PFMP · Question #677
Stakeholders in your company are skeptical of the changes that will occur as portfolio management is being implemented. While some are supportive, most are not as they believe their work may be…
The correct answer is B. Portfolio charter. The stakeholder list, which identifies all parties with interest in or influence over the portfolio, is a component of the portfolio charter.
Question
Stakeholders in your company are skeptical of the changes that will occur as portfolio management is being implemented. While some are supportive, most are not as they believe their work may be terminated. As the portfolio manager, you prepared a list of stakeholders, which is included in the:
Options
- APortfolio strategic plan
- BPortfolio charter
- CPortfolio performance plan
- DPortfolio management plan
How the community answered
(26 responses)- A4% (1)
- B81% (21)
- C12% (3)
- D4% (1)
Why each option
The stakeholder list, which identifies all parties with interest in or influence over the portfolio, is a component of the portfolio charter.
The portfolio strategic plan focuses on aligning the portfolio with organizational strategy and defining strategic direction; it does not serve as the repository for the stakeholder list.
The portfolio charter is the document that formally authorizes the portfolio and the portfolio manager while establishing governance structure and key stakeholders; the stakeholder list belongs here because identifying stakeholders is a foundational step that must occur when the portfolio is initially constituted and authorized.
The portfolio performance plan defines metrics, KPIs, and reporting mechanisms used to measure portfolio health, not stakeholder identification.
The portfolio management plan describes governance processes, roles, and procedures, but stakeholder identification is specifically associated with the charter as a foundational authorization document.
Concept tested: Stakeholder list as a portfolio charter component
Source: https://www.pmi.org/pmbok-guide-standards/foundational/standard-for-portfolio-management
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