approach is important:
Options
- ASince the various types of needed resources may be limited
- BTo ensure the right resources are assigned
- CTo monitor resource allocation
- DAs a way to assess whether existing resources have the competencies to support the
How the community answered
(52 responses)- A15% (8)
- B71% (37)
- C4% (2)
- D10% (5)
Explanation
The central purpose of centralized resource management in a portfolio context is to ensure the right resources are assigned to the right components at the right time. While limited resources (A), allocation monitoring (C), and competency assessment (D) are all related concerns, they are subordinate to the primary goal: making optimal assignment decisions across the portfolio. Central management provides the oversight authority needed to direct resources where they add the most strategic value.
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