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PMI: Pgmp Program Management Professional

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






2. Program Closure






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






4. 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






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






6. 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






7. 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






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






9. Third lifecycle phase






10. Third phase of benefits management






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






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






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






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






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






16. 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.






17. Fourth lifecycle phase






18. 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






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






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






21. May not necessarily be interdependent or directly related






22. Second phase of benefits management






23. 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.






24. Pre-Program Preparations






25. 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.






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






28. Inputs to Initiating and planning.






29. 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






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






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






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






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






34. First phase of benefits management






35. 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.






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. Conception - design - manufacturing - service - divestment






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






39. Second lifecycle phase






40. ___________ 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.






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






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






44. Delivery of Program Benefits






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






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






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






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






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






50. Organizational structure - culture and processes.