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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. 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.
Process assets
Program Information Flow
Benefits Realization Planning
Program Setup Phase Activity
2. Program Initiation
Initiating and planning
Program
Governance
Main Program Phases Two of Five
3. 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
Delivery of Program Benefits Phase
Benefit
Main Program Phases Three of Five
Strong communication skills
4. 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 Plan Content
Program Management
Program Management Responsibilities
Program Initiation Phase Activity
5. 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.
Benefits Identification
Enterprise environmental factor
Strategic goals and benefits - funding allocations - requirements - timelines and constraints
Program Initiation Phase
6. Third lifecycle phase
Strong communication skills
Program Setup Output
Program Setup
Phase-Gate Review
7. Lead to shutdown of the program organization and infrastructure.
Benefits Management
Program Closure Phase Activities
Portfolio
Program infrastructure
8. 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
Program Closure Phase
Pre-program Preparations
Program Shutdown
Phase-Gate Review
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
Program Charter Contents
Delivery of Program Benefits Phase Activity
Program
Enterprise environmental factor
10. Pre-Program Preparations
Program Setup Phase
Program Management
Main Program Phases One of Five
Program Setup Phase
11. Followed when benefits are delivered incrementally
Main Program Phases Five of Five
Parallel lifecycle to Program
Program begins
Program Setup Phase
12. Requires the establishment of processes and measures for tracking and assessing benefits throughout the program lifecycle.
Program infrastructure
Program Benefit Delivery
Program Charter
Benefits Management
13. 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 Setup Phase Activity
Program Management Responsibilities
Pre-Program Phase Activity
Portfolio Management
14. 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
Program Shutdown
Government or industry standards (regulations - quality - etc.)
Components
15. Fifth lifecycle phase
Components
Program Closure
Product Lifecycle
Program Charter Approval
16. Early in the lifecycle the desired goals and benefits as well as the approach for managing are directed by the ________
Product Lifecycle
Strong communication skills
Portfolio Review Board
Program Domain
17. A common outcome or a collective capability that is delivered
Program Closure Phase
Main Program Phases Three of Five
Relationship among projects within a program
PMO
18. A program must have more than one to function.
Main Program Phases Five of Five
Program Setup Phase Activity
Components
Steering Committee
19. Recommended to assist program control and management as well as to facilitate program governance.
Main Program Phases Five of Five
Phase-Gate Reviews
Strategic goals and benefits - funding allocations - requirements - timelines and constraints
Governance
20. Program Management focuses on achieving the benefits aligned with the ______________________.
Program Setup Phase
Delivery of Program Benefits Phase Activity
Portfolio and subsequently with organizational objectives
Process assets
21. ___________ 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.
Program Manager
Program
Enterprise environmental factor
Programs end
22. 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
Program Setup Phase
Program Approval Factor
Program
Domain interaction
23. First phase of benefits management
Benefits Management
Benefits Identification
Relationship among projects within a program
Pre-program Preparations
24. Inputs to Initiating and planning.
Steering Committee
Strategic goals and benefits - funding allocations - requirements - timelines and constraints
Program Lifecycle relationship to Product Lifecycle
Program Setup Phase
25. 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
PMO
Benefits Management
Program begins
Product Lifecycle
26. An outcome of actions and behaviors that provides utility to the Organization.
Programs
Project
Program infrastructure
Benefit
27. Focused on strategic alignment - investment appraisal - monitoring and controlling of opportunities and threats - benefits assessment and monitoring program outcomes.
Portfolio Components
Phase-Gate Review Approach
Main Program Phases Four of Five
Program
28. Part of the Program Initiation phase and is one of its main outputs.
Main Program Phases One of Five
Benefits Identification
Pre-Program Preparations
Benefits Realization Planning
29. 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.
Program Setup Phase
Program Setup Phase
Portfolio
Pre-program Preparations
30. 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
Product Lifecycle
Program Setup Phase
Portfolio Review Board
Benefits Management
31. Similar to program and project domains - portfolio managemetn and program management domains interact in their ________
Program Scope - Deliverables - budget and schedule
Program Closure
Program Management Plan Content
Process Groups
32. Scope definition and planning - Requirements definition - decomposition - validation and management - Benefits definition - decomposition - management - cost and realization - Activity definition and sequencing - Duration estimates - Sched
Delivery of Program Benefits Phase
Program Setup Phase
Program Setup Output
Program Management Responsibilities
33. Program Closure
Program
Parallel lifecycle to Program
Main Program Phases Five of Five
Benefits Management
34. Organizational structure - culture and processes.
Benefits Realization Planning
Program
Main Program Phases Five of Five
Enterprise environmental factor
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.
Steering Committee
Process Groups
Delivery of Program Benefits
Program Setup Phase
36. Provides the basis of the progress to program setup - the development of the program's full business case - detailed program plans - and component charters.
Domain interaction
Program Closure
Program Charter Approval
Main Program Phases Five of Five
37. 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
Project Management
Phase-Gate Review
Portfolio
Program Setup
38. Clarifies distinctions among portfolio - program - and project management.
PMO
Program Charter Contents
Program Information Flow
Domain interaction
39. In a portfolio the program's ____________ receive inputs from the portfolio domain.
Program Setup Output
Program Governance
Initiating and planning
Project Management
40. Program is ended by ________
Parallel lifecycle to Program
Steering Committee
Program Setup Phase
Benefits Realization Planning
41. Fourth Phase of benefits management
Program Lifecycle relationship to Product Lifecycle
Benefits Transistion
Benefits Analysis and Planning
Program
42. 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.
Government or industry standards (regulations - quality - etc.)
Program Scope - Deliverables - budget and schedule
Governance
Program Governance
43. Purpose is to execute a controlled close down of the program.
Program Closure Phase
Process Groups
Integration Testing
Programs
44. Change impact in either lifecycle can be felt in the other.
Program Lifecycle relationship to Product Lifecycle
Program Setup Phase
Any time
Program Approval Factor
45. Begins when funding is approved or when the program manager is assigned.
Strategic goals and benefits - funding allocations - requirements - timelines and constraints
Portfolio Review Board
Programs
Program Start
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
Program Setup Phase
Parallel lifecycle to Program
Program Management
Program Management Plan Content
47. Program Manager must have _________________ to deal with various stakeholders including team members - sponsors - managing directors - customers - vendors - and senior management - and other program stakeholders.
Benefits Realization
Strong communication skills
Project Management
Phase-Gate Reviews
48. 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
Program Setup Phase Activity
Process assets
Program Initiation
Program Life Cycle
49. Influence the program's success and include any or all processes related to the assets.
Portfolio
Program Start
Strategic goals and benefits - funding allocations - requirements - timelines and constraints
Organizational Process Assets
50. Requires the establishment of processes and measures for tracking and assessing benefits throughout the program life cycle.
Any time
Programs
Program Setup
Benefits Management