EXIN MoP MOPF Questions & Answers

• Question 61:

  Which statement describes the relationship between portfolio management and business as usual (BAU) in terms of delivering strategic objectives?

  A. Portfolio management runs the business; BAU changes the business

  B. Portfolio management realizes benefits when major changes are successfully implemented; BAU realizes benefits from tactical improvements

  C. Portfolio management controls the major changes to BAU; BAU realizes benefits when major changes are successfully implemented

  D. Portfolio management realizes benefits when major changes are successfully implemented; BAU controls the major changes delivered by portfolio management

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 62:

  Promoting an energized culture that is focused on collaborative working in the interests of the organization as a whole is a responsibility of which portfolio role?

  A. Portfolio Progress Group/Change Delivery Committee

  B. Portfolio Manager

  C. Business Change Director/Portfolio Director

  D. Portfolio Benefits Manager

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 63:

  Which of the following is a main element of the management control practice?

  A. Collaborative working between the Portfolio Office and the organizations communications experts

  B. A consistent approach to benefits categorization

  C. Guidance and templates for business case preparation

  D. Tailored investment criteria

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 64:

  Identify the missing word in the definition of portfolio management. A coordinated collection of [ ? ] processes and decisions that together enable the most effective balance of organizational change and business as usual.

  A. business

  B. strategic

  C. programme

  D. delivery

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 65:

  Identify the missing word in the definition of portfolio management. A coordinated collection of [ ? ] processes and decisions that together enable the most effective balance of organizational change and business as usual.

  A. business

  B. strategic

  C. programme

  D. delivery

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 66:

  Which is a portfolio definition practice?

  A. Governance alignment

  B. Reference class forecasting

  C. Understand

  D. Resource management

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 67:

  Which is a way that portfolio management can help staff in business as usual understand the contribution that change initiatives will make to operational performance?

  A. By explaining when the impacts of change initiatives will be observed and how they will be measured

  B. By explaining which projects will deliver the change and how they are being monitored

  C. By explaining which programme will deliver the change and how it is being monitored

  D. By explaining who is responsible for realizing benefits and how their performance will be assessed

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 68:

  Which statement describes 'comfortable energy'?

  A. Staff are keen on problem solving and identifying new initiatives

  B. Staff do only the minimum that is required

  C. Staff are happy with the way things are

  D. Staff actively hinder change and innovation

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 69:

  Which questions are addressed by portfolio management as part of strategic planning?

  1.

  Are the programmes and projects in the portfolio necessary?

  2.

  Is the portfolio together with business as usual activities sufficient to achieve the strategic objectives?

  3.

  Where in business as usual will the objectives be achieved?

  4.

  Is the portfolio affordable?

  A. 1, 2, 3

  B. 1, 2, 4

  C. 1, 3, 4

  D. 2, 3, 4

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 70:

  Which statement about multi-level portfolios is true?

  A. There should be clearly defined rules for delegation

  B. Investment decisions are only reviewed at corporate level

  C. Management of sub-portfolios is independent of the portfolio governance body

  D. All current and planned change initiatives must be included in one of the sub-portfolios

  Correct Answer: D