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PMI: Pgmp Program Management Professional

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1. Second phase of benefits management






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






3. 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






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






5. Organizational structure - culture and processes.






6. 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






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






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






9. 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






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






11. First lifecycle phase






12. 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






13. 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






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






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






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






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






18. Pre-Program Preparations






19. 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






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






21. 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






22. Fourth lifecycle phase






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






24. _________when funding is approved or program manager is assigned.






25. Inputs to Initiating and planning.






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






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






28. Followed when benefits are delivered incrementally






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






30. First phase of benefits management






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






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






33. Program Closure






34. 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.






35. 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






36. Management oversight of a program






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






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






39. Third lifecycle phase






40. Fourth Phase of benefits management






41. 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.






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






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






44. 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.






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






46. 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






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






48. 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






49. Delivery of Program Benefits






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