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PMI: Pgmp Program Management Professional

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.






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






3. 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






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






5. 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.






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






7. 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






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






9. Followed when benefits are delivered incrementally






10. Third lifecycle phase






11. Management oversight of a program






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






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






14. Fourth Phase of benefits management






15. Similar to program and project domains - portfolio managemetn and program management domains interact in their ________






16. Third phase of benefits management






17. Program Closure






18. Justification - vision - strategic fit - outcomes - scope - benefit strategy - assumptions and constraints - components - risks and issues - time scale - resources needed - stakeholder considerations - program governance - and the initial high-level






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






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






21. Second phase of benefits management






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






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






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






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






26. 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






27. 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.






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






29. Program is ended by ________






30. Pre-Program Preparations






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






32. First phase of benefits management






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






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






35. Organizational structure - culture and processes.






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






37. Program Initiation






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






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






40. Purpose is to progressively elaborate the program charter and develop the foundation for the program by establishing an infrastructure and building a detailed "road map" that provides direction on how the program will be managed and defines its key d






41. 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






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






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






44. 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






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






46. Second lifecycle phase






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






48. 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.






49. 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






50. Focuses on assuring that programs and projects are selected - prioritized and staffed with respect to their alignment with organizational strategies.