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A is a group of related projects managed in a coordinated manner to obtain benefits not available by managing them individually.

$11.$ You are a portfolio manager in your organization, and you were called by the CEO to help select one of the components from the available options. Component A was a suggestion from the CEO, component $B$ was recommended by the governing body, component $C$ was requested by the organization CFO, and component $D$ was suggested to implement an important regulatory requirement, which component would you select?

a$.$ Component $A$

b$.$ Component B

c$.$ Component C

d$.$ Component D

$12.$ Ture or false: The role of a Portfolio Manager & a Program Manager is essentially having the same scope of work.

a$.$ True

b$.$ False

$13.$ A company wants to increase their market share by $10\%$ with respect to the previous year's figures in a specific geographic area within the next $6$ months, this an example of:

a$.$ Strategic Goal

b$.$ Strategic Objective

$14.$ Which of the following is an example of a simple prioritization model, in which the criteria are:

a$.$ Easily quantifiable.

b$.$ Both qualitative and quantitative

c$.$ Based on benefits realization and sustainment.

d$.$ Based on both short$-$ and long$-$ term goals.

$15.$ An organization's strategic risk appetite is defined as:

a$.$ Risk identified by Portfolio Manager

b$.$ Risk Mitigation Plan

c$.$ The amount and type of risk that an organization is willing to take to meet its strategic objectives.

d$.$ Risk Management Plan

$16.$ What is a portfolio?

a$.$ Collection of projects, programs, subsidiary portfolios

b$.$ A detailed Operations Management Plan.

c$.$ Consists of Project Timing Plan as well as Risk Management Plan.

d$.$ Strategic Management plan with goals and objectives.

$17.$ Which one of the following is not the role of a Portfolio Manager?

a$.$ Allocate Funds for the individual Programs.

b$.$ Resource allocation & optimization.

c$.$ Oversee implementation of portfolio components $($Programs$,$ Projects$).$

d$.$ Monitor portfolio performance.

$18.$ True or False: Business value may be defined as the net quantifiable benefit derived from a business endeavor.

a$.$ True

b$.$ False

$19.$ Portfolio Governance is associated with all but not one of the following.

a$.$ Decision making

b$.$ Oversight

c$.$ Execution

d$.$ Integration

$20.$ Project prioritization is the process of determining which existing and new projects are the most urgent for an organization, criteria for project prioritization include, select all that apply.

a$.$ Strategic alignment

b$.$ Feasibility

c$.$ Cost$-$benefit analysis

d$.$ Resource Requirements

$21.$ The annual rate of growth that an investment is expected to generate is known as:

a$.$ ROI $($Return on Investment$)$

b$.$ IRR $($Internal Rate of Return$)$

$22.$ You are a portfolio manager, during one of the review meetings, the governance board requested you to know the progress with relation to benefits of one of the major programs in your portfolio; in this case you will advise the program manager to present which of the following?

a$.$ Program Business Case

b$.$ Program Benefits Report

c$.$ The status of his program to you and you will aggregate the information with information from other components.

d$.$ Program Management Plan