Functions & Services
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Which statement best describes the primary purpose of a P3O?
- ATo audit financial accounts across the organisation
- BTo deliver the organisation's projects directly on behalf of each of the business units
- CTo provide decision support and delivery support that enables successful change✓
- DTo replace the role of senior responsible owners
Answer: The P3O provides decision-enabling and delivery support structures and services that help an organisation deliver change successfully; it does not deliver the projects itself.
Which of the following is a recognised function of a P3O?
- ASetting the organisation's share price
- BCentre of Excellence✓
- CRecruiting all organisational staff
- DManaging the company payroll
Answer: Centre of Excellence is one of the core P3O functions, responsible for standards, methods, skills development and knowledge management across the organisation.
Which P3O service involves maintaining a single, reliable view of the status of all change initiatives for senior management?
- ARecruitment screening
- BExternal marketing
- CSupplier contract negotiation and competitive tendering
- DInformation management and reporting (dashboards)✓
Answer: Information management and reporting, often delivered through dashboards, provides senior management with a consolidated and reliable view of the status of the portfolio of change.
What does 'assurance' as a P3O function primarily provide?
- AIndependent and objective review of whether initiatives are likely to achieve their objectives✓
- BFinancial loans to underfunded projects
- CDay-to-day management of project plans and schedules on behalf of the project managers
- DApproval of each project's funding at the investment gate
Answer: Assurance provides independent, objective scrutiny and review to give confidence that programmes and projects are being managed effectively and are likely to deliver their intended outcomes.