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During the portfolio lifecycle, components will be authorized, initiated, executed and closed accordingly. For authorizing the portfolio, as a program manager you will use which of the Which of the following tools and techniques?

Assume you are managing the corporate portfolio for your company noted for many products primarily focused on farm equipment. Recently it has diversified into other markets especially with the economic downturn in the country. While many of the traditional products are in the portfolio as new features are added to enhance customer satisfaction, one of the new product lines is a high-profile program that is ranked number five in the corporate portfolio. As the portfolio manager, you know this program has several interdependencies with other projects and programs, and recently this high-ranked program has experienced difficulties as needed technology is not available externally, and internal staff lacks the needed competencies to develop it. Its termination will be discussed at Friday's Portfolio Board meeting. You plan to discuss these interdependencies as part of your responsibilities in:

Management practices are leveraged by organizational resources and as a portfolio manager, you realize that the correct management of supply and demand with relation to organizational resources is crucial to the success of a portfolio. Which of the following is not an organizational resource?

Managing risk is key to the success of any initiative. Risk is considered to be inherent in any activity we do in project management and at any level. Risk is part of project, program and portfolio management and has a different exposure in each and every one. When it comes to Managing portfolio risks, a risk owner, along with the portfolio manager, should select the strategy or mix of strategies most likely to be effective. Which of the following may be the responsibility of a risk owner when it comes to managing risks?