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PMI: Pgmp Program Management Professional

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Focused on strategic alignment - investment appraisal - monitoring and controlling of opportunities and threats - benefits assessment and monitoring program outcomes.






2. May not necessarily be interdependent or directly related






3. Identification - monitoring and control of the inter-dependencies between the projects; Dealing with the escalated issues among the projects that compromise the program; and tracking the contribution of each project and the non-project work to the co






4. Included the organization's knowledge bases such as best practices - lessons learned & historical information - such as completed schedules - risk data - and earned valued data.






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






6. Fourth lifecycle phase






7. Program Closure






8. Status updates - audits - phase-gate reviews - change control






9. 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






10. Followed when benefits are delivered incrementally






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






12. Program is ended by ________






13. 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.






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






15. Third phase of benefits management






16. An outcome of actions and behaviors that provides utility to the Organization.






17. Projects related only by a shared client - technology - seller - or resources - A collection of components (i.e. projects - programs - portfolios - and other work such as maintenance and related ongoing operations) that are grouped together to facili






18. A program manager has been identified - and the key input into this phase - a program brief or charter defining high-level scope - objectives - visions and constraints has been generated.






19. Can happen all at once at the end or incrementally unlike projects which usually deliver only at the end.






20. 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






21. 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.






22. First phase of benefits management






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






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






25. Organizational structure - culture and processes.






26. Begins when funding is approved or when the program manager is assigned.






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






28. 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






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






30. Components can begin ____ after the program begins.






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






32. Fifth lifecycle phase






33. Recommended to assist program control and management as well as to facilitate program governance.






34. Understanding the strategic benefits of the program - Developing a plan to initiate the program - Defining the program objectives and their alignment with the organizational goals - Developing a high level business case demonstrating an understanding






35. 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






36. Change impact in either lifecycle can be felt in the other.






37. Translated by the program team from the Initiating and Planning processes.






38. Program Setup






39. Requires the establishment of processes and measures for tracking and assessing benefits throughout the program lifecycle.






40. Coordinates efforts between projects but does not directly manage the individual projects






41. 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.






42. Pre-Program Preparations






43. Clarifies distinctions among portfolio - program - and project management.






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






45. Conception - design - manufacturing - service - divestment






46. Delivery of Program Benefits






47. Part of the Program Initiation phase and is one of its main outputs.






48. 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






49. One of the truest measures of an organization's intent - direction - and progress. Guides investment decisions - resource allocation - and priorities of an organization.






50. Fourth Phase of benefits management