As you are the portfolio manager for your state government agency, which is undergoing a series of budget cuts, you are focusing attention on managing risks to the portfolio as the budget is reduced. You realize in this process the time and budget for risk management also will be reduced; these data are in the:
Answer : C
Roadmaps may be prepared to show different elements, and at the beginning they may not provide details of the various components. As a high-level plan at the portfolio level, the roadmap:
Answer : A
Information and direction about the organization's vision, mission, prioritization, and resources should be obtained before the portfolio's strategic plan is developed by reviewing:
Answer : C
Assume you are preparing the first portfolio risk management plan for your outsourcing company, which typically handles call centers around the world. While the company has implemented portfolio management and has a Portfolio Oversight Group, it did not previously assess risks to the portfolio itself. Instead, it assumed risks would be managed at the project level. However, numerous customer complaints have been received. The root cause is once a new call center is established, limited if any planning is done as the manager rushes to have it ready and operational as soon as possible. This has led to a lack of understanding as to what is required for the call centers to be successful. In preparing this plan, you are reviewing the portfolio management plan because it:
Answer : C
Assume you are the portfolio manager for a leading drug store in your country that offers numerous products. In the past four years, nearly every store has had to enlarge its pharmacy unit and hire additional staff members with the aging population. Observing this change, two years ago, stores set up clinics to provide customers with immediate care. As you see the growth in the stores in the health arena, you are looking at trends and realize:
Answer : A
Many people in your country are no longer eating food from cans because of the risk of botulism and eColi O1H747. Your low acid canned foods company is seeing its revenues decrease as a result, and it is updating its overall strategy for the company to diversify into other markets as well as to add an aggressive marketing campaign to ensure the public that its low acid canned foods are generally recognized as safe by the Food and Drug Administration. This means in terms of portfolio management:
Answer : C
Having worked in portfolio management for several years, assume you were hired as the portfolio manager for a Real Estate Investment Trust, one of the largest in your country that specializes in apartments. The company continues to grow and wants to maximize value and profits for its investors. As you set up processes and procedures for portfolio management, you know from past experience that buy in from executives is insufficient. As you prepare a communications strategy, you focus on:
Answer : A