Which activity should take place when recycling capability within a temporary Programme Office lifecycle?

The "Recycle Capability" phase in a temporary Programme Office lifecycle focuses on ensuring that the knowledge, experience, and assets gained are not lost when the office is disbanded. The primary activity is to capture this value and feed it back into the permanent organization for future use. Providing feedback on lessons learned to a central body, such as a Centre of Excellence (COE), is the core of this concept. This action recycles the intellectual capital and capabilities developed, allowing the wider organization to benefit from the programme's experience, thereby improving future portfolio, programme, and project management maturity.

A. Transfer resources back to operational areas This is an activity within the disbanding phase, but it describes the redeployment of staff, not the specific act of recycling the capability and knowledge gained.
B. Review processes to ensure they continue to support a This option is incomplete and describes an activity more suited to the 'Operate' phase, where processes are continuously monitored and improved to support the ongoing programme.
D. Return office back to business as usual A temporary office is disbanded; it does not "return" to business as usual. The outcomes and benefits of the programme are handed over to be managed within business-as-usual operations.

AXELOS. (2013). Portfolio

Programme and Project Offices (P3O). The Stationery Office.

Section 6.4.5

'Recycle Capability/Disband': This section explicitly lists key activities for this stage

including: "Feedback of lessons learned to the corporate knowledge base (e.g. a COE)". This directly supports option C as the correct answer.

Figure 6.3

'Lifecycle for a temporary P3O': This figure illustrates the final stage as 'Recycle Capability/Disband'

confirming the context of the question. The activities listed under this stage

such as redeployment of staff (related to option A) and handover of products (related to option D)

are part of the overall process

but feeding back lessons is central to "recycling capability".