PFMP · Question #78
Please fill in the blank. The performance management plan documents how the organization plans to measure, monitor, control and report ____________________.
The correct answer is B. Portfolio performance, resource management, and portfolio value. Per the PMI Standard, the portfolio performance management plan documents how the organization will measure, monitor, control, and report portfolio performance, resource management, and portfolio value - all three dimensions together.
Question
Please fill in the blank. The performance management plan documents how the organization plans to measure, monitor, control and report ____________________.
Options
- APortfolio performance and portfolio value
- BPortfolio performance, resource management, and portfolio value
- CPortfolio costs and benefits
- DResource management and portfolio value
How the community answered
(32 responses)- B91% (29)
- C3% (1)
- D6% (2)
Why each option
Per the PMI Standard, the portfolio performance management plan documents how the organization will measure, monitor, control, and report portfolio performance, resource management, and portfolio value - all three dimensions together.
While portfolio performance and value are included, this option omits resource management, which is explicitly part of the documented scope of the performance management plan.
The PMI Standard for Portfolio Management explicitly states that the performance management plan covers all three dimensions: portfolio performance tracking, resource management covering capacity and utilization, and portfolio value reflecting benefits realization. This complete three-part scope distinguishes the correct answer from incomplete alternatives.
Portfolio costs and benefits represent only a financial subset of what the performance management plan covers, omitting performance monitoring, resource management, and the broader value dimension.
Resource management and portfolio value are only two of the three required components; portfolio performance measurement and reporting is missing from this choice.
Concept tested: Scope of the portfolio performance management plan
Source: https://www.pmi.org/pmbok-guide-standards/foundational/portfolio-management
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