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When sharing portfolio performance reports, who could be the intended recipients?

The correct answer is C. Portfolio sponsors, portfolio stakeholders, functional managers. Portfolio performance reports are directed at portfolio-level decision makers and stakeholders, not project-level teams or procurement officers.

Portfolio Performance Management

Question

When sharing portfolio performance reports, who could be the intended recipients?

Options

  • AProject sponsors, portfolio manager, PMO, contracting officer
  • BProject sponsors, portfolio manager, PMO
  • CPortfolio sponsors, portfolio stakeholders, functional managers
  • DProject team, project team members, SMEs

How the community answered

(35 responses)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • C
    94% (33)
  • D
    3% (1)

Why each option

Portfolio performance reports are directed at portfolio-level decision makers and stakeholders, not project-level teams or procurement officers.

AProject sponsors, portfolio manager, PMO, contracting officer

A contracting officer operates at the procurement or project level and is not a standard recipient of portfolio performance reports; the inclusion of this role makes this option incorrect.

BProject sponsors, portfolio manager, PMO

While project sponsors and the PMO are partially valid, this list omits portfolio sponsors and functional managers who are primary consumers of portfolio-level performance data.

CPortfolio sponsors, portfolio stakeholders, functional managersCorrect

Portfolio sponsors, portfolio stakeholders, and functional managers are the appropriate recipients because they have governance authority and resource accountability at the portfolio level, requiring visibility into portfolio-wide performance to make strategic decisions.

DProject team, project team members, SMEs

Project team members and SMEs are operational resources focused on component execution and do not require portfolio-level performance reporting.

Concept tested: Portfolio performance reporting audience and communication

Source: https://www.pmi.org/pmbok-guide-standards/foundational/portfolio-management

Topics

#Portfolio Performance Reporting#Portfolio Stakeholder Management#Portfolio Communication#Portfolio Governance

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