What model has permanent decentralized offices with temporary Programme Offices, as required?

A. P3Owith Hub Portfolio Offices

B. P3Owith Organization Portfolio Office

C. P3Owith Temporary Offices

D. VirtualP3O

Which is a definition of business as usual?

A. Totality of an organization's investment in the changes required to achieve its strategic objectives

B. A coordinated collection of strategic processes that enable the most effective balance of change and business as usual

C. The way the business normally achieves its objectives

D. The integration of the concept Run the Business, Change the Business' into the portfolio

Which benefit of implementing standard tools and techniques is MOST likely to reduce the number of staff required to operateP3Oservices?

A. Automation of business processes

B. Enhanced quality of decision support information

C. Enhanced management across geography

D. Improved timeliness of decision support information

What does a Hub Portfolio Office support?

A. Definition and delivery of a portfolio of change across an organization

B. Delivery of a specific change initiative being delivered as a programme

C. Consistent definition of standards across an organization

D. Definition and delivery of programmes within a division

Which role should be the final point of escalation for aP3Owhich supports all change in an organization?

A. Portfolio Analyst

B. Finance

C. HeadofP3O

D. Main board director

How does aP3Omodel make a significant contribution to the successful delivery of an organization's strategy?

A. Acts as risk owner of project risks to ensure common standards are applied

B. Provides quality information to enable senior management decisions on which projects to start up

C. Helps operational managers determine business as usual priorities

D. Decides the appropriate priority of each programme and project

Which describes the skills and competencies needed by the roles within aP3O?

A. All require good PPM skills

B. All require functional competencies such as finance

C. All require generic personal skills such as coaching or mentoring

D. Some require good PPM skills while others need more generic business skills

Which activity occurs as part of the 'Identify' process?

A. Refine the Vision Statement

B. Document an outline Business Case

C. Plan tranches of delivery

D. Deliver the new capability

WhichP3Ocapability is MOST likely to result in being able to stop inappropriate programmes?

A. Reduction in resource costs

B. Ongoing alignment of programmes with strategic objectives and targets

C. Reduction in overheads dealing with conflicting resources

D. Increased ability to bundle related requests for change for programmes

Which is a function of strategic mapping software?

A. Distributes and shares learning among the PPM community

B. Models an organization's systems and processes

C. Matches programmes and projects to portfolio benefits and outcomes

D. Supports a common, integrated approach to risk management