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PMI: Pgmp Program Management Professional

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






2. 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.






3. 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






4. Fourth Phase of benefits management






5. 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






6. 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






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






8. Second lifecycle phase






9. Fifth lifecycle phase






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






11. 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.






12. 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.






13. Third phase of benefits management






14. Comprised of projects that focus on achieving their individual requirements.






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






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






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






18. Inputs to Initiating and planning.






19. 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.






20. Oversees the progress of the program and the delivery of the coordinated benefits from its components. Implementation is critical for the success of a program since it is difficult for an individual to manage complex programs.






21. 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.






22. 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






23. Delivery of Program Benefits






24. Program Setup






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






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






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






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






29. 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






30. Organizational structure - culture and processes.






31. Program Initiation






32. ___________ 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.






33. 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






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






35. Program is ended by ________






36. 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






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






38. 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.






39. Third lifecycle phase






40. Followed when benefits are delivered incrementally






41. First phase of benefits management






42. Program Closure






43. Pre-Program Preparations






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






45. Establishing a project governance structure to monitor and control the projects - Initiating projects in order to meet program objectives - Ensuring component deliverables meet the requirements - Analyzing the progress to plan - Identifying environme






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






47. 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






48. 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






49. May not necessarily be interdependent or directly related






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