An organization decided to increase its business by 80% and approach new different clients. This strategy is followed because previously this organization was depending with its sales on only one client. With this new approach, you can describe the organization as being
You have been recently assigned to a critical portfolio in your company and wanted to start right away and decided to begin with aligning the strategic management of the portfolio to the organizational strategy and objectives. For this you will use
Following a major organizational restructuring, new portfolios are currently being initiated. You have been assigned the position of portfolio manager on one of the major portfolios and are currently in strategic management. You are currently meeting with stakeholders to document the internal and external financial dependencies and shared resources between different portfolio components. Which of the following techniques are you performing
In your telecom company, a number of criteria must be considered as you develop your approach to prioritize components in the portfolio. Your management insists that to be competitive the products must be first to market or the window of opportunity is lost with the result being not only lost revenues but also lost productivity. Another criterion to consider is:
With the introduction of new legislation in your company, anyone now is entitled to medical services regardless of whether or not they are employed or have any pre-existing health conditions. Your insurance company's executives have been tracking this legislation as it means significant changes for your company; many employers who obtained insurance through your company may go elsewhere for lower costs. Recognizing this legislation may lead to a loss of revenue, your company decided to merge with another insurance firm to obtain greater market share. This merger, though, means some existing projects may not be needed, and the workforce will be reduced by 20 percent, Such a significant change will impact how components are categorized in your portfolio leading to:
One of the ten underlying principles of portfolio management involves a strategic focus. Assume you are going to have a short meeting with your CEO tomorrow, and you want to succinctly describe it. You will tell the CEO it is important since it:
A problem related to internal corruption has occurred in your company. The CEO has setup a new management team and had to do budget cuts until the situation is stabilized. Your portfolio is highly affected by this budget cut and you were obliged to cancel a few components. What is your best course of action in this case?
Assume you are helping the Portfolio Review Board select and implement the portfolio with the best alignment to strategy as you work to create a list for to be considered for prioritization. One possible component on the surface does not seem to be one that is profitable, but you believe that over time changes will occur that will make it cost/beneficial to pursue. This means you are using:
Assume you recently were hired to be the first portfolio manager at the leading producer of soft drink beverages. While the company is well known for one product, it wants to be the leader in other products and services as well. When you were hired, you told the CEO it would take time to fully implement portfolio management, and you first would prepare a number of artifacts. He set up a Portfolio Review Board, and its members are reviewing your work. As they reviewed the portfolio management plan, one of the members suggested you prepare an in-depth portfolio performance plan. Your first step is to:
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?
TESTED 22 Aug 2025
