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PMI: Pgmp Program Management Professional

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1. ___________ when all compenents within the program have successfully produced their deliverable and have been incorporated into the final product; and that procud has been delivered or tranistioned into operations.






2. 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






3. 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






4. Second phase of benefits management






5. 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.






6. 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






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






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






9. 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.






10. Fourth lifecycle phase






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






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






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






14. First lifecycle phase






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






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






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






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






19. 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






20. 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






21. First phase of benefits management






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






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






24. Program Initiation






25. 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






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






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






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






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






31. Conception - design - manufacturing - service - divestment






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






33. Third lifecycle phase






34. 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






35. Program is ended by ________






36. Each one functions as a "go" or "no-go" decision point on the program as a whole. Performed to check the program performance against the planned criteria for exit from the phase that has just been completed - and to determine the readiness for procee






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






38. Delivery of Program Benefits






39. 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.






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






41. Management oversight of a program






42. Components can begin ____ after the program begins.






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






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






45. May not necessarily be interdependent or directly related






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






47. Fourth Phase of benefits management






48. Lead to shutdown of the program organization and infrastructure.






49. Focuses on the analysis of the available information about organizational and business strategies - internal & external influences - program drivers - and the benefits that involved parties expected to realize.






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