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PMI: Pgmp Program Management Professional

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1. Fourth lifecycle phase






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






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






4. 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.






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






6. Organizational structure - culture and processes.






7. Fourth Phase of benefits management






8. Followed when benefits are delivered incrementally






9. Delivery of Program Benefits






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






11. 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






12. Third phase of benefits management






13. 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






14. First phase of benefits management






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






16. 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






17. 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.






18. 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.






19. 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






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






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






22. 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.






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






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






25. Pre-Program Preparations






26. 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






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






28. Program Setup






29. Third lifecycle phase






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






31. 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






32. 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






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






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






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






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






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






38. Management oversight of a program






39. 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






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






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






43. Second phase of benefits management






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






45. 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






46. Program Closure






47. Second lifecycle phase






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






49. 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






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