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PMI: Pgmp Program Management Professional
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Followed when benefits are delivered incrementally
Program Setup Output
Parallel lifecycle to Program
Programs
Program Start
2. Clarifies distinctions among portfolio - program - and project management.
Domain interaction
Program Governance
Program
Program Setup Phase
3. Focused on strategic alignment - investment appraisal - monitoring and controlling of opportunities and threats - benefits assessment and monitoring program outcomes.
Phase-Gate Review Approach
Strategic goals and benefits - funding allocations - requirements - timelines and constraints
Main Program Phases One of Five
Programs end
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.
Program Governance
Main Program Phases One of Five
Government or industry standards (regulations - quality - etc.)
Pre-program Preparations
5. Translated by the program team from the Initiating and Planning processes.
Program Manager
Main Program Phases Five of Five
Program Scope - Deliverables - budget and schedule
Initiating and planning
6. Recommended to assist program control and management as well as to facilitate program governance.
Benefits Transistion
Components
Phase-Gate Reviews
Program Start
7. Included the organization's knowledge bases such as best practices - lessons learned & historical information - such as completed schedules - risk data - and earned valued data.
Portfolio Components
Portfolio
Program Life Cycle
Process assets
8. 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
Program Closure Phase Activities
Pre-Program Phase Activity
Portfolio
Phase-Gate Review Approach
9. 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
Delivery of Program Benefits Phase Activity
Programs
Main Program Phases Three of Five
Phase-Gate Reviews
10. 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.
Domain interaction
Program
Program Information Flow
Main Program Phases Five of Five
11. _________when funding is approved or program manager is assigned.
Program begins
Program infrastructure
Portfolio Review Board
Program Closure Phase Activity
12. Influence the program's success and include any or all processes related to the assets.
Organizational Process Assets
Program Setup Phase
Initiating and planning
Portfolio Review Board
13. Second phase of benefits management
Program Closure
Benefits Analysis and Planning
Program Setup Output
Means of Governance
14. 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
Means of Governance
Program
Portfolio and subsequently with organizational objectives
Phase-Gate Review
15. 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.
Governance
Program Setup Phase
Program Initiation
Portfolio Management
16. Fifth lifecycle phase
Program
Program Closure
Project Management
Program Shutdown
17. Program Setup
Program Start
Any time
Main Program Phases Three of Five
Program Approval Factor
18. Program is ended by ________
Steering Committee
Program Setup Output
Main Program Phases Four of Five
Program Setup
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
Program Setup Phase Activity
Enterprise environmental factor
Main Program Phases Five of Five
Government or industry standards (regulations - quality - etc.)
20. Later in the lifecycle the project status - risks - changes - costs - issues - and other information affecting the program are reported by the ________
Program Setup Output
Phase-Gate Review
Relationship among projects within a program
Project Domain
21. Inputs to Initiating and planning.
Process Groups
Program Setup Phase
Program Charter Contents
Strategic goals and benefits - funding allocations - requirements - timelines and constraints
22. 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
Program Charter Contents
Pre-program Preparations
Integration Testing
Program Life Cycle
23. Management oversight of a program
Program Lifecycle relationship to Product Lifecycle
Government or industry standards (regulations - quality - etc.)
Governance
Program Setup Phase
24. 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
Program Management Responsibilities
Means of Governance
Program infrastructure
Program Approval Factor
25. A program must have more than one to function.
Project Domain
Components
Organizational Process Assets
Program Management
26. Conception - design - manufacturing - service - divestment
Programs end
Project
Product Lifecycle
Pre-Program Preparations
27. Second lifecycle phase
Program Initiation
Project
Program Benefit Delivery
Program Start
28. Organizational structure - culture and processes.
Benefits Realization
Enterprise environmental factor
Program Setup Output
Portfolio
29. Part of the Program Initiation phase and is one of its main outputs.
Program Management Plan Content
Program Governance
Benefits Realization Planning
Means of Governance
30. Program Closure
Process Groups
Program Closure Phase Activity
Main Program Phases Five of Five
Project Management
31. Delivery of Program Benefits
Strong communication skills
Main Program Phases Four of Five
Portfolio
Program Governance
32. 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
Project Management
Program Setup Phase Activity
Means of Governance
Main Program Phases Five of Five
33. Purpose is to execute a controlled close down of the program.
Program Initiation Phase Activity
Program
Main Program Phases Two of Five
Program Closure Phase
34. In a portfolio the program's ____________ receive inputs from the portfolio domain.
Portfolio
Initiating and planning
Delivery of Program Benefits
Program Charter Contents
35. One of the truest measures of an organization's intent - direction - and progress. Guides investment decisions - resource allocation - and priorities of an organization.
Program Charter
Steering Committee
Initiating and planning
Portfolio
36. First phase of benefits management
Any time
Benefits Identification
Program infrastructure
Portfolio Review Board
37. Third phase of benefits management
Program Initiation
Benefits Realization
Program Start
Delivery of Program Benefits Phase Activity
38. A temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product - service or result
Project
Benefits Transistion
PMO
Benefits Realization
39. 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
Programs end
Program Setup Phase
Pre-program Preparations
Benefits Management
40. Supports program manager and provides information on schedule and budget - performance - risks - inter-component status and issues - stakeholder communications - and all other program management information.
Pre-Program Phase Activity
Program Initiation Phase Activity
Program infrastructure
Program Closure Phase Activity
41. 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.
Program Management
Program Manager
Program Approval Factor
Program Setup Phase
42. 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
Program
Steering Committee
Program Life Cycle
Program Setup Phase
43. 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
Programs end
Delivery of Program Benefits Phase Activity
Program Charter Contents
Portfolio Components
44. Early in the lifecycle the desired goals and benefits as well as the approach for managing are directed by the ________
Program Information Flow
Program Domain
Program Management
Program Management Plan Content
45. Requires the establishment of processes and measures for tracking and assessing benefits throughout the program lifecycle.
Integration Testing
Portfolio
Benefits Management
Project
46. Program Manager must have _________________ to deal with various stakeholders including team members - sponsors - managing directors - customers - vendors - and senior management - and other program stakeholders.
Program Life Cycle
Strong communication skills
Delivery of Program Benefits Phase
Program Information Flow
47. Program Initiation
Main Program Phases Two of Five
Program Management Plan Content
Project Management
Government or industry standards (regulations - quality - etc.)
48. Complies with the needs of corporate governance and also ensures that the expected benefits are realized in a predictable and coordinated manner.
Benefits Management
PMO
Program Life Cycle
Portfolio Components
49. A common outcome or a collective capability that is delivered
Project Management
Benefits Management
Relationship among projects within a program
Program Initiation Phase
50. First lifecycle phase
Process Groups
Parallel lifecycle to Program
Main Program Phases Four of Five
Pre-Program Preparations