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PMI: Pgmp Program Management Professional

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1. 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.






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






3. 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






4. Early in the lifecycle the desired goals and benefits as well as the approach for managing are directed by the ________






5. Second phase of benefits management






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






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






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






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






10. First phase of benefits management






11. Second lifecycle phase






12. 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.






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






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






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






16. Followed when benefits are delivered incrementally






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






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






19. Conception - design - manufacturing - service - divestment






20. Program Closure






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






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






23. 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.






24. 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






25. Delivery of Program Benefits






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






27. Third lifecycle phase






28. Program is ended by ________






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






30. Included the organization's knowledge bases such as best practices - lessons learned & historical information - such as completed schedules - risk data - and earned valued data.






31. 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.






32. Fifth lifecycle phase






33. 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.






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






35. 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






36. 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.






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






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






39. 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






40. 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






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






42. Management oversight of a program






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






44. 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






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






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






47. Program Initiation






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






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






50. 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