PMI Exam PfMP Topic 5 Question 81 Discussion

Actual exam question for PMI's PfMP exam

Question #: 81
Topic #: 5

ecause your company's Portfolio Review Board consists of the Directors of its five business units and is chaired by the CEO, the meetings tend to be contentious as there is limited funding available to authorize all the proposed programs and projects. Dissension also is the norm if resources are reallocated from one business unit to another. As a result, the CEO:

AStrives to use consensus to make decisions, but this approach rarely is effective

BDecided to use an outside facilitator when meetings are held

CUses multi-voting and makes the final decision

DOften uses a Delphi approach

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Suggested Answer: B

by Belen at Jan 11, 2025, 12:13 AM

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Jerlene

7 days ago

I think the CEO should use multi-voting to make the final decision.

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Catalina

11 days ago

C) Uses multi-voting and makes the final decision - This seems like the most logical approach to handle the contentious meetings. The CEO needs to make the final call, but using multi-voting helps gather input from all the stakeholders.

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Dacia

1 days ago

B) Decided to use an outside facilitator when meetings are held

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Luann

2 days ago

A) Strives to use consensus to make decisions, but this approach rarely is effective

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