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PMI: Pgmp Program Management Professional

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






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






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






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






5. Fourth Phase of benefits management






6. 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.






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






8. Fourth lifecycle phase






9. 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.






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






11. 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






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






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






14. 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






15. Followed when benefits are delivered incrementally






16. Components can begin ____ after the program begins.






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






18. Management oversight of a program






19. 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






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






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






22. 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






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






24. 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.






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






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






27. 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






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






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






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






31. First lifecycle phase






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






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






34. Second phase of benefits management






35. May not necessarily be interdependent or directly related






36. 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






37. 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






38. 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






39. 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






40. Conception - design - manufacturing - service - divestment






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






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






43. Third phase of benefits management






44. Program Initiation






45. Delivery of Program Benefits






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






47. 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






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






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