PFMP Exam Questions

An organization with an extensive portfolio has implemented a new document management and social media platform. The portfolio manager's first response to this platform change shou...

A portfolio manager should conduct organizational capability and capacity analyses in three areas over the lifecycle of the portfolio. Which type of capability and capacity analysi...

A portfolio manager has several portfolio communications to distribute to the steering committee and stakeholders, but this information must be sent simultaneously in order to avoi...

A large organization has an extensive portfolio. However, senior management is concerned that these efforts may not be completely aligned with previously agreed upon portfolio metr...

During a review of a draft portfolio management plan, a portfolio manager discovers that portfolio goals are misaligned with organizational strategy. What should the portfolio mana...

The portfolio management plan is intended to:

Several stakeholders have recently been very busy with a new corporate initiative and begin to miss portfolio meetings. Portfolio decisions have been delayed, which may have an imp...

Which methods are most effective in determining stakeholders'communication needs?

A portfolio manager is having a status meeting with the various program managers within the portfolio. One of the program managers mentions a new risk that may impact a deliverable...

Due to a significant market change, new priorities are identified for strategic objectives. The document that should be updated first is the portfolio:

A portfolio manager has a controversial recommendation for the portfolio and expects the steering committee to be divided about it. To most effectively achieve alignment among the...

Portfolio management roles and responsibilities are defined in the portfolio:

Which tools and techniques should a portfolio manager use to ensure portfolio efficiency and effectiveness in meeting the organization's strategic goals?

A portfolio manager has been informed of a related opportunity which, if it occurs, can bring in substantial revenue for the organization. The first action the portfolio manager sh...

A new product development subportfolio has been cancelled at the last steering committee meeting due to tight budget constraints. What is the next step the portfolio manager should...

An organization has had an extensive management restructuring in which most of the senior management team has been replaced and many of the new executives have brought in a new mid...

Which items should be considered when determining the performance status of the portfolio?

A portfolio manager is initiating a new portfolio that has a significant organizational change management component. The project team believes that maintaining stakeholder engageme...

The relationship between the portfolio management plan and the communication plan is that the communication management plan:

When should a portfolio manager use cost-benefit analysis?

Which type of analysis determines the effect of changing one or more factors of the portfolio?

Which type of analysis would be most helpful to a portfolio manager attempting to better understand internal and external interdependencies while managing risks?

Which type of analysis should a portfolio manager use to create different combinations of both future and current portfolio components?

For each portfolio component that a portfolio manager is prioritizing, information is available regarding alignment to strategy, return on investment (ROI), and investment risk. Wh...

The governance model, portfolio oversight, change control, and communication management are all part of the portfolio:

After reviewing the portfolio performance reports, which section of the portfolio management plan should a portfolio manager review in order to follow the defined process to approv...

In the context of portfolio management, the most important function of a governing body is:

A portfolio manager is approached by a key stakeholder of a large portfolio. In order to achieve the organization's strategy and objectives, the stakeholder requests a high-level p...

A portfolio manager is implementing portfolio management processes across an organization and has already gained management approval. The portfolio manager's next action should be...

Which type of analysis should a portfolio manager perform to compare conflicting standards used in different departments?

Which documentation should portfolio process assets include?

An organization changes its corporate strategy, which results in several new key strategic elements. In response to this change, which action should the portfolio manager take firs...

When are portfolio components evaluated and compared in an organization that has a low risk tolerance and a business strategy focused on increasing market share, revenue, and profi...

As a part of the portfolio management plan, the portfolio performance management plan is intended to:

The first step in initiating a new portfolio component is typically:

Based on input from an organization's senior management, the portfolio manager has removed some components from a portfolio, replaced them with other components, and has rebalanced...

Once a component is authorized to be added to the portfolio, which set of documents is likely to be updated initially from this decision?

While developing the portfolio management plan, which part of the plan will aid the portfolio manager in determining the efficient frontier?

A new project manager has been assigned to a project in an approved portfolio. What should the portfolio manager do to ensure that the new project manager will be able to support t...

As part of the process of developing portfolio governance standards, which governance management processes should be included?

Which action should a portfolio manager take first after a significant change in organizational strategy?

At which level should the portfolio manager conduct interviews for strategic analysis of the portfolio?

In defining the portfolio charter, the portfolio manager notices that two goals are incompatible and both goals align to the organizational strategy. Which action should the portfo...

To ensure a portfolio's efficiency and effectiveness in meeting the strategic goals of an organization, the portfolio manager should monitor:

A portfolio management information system (PMIS) data store is necessary and valuable for:

Which type of analysis would be most helpful to a portfolio manager at an organization that is comparing its current portfolio components with a new strategic direction?

Which type of analysis is most suitable for identifying the highest-impact risks?

A portfolio stakeholder refuses to approve a minor modification request submitted by the portfolio manager, stating that approving change requests is not within the stakeholder's r...

A portfolio manager has been requested to forecast any potential deviation from the baseline plan. Which tool or technique should the portfolio manager use?

A new CEO has been hired by an organization, and the board of directors has made it clear that the new CEO must take more business risk than the previous CEO. The portfolio risk to...