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PMI: Pgmp Program Management Professional

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1. Later in the lifecycle the project status - risks - changes - costs - issues - and other information affecting the program are reported by the ________






2. Program Manager must have _________________ to deal with various stakeholders including team members - sponsors - managing directors - customers - vendors - and senior management - and other program stakeholders.






3. A means of achieving organizational goals and objectives that are so large scale that they cannot be achieved by single projects.






4. Management oversight of a program






5. Requires the establishment of processes and measures for tracking and assessing benefits throughout the program life cycle.






6. Fourth Phase of benefits management






7. A group of related projects managed in a coordinated way to obtain benefits and control not available from managing them individually. Multiple related projects that are initiated during the program's life cycle and are managed in a coordinated fashi






8. Application of knowledge - tools - skills and techniques to project activities to meet project requirements






9. The program has received the "approval in principle" from a selection committee.






10. Also known as Executive Steering Group may issue a program mandate which defines the strategic objectives and benefits that the program is expected to deliver.






11. Program Management focuses on achieving the benefits aligned with the ______________________.






12. Approval from the strategic governing board to proceed to the next program phase which is program setup - Program charter or program mandate.






13. Purpose is to execute a controlled close down of the program.






14. Complies with the needs of corporate governance and also ensures that the expected benefits are realized in a predictable and coordinated manner.






15. Influence the program's success and include any or all processes related to the assets.






16. The centralized coordinated management of a program to achieve the program's strategic objective and benefits. It involves aligning multiple projects to achieve the program goals and allows for optimized or integrated cost - schedule - and effort.






17. Inputs to Initiating and planning.






18. _________when funding is approved or program manager is assigned.






19. Program Setup






20. The formal document that consolidates all the available information about the program.






21. Program Initiation






22. Program is ended by ________






23. Purpose is to initiate the component projects and manage the development of the program benefits - which were identified during the initial phases. Ends when the planned benefits of the program are achieved - delivered and accepted or a decision is m






24. Program Closure






25. Supports program manager and provides information on schedule and budget - performance - risks - inter-component status and issues - stakeholder communications - and all other program management information.






26. Third lifecycle phase






27. Vision and key objectives for success criteria - Expected outcomes and benefits - Program assumptions and constraints - High-level program plan - Known risks and issues - Identifications of suitable business change managers with the ability to influe






28. Third phase of benefits management






29. A common outcome or a collective capability that is delivered






30. Fourth lifecycle phase






31. A program must have more than one to function.






32. Provides the basis of the progress to program setup - the development of the program's full business case - detailed program plans - and component charters.






33. Delivery of Program Benefits






34. End result and expectations - Timeline for program benefit realization - Program budget - Risks and issues - Dependencies - assumptions - constraints - Management of the program and components - Other required services - Program






35. Infrastructure (existing facilities and equipment) - Existing human resources - personnel administration (staffing/retention policies - etc.) - company work authorization systems - marketplace conditions - - stakeholder risk tolerances - political c






36. Goes from Program to the components during the early phases of initiating and planning - and then from the components to the program during the later phases of planning and in the executing - monitoring and controlling - and closing phases.






37. Focused on strategic alignment - investment appraisal - monitoring and controlling of opportunities and threats - benefits assessment and monitoring program outcomes.






38. Aligning the vision - mission and values - Developing an initial detailed cost and schedule plan - Conducting feasibility studies - where applicable - Establishing rules for make/buy decisions as well as those for selecting subcontractors - Develo






39. Components can begin ____ after the program begins.






40. Review status of benefits with stakeholders - Disband the program organization - Disband the program team - Dismantle the infrastructure and ensure arrangements are in place for appropriate redeployment of all physical resources - Provide customer su






41. Primary objective is to develop in greater detail how a program can be structured and managed to deliver the desired outcomes that were identified in the program mandate.






42. Defines program management processes - manages schedule and budget at the program level - Defines program quality standards and components - Provides document configuration management - Provides centralized support for managing changes and tracking r






43. Early in the lifecycle the desired goals and benefits as well as the approach for managing are directed by the ________






44. Desired outcomes - Benefits analysis - which identifies and plans for their realization Strategic fit within the organization's long term goals. - Total available resources - Estimated time scale - costs - and effort required to set-up - manage and d






45. In a portfolio the program's ____________ receive inputs from the portfolio domain.






46. Often the most time and cost-intensive effort of the program.






47. A temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product - service or result






48. Often occurs immediately after product delivery and customer acceptance. Sometimes occurs after product transitions into an operational phase and is managed by normal operations.






49. Conception - design - manufacturing - service - divestment






50. Second phase of benefits management