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PMI: Pgmp Program Management Professional

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.






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






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






4. First phase of benefits management






5. Fourth lifecycle phase






6. A means of achieving organizational goals and objectives that are so large scale that they cannot be achieved by single projects.






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






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






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






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






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






12. 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






13. 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






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






15. Second phase of benefits management






16. Conception - design - manufacturing - service - divestment






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






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






19. 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






20. ___________ 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.






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






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






23. Fifth lifecycle phase






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






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






26. 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.






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






29. Program Initiation






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






31. 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






32. Desired outcomes - Benefits analysis - which identifies and plans for their realization Strategic fit within the organization's long term goals. - Total available resources - Estimated time scale - costs - and effort required to set-up - manage and d






33. Components can begin ____ after the program begins.






34. Inputs to Initiating and planning.






35. 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.






36. Management oversight of a program






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






38. 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






39. Organizational structure - culture and processes.






40. 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






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






42. 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






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






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






45. 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






46. An outcome of actions and behaviors that provides utility to the Organization.






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






48. First lifecycle phase






49. Program is ended by ________






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