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Project Organization and Portfolio Flashcards

1
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Useful techniques for portfolio management include the following recent advances:
* Financial/Economic Models
* Scoring Models/Checklists
* Probabilistic Financial Models
* ____________ Approaches
* Mathematical Optimization
Procedures
* Decision Support Systems
* Mapping Approaches

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Behavioral

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Portfolio Management goals can include the following:

[x] Maximization

[y]

[z] Direction

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Value, Balance, Strategic

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Is it usually a good idea to rely exclusively on financial methods for portfolio management?

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No

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Portfolio Management is important for the following reasons:
*Financial – to maximize returns /productivity
*Maintain competitive position in the market
*Proper allocation of scare resources
*Forge link between _________ and strategy
*To achieve focus – great projects vs little ones
*To achieve balance – long vs short
*Prioritization process communicated within the business
*Objectivity in project selection

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Selection

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Project management is doing the [x] and portfolio management is doing the [y].

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Projects right, Right projects

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Portfolio Management is important for the following reasons:
*Financial – to maximize returns /productivity
*Maintain ________ position in the market
*Proper allocation of scare resources
*Forge link between selection and strategy
*To achieve focus – great projects vs little ones
*To achieve balance – long vs short
*Prioritization process communicated within the business
*Objectivity in project selection

A

Competitive

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Useful techniques for portfolio management include the following recent advances:
*Financial/Economic Models
*_________ Models/Checklists
*Probabilistic Financial Models
*Behavioral Approaches
*Mathematical Optimization
Procedures
*Decision Support Systems
*Mapping Approaches

A

Scoring

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Portfolio Management is important for the following reasons:
*Financial – to maximize returns /productivity
*Maintain competitive position in the market
*Proper allocation of scare resources
*Forge link between selection and strategy
*To achieve focus – great projects vs little ones
*To achieve __________ – long vs short
*Prioritization process communicated within the business
*Objectivity in project selection

A

Balance

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Portfolio Management is important for the following reasons:
*Financial – to maximize returns /productivity
*Maintain competitive position in the market
*Proper allocation of ________ resources
*Forge link between selection and strategy
*To achieve focus – great projects vs little ones
*To achieve balance – long vs short
*Prioritization process communicated within the business
*Objectivity in project selection

A

Scarce

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Portfolio Management is important for the following reasons:
*Financial – to maximize returns /__________
*Maintain competitive position in the market
*Proper allocation of scare resources
*Forge link between selection and strategy
*To achieve focus – great projects vs little ones
*To achieve balance – long vs short
*Prioritization process communicated within the business
*Objectivity in project selection

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Productivity

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Portfolio Management is important for the following reasons:
*Financial – to maximize returns /productivity
*Maintain competitive position in the market
*Proper allocation of scare resources
*Forge link between selection and strategy
*To achieve ________ – great projects vs little ones
*To achieve balance – long vs short
*Prioritization process communicated within the business
*Objectivity in project selection

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Focus

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Useful techniques for portfolio management include the following recent advances:
*Financial/Economic Models
*Scoring Models/Checklists
*Probabilistic Financial Models
*Behavioral Approaches
*Mathematical Optimization
Procedures
*__________ Support Systems
*Mapping Approaches

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Decision

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Is it usually a good idea to include strategic approaches in portfolio management?

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Yes

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Useful techniques for portfolio management include the following recent advances:
*Financial/Economic Models
*Scoring Models/Checklists
*Probabilistic Financial Models
*Behavioral Approaches
*Mathematical Optimization
Procedures
*Decision Support Systems
*__________ Approaches

A

Mapping

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Portfolio Management is important for the following reasons:
*Financial – to maximize returns /productivity
*Maintain competitive position in the market
*Proper allocation of scare resources
*Forge link between selection and strategy
*To achieve focus – great projects vs little ones
*To achieve balance – long vs short
*Prioritization process ____________ within the business
*Objectivity in project selection

A

Communicated

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16
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Useful techniques for portfolio management include the following recent advances:
*Financial/Economic Models
*Scoring Models/Checklists
*__________ Financial Models
*Behavioral Approaches
*Mathematical Optimization
Procedures
*Decision Support Systems
*Mapping Approaches

A

Probabilistic

17
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The three major types of project management organizational structure are the following: [x] [y] [z]

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Functional, Matrix, Projectized

18
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Inadequate portfolio management includes the following:

A reluctance to [x] projects

[y] decision points

No rigorous [z] criteria

Projects not [a] aligned

A

Kill, Weak, Selection, Strategically

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Q

Useful techniques for portfolio management include the following recent advances:
*Financial/_________ Models
*Scoring Models/Checklists
*Probabilistic Financial Models
*Behavioral Approaches
*Mathematical Optimization
Procedures
*Decision Support Systems
*Mapping Approaches

20
Q

Useful techniques for portfolio management include the following recent advances:
*Financial/Economic Models
*Scoring Models/Checklists
*Probabilistic Financial Models
*Behavioral Approaches
*Mathematical __________
Procedures
*Decision Support Systems
*Mapping Approaches

A

Optimization

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Portfolio Management is important for the following reasons:
*Financial – to maximize returns /productivity
*Maintain competitive position in the market
*Proper allocation of scare resources
*Forge link between selection and strategy
*To achieve focus – great projects vs little ones
*To achieve balance – long vs short
*Prioritization process communicated within the business
*___________ in project selection

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Objectivity

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