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PMI: Pgmp Program Management Professional

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Purpose is to execute a controlled close down of the program.






2. Conception - design - manufacturing - service - divestment






3. 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.






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






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. Second lifecycle phase






7. Program Closure






8. 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






9. Fourth Phase of benefits management






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






11. Program Initiation






12. 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






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






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






15. Scope definition and planning - Requirements definition - decomposition - validation and management - Benefits definition - decomposition - management - cost and realization - Activity definition and sequencing - Duration estimates - Sched






16. ___________ 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.






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






18. Organizational structure - culture and processes.






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






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. _________when funding is approved or program manager is assigned.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. 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.






30. 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






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






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






33. Fifth lifecycle phase






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






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






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






37. Followed when benefits are delivered incrementally






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






39. First phase of benefits management






40. 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






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






42. 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






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






44. 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






45. Third lifecycle phase






46. First lifecycle phase






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






48. 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






49. 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






50. 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