You have a portfolio component that is using earned value analysis. It is at the 15% point of completion, and it is evident that it cannot be completed as planned. Adding resources will not solve the problem, and at the last Portfolio Review Board meeting, the Board members decided to terminate this component based on its various risks. They then decided the resources allocated to this component could be transferred to other portfolio components enhancing their early completion and avoiding risks from competitors. As the portfolio manager, you:
Answer(s): B
Portfolio managers tend to use the efficient frontier analysis as a modeling approach that gives decision makers the analytical tool to optimize portfolios given resource constraints such as risk. Consider that your company is risk-averse, on which side of the efficient frontier curve should the undertaken portfolios lie?
A number of components proposals are on the table as a result of the strategic planning cycle. While defining the portfolio, you wanted to make a preliminary screening of the proposed components in order to filter them based on the acceptance criteria. Which of the following techniques you use?
Answer(s): C
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 to optimize delivery. Capability and Capacity analysis is performed in 4 of the portfolio management processes and it serves a slightly different purpose in each and every one of them. When it relates to developing the performance management plan, what is the purpose of using this analysis?
Answer(s): A
You are managing a complex portfolio with high risk levels due to emerging technological breakthroughs and a short benefit window to market your product. You know that managing risk is key to success and you are coaching your team on the same. You are currently in the process of identifying and analyzing risk, in addition to developing risk responses and monitoring and controlling risk. Which documents can help you achieve this?
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