Know Facts, Terms and Concepts Relating to the Relationships Between Portfolio Management and Other Corporate Functions and Activities with a Role in Delivering Strategic Objectives MOP-PRACTITIONER Practice Questions (Page 3)

Questions 11–15

1. 11application · medium

   A telecommunications company is planning a portfolio of customer-facing digital services. The portfolio office wants to ensure that the new services will be adopted by customers and generate the expected revenue. Which function should the portfolio office engage with to validate the market demand and commercial viability?

   • AIT
   • BFacilities
   • CLegal
   • DMarketing and sales
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2. 12foundation · easy

   Which of the following is one of the six key functions or activities that portfolio management must coordinate with to achieve strategic objectives?

   • AHuman resource management
   • BOperations management
   • CMarketing management
   • DFinance management
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4. 13expert · hard

   A financial services firm is running a portfolio that includes a new trading platform and a regulatory reporting upgrade. The IT function has confirmed that the trading platform will require all available technical staff, leaving no capacity for the reporting upgrade. The compliance function has confirmed that the reporting upgrade is legally required by the end of the year. The portfolio office must decide how to proceed. What is the most appropriate action?

   • AProceed with both initiatives and rely on the IT function to manage the capacity
   • BPrioritise the trading platform and accept the regulatory non-compliance
   • CCoordinate with IT and compliance to explore options such as temporary external resource or re-sequencing the trading platform
   • DPrioritise the reporting upgrade and cancel the trading platform
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5. 14application · medium

   A bank is planning a portfolio that includes a new mobile banking app and a regulatory reporting upgrade. The portfolio office needs to ensure that the changes do not conflict with existing customer data protection commitments. Which function should the portfolio office coordinate with to assess this?

   • ALegal and compliance
   • BMarketing
   • CHuman resources
   • DOperations
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6. 15foundation · easy

   How does portfolio management interact with human resource management?

   • AHuman resource management is responsible for managing the risks in the portfolio
   • BHuman resource management provides the funding for portfolio components
   • CHuman resource management is responsible for approving the portfolio
   • DHuman resource management ensures that the portfolio is aligned with the organization's people capacity and skills
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