PFMP Exam Questions
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- Question #251Portfolio Strategic Alignment
An organization has recently made changes to its organizational strategy. Which portfolio changes are most likely to result from this strategy change?
Strategic AlignmentPortfolio ChangePortfolio ComponentsOrganizational Strategy - Question #252Portfolio Strategic Management
A portfolio manager is developing an initial list of portfolio components that need to be proposed to the governance board for approval of prioritization. An output of the process...
Portfolio Strategic PlanningPortfolio ComponentsPortfolio PrioritizationPortfolio Deliverables - Question #253Portfolio Governance
An organization whose previous components have been historically over budget by a significant amount has hired a portfolio manager to develop a charter for a new portfolio. The por...
Portfolio CharterBudget ManagementContingency ReservesFinancial Risk - Question #254Portfolio Governance
The CEO of an organization has requested a meeting with the portfolio manager to discuss the overall risks in achieving the portfolio objectives. Which information would be most be...
Portfolio GovernanceComponent SelectionStrategic AlignmentValue Delivery - Question #255Risk Management
A portfolio manager discovers a serious, unanticipated issue in the area of portfolio performance, and an urgent decision is required to resolve the issue. Which action should the...
Portfolio Issue ManagementPortfolio Risk ManagementUrgent Decision MakingPortfolio Performance - Question #256Strategic Alignment
A portfolio manager has begun work on a new portfolio and is developing the portfolio strategic plan. The organization has a low risk tolerance, and the business strategy is focuse...
Portfolio Strategic PlanningComponent SelectionStrategic AlignmentOrganizational Strategy - Question #257Strategic Alignment
When used as one option to select and rank portfolio components, the balanced scorecard approach is primarily based on:
Balanced ScorecardPortfolio SelectionPortfolio Component RankingStrategic Alignment - Question #258Portfolio Governance
A portfolio manager is gathering data from one of the approved portfolio components and requests that senior stakeholders in governance roles analyze the risks and benefits associa...
Portfolio GovernanceRisk ManagementMeeting TypesComponent Decision Making - Question #259Portfolio Governance
A portfolio manager is asked to expand a portfolio. However, executives have been adding new projects to the portfolio that do not align strategically. This negatively impacts exis...
Portfolio GovernanceStrategic AlignmentDecision-MakingExecutive Oversight - Question #260Portfolio Risk Management
When assessing a portfolio's level of risk, which organizational levels should a portfolio manager focus on for input?
Portfolio Risk ManagementStakeholder EngagementRisk Input SourcesOrganizational Levels - Question #261Portfolio Performance
The CEO of an organization has requested that the portfolio manager establish a new portfolio focused on enterprise projects designed to improve revenue growth from a historical le...
Leadership StylesChange ManagementPortfolio ExecutionStakeholder Engagement - Question #262Portfolio Performance Management
An active portfolio's performance is being reviewed in a portfolio governance meeting in a large organization. A key stakeholder expresses a desire to know how a program within the...
Portfolio GovernanceProgram PerformanceBenefits RealizationPerformance Reporting - Question #263Strategic Alignment
A portfolio manager is working for an organization that has only loosely defined its goals and objectives. After interviewing several members of top management, the portfolio manag...
Portfolio Strategic AlignmentPortfolio PlanningOrganizational StrategyPortfolio Management Plan - Question #264Strategic Alignment
A portfolio manager is developing an initial list of portfolio components that need to be proposed to the governance board for approval of prioritization. Which type of analysis sh...
Portfolio Component SelectionStrategic AlignmentValue AnalysisPortfolio Evaluation - Question #265Portfolio Communication Management
During the development of the portfolio communication management plan, the portfolio manager wants to build a communication plan for the portfolio stakeholders. Which items are nee...
Portfolio Communication ManagementCommunication MatrixStakeholder CommunicationCommunication Planning - Question #266Portfolio Communication Management
A group of stakeholders complains to the portfolio manager that too much information is being distributed, some of which is redundant. In order to meet their expectations, the port...
Communication ManagementStakeholder EngagementFeedback SolicitationInformation Management - Question #267Portfolio Performance Management
After receiving a regular resource utilization report, the portfolio manager has identified two portfolio components that are competing for the same key resource. The unavailabilit...
Resource ManagementPortfolio OptimizationScenario AnalysisIssue Resolution - Question #268Strategic Alignment
A portfolio sponsor has asked the portfolio manager to include an important project in the portfolio. Which type of analysis should the portfolio manager perform first?
Strategic alignmentPortfolio selectionPortfolio governanceComponent evaluation - Question #269Strategic Alignment
An organization has been able to achieve consensus on its strategic goals, but has not agreed internally on how these goals should be met or whether the current activities are alig...
Portfolio AlignmentStrategic AlignmentPortfolio OptimizationPortfolio Decision Making - Question #270Strategic Alignment
Which factors are most useful in establishing the priority for components in a portfolio?
Portfolio PrioritizationStrategic AlignmentResource ManagementFinancial Management - Question #271Strategic Alignment
When we talk about portfolios, programs and projects, it is inevitable to mention the business value which is the sum of tangible and intangible assets of an organization, also kno...
Business ValuePortfolio ManagementStrategic AlignmentValue Optimization - Question #272Communication Management
Stakeholders have complained to you that they are receiving redundant information and they prefer that you fix the issue promptly as it is time consuming for them. What is your bes...
Communication ManagementStakeholder EngagementInformation ManagementProblem Solving - Question #273Portfolio Governance
You have just finished a major checkpoint in your portfolio and the portfolio has to undergo several changes in order to re-align with the strategies. One component of your portfol...
Portfolio GovernancePortfolio ProcessesStrategic AlignmentResource Reallocation - Question #274Strategic Alignment
When developing the charter, you will use multiple inputs and documents of which the portfolio Strategic Plan is one. How is the strategic plan used in this case?
Portfolio CharterStrategic AlignmentPrioritization ModelsPortfolio Definition Process - Question #275Value Management
When we talk about portfolios, programs and projects, it is inevitable to mention the business value which is the sum of tangible and intangible assets of an organization, also kno...
Business ValueValue RealizationOrganizational LevelsPortfolio Management Concepts - Question #276Strategic Alignment
Companies adopt project, program and portfolio management practices to enable the realization of business value and the achievement of strategies and objectives. In order to advanc...
Organizational CapabilityStrategic AlignmentOrganizational EnablersPortfolio Management Practices - Question #277Communication Management
Some of your Stakeholders reported to you that they are not receiving status reports and other regular information on the Portfolio progress. This has caused a big issue with the g...
Portfolio CommunicationStakeholder EngagementInformation DistributionPMIS - Question #278Portfolio Governance
Along your portfolio lifecycle, you have been conducting multiple review meetings to ensure continuation from one phase to another and to ensure the alignment and value delivery, i...
Portfolio GovernancePortfolio Management PlanPortfolio LifecycleReview Meetings - Question #279Strategic Alignment
You have been assigned as the manager for a major transformation portfolio in your company. You have a new direction in sight and you need to work with the team to attain the end g...
Portfolio Strategic PlanPortfolio OutputsStrategic PlanningPortfolio Management Processes - Question #280Portfolio Risk Management
You are a portfolio manager for a company with volatile market conditions and continuous strategic changes. It is always important for you to use methods such as simu-lation techni...
Portfolio Management ToolsProbability AnalysisRisk AnalysisDecision Making Under Uncertainty - Question #281Strategic Alignment
Your portfolio management team is a bit confused about the order of steps to follow when defining a portfolio. They have been having debates and they came to you asking for the cor...
Portfolio Definition ProcessPortfolio OptimizationStrategic AlignmentComponent Selection - Question #282Portfolio Planning and Strategic Alignment
You are the manager for a governmental portfolio aiming to restructure the roads in your country. Having a tight schedule, a large number of stakeholders including the public, in a...
Portfolio Management PlanPortfolio PlanningProcess OutputsPortfolio Governance - Question #283Strategic Alignment
During the portfolio lifecycle, you will be using the roadmap a lot and you be using it to report progress to different stakeholders. When it comes to portfolio roadmap, which of t...
Portfolio RoadmapDependencies ManagementPortfolio Planning - Question #284Portfolio Governance
As a result of optimization, one of the components was deemed necessary to be terminated. One of the executive managers found about this and called you telling you that you should...
Portfolio GovernanceStakeholder ManagementStrategic Decision-MakingConflict Management - Question #285Portfolio Performance
One of the key stakeholders came to you asking you to add more metrics because she thinks that it would give the portfolio management a better view of the actual progress. For her...
Portfolio Performance MetricsStakeholder ManagementEffective CommunicationPerformance Measurement - Question #286Governance
One of the junior portfolio managers learned that she needs to perform organizational structure analysis as part of the portfolio management plan development. She does not understa...
Portfolio Management PlanOrganizational Structure AnalysisRoles and ResponsibilitiesPortfolio Governance - Question #287Portfolio Definition
In order to guide the work and correctly manage the portfolio, one of the major documents to be prepared is the Portfolio Management Plan acting as guideline for portfolio manageme...
Portfolio Management PlanPlanning ToolsPortfolio DefinitionStakeholder Elicitation - Question #288Performance Management
A new sponsor was appointed by the company in order to push more on the investments underway. The new sponsor wants detailed information on time and money and wants to get things d...
Portfolio Management PlanResource ManagementPerformance ManagementPortfolio Processes - Question #289Strategic Alignment
In managing strategic change, the portfolio manager performs stakeholder analysis in order to consider the changing requirements. One of the key stakeholders expressed concerns abo...
Stakeholder ManagementStrategic Change ManagementExpectation ManagementValue Recognition - Question #290Portfolio Resource Management
You are managing a large construction portfolio. Recently, and due to budget cuts, you have been having resources issues on multiple initiatives and has been struggling with mainta...
Resource ManagementCapacity PlanningPortfolio Resource ManagementFinite Capacity - Question #291Strategic Alignment
Due to market technological changes, your company got impacted and was urged to revise its portfolios. You are currently revising your portfolio to determine the required changes i...
Portfolio ManagementStrategic AlignmentGap AnalysisPortfolio Revision - Question #292Portfolio Governance Management
Portfolio Governance Model is developed as part of the Portfolio management plan and defines the way the organizational assets and resources are planned to be managed within the po...
Portfolio GovernanceDecision-makingAuthorityPortfolio Management Plan - Question #293Portfolio Governance
You are mid-way through your portfolio and you are approaching a major milestone where multiple components will be authorized for execution and implementation. For informed decisio...
Portfolio GovernancePortfolio AuthorizationReportingDecision Making - Question #294Capacity and Capability Management
In a portfolio, data is an abundant asset, and managing the information aiming for a a better decision making is critical. For this you use a variety of Quantitative and Qualitativ...
Portfolio Resource ManagementCapacity PlanningResource LevelingProject Sequencing - Question #295Strategic Alignment
A portfolio includes a lot of independent components with the same strategic aim. As a portfolio manager you will need to preare a qualified list of components to be used to reach...
Portfolio DefinitionPortfolio PlanningPortfolio ComponentsStrategic Alignment - Question #296Communication Management
Communication is one of the largest activities that the portfolio manager does along the portfolio lifecycle. As an experienced portfolio manager, you know that communication and i...
Portfolio CommunicationCommunication ManagementPortfolio Management LevelsStakeholder Communication - Question #297Performance Management
While performing the manage supply and demand process, one of your sub-portfolio managers came to you asking advice on how to analyze intangible assets such as resources knowledge...
Intangible Asset ManagementQualitative AnalysisPerformance ManagementResource Management (Portfolio) - Question #298Portfolio Performance
The sponsor came to you asking for a high level timeline to depict the approach that you will take to execute this portfolio. What tools and techniques is useful in your case?
Portfolio PlanningPortfolio ExecutionPortfolio ToolsPrioritization - Question #299Portfolio Performance
A portfolio manager needs to continuously balance the need and requirements with the available resources and needs to maintain a balanced portfolio and portfolio resources in order...
Portfolio OptimizationPortfolio Management InputsPortfolio Management PlanOrganizational Process Assets - Question #300Portfolio Communication Management
One of the stakeholders of one of your components came to you complaining that his manager is not receiving specific information on multiple components progress. What is your best...
Stakeholder ManagementCommunication ManagementInformation RequirementsReporting