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PMI: Pgmp Program Management Professional

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Change impact in either lifecycle can be felt in the other.






2. Inputs to Initiating and planning.






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






4. 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.






5. 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






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






7. 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.






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






9. Management oversight of a program






10. 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.






11. 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






12. 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






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






14. 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






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






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






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






18. 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.






19. ___________ 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.






20. 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






21. Fourth lifecycle phase






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






23. Second lifecycle phase






24. 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.






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






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






27. Program is ended by ________






28. 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.






29. 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






30. Understanding the strategic benefits of the program - Developing a plan to initiate the program - Defining the program objectives and their alignment with the organizational goals - Developing a high level business case demonstrating an understanding






31. Program Setup






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






34. Pre-Program Preparations






35. 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






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






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






38. Third phase of benefits management






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






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






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






42. Followed when benefits are delivered incrementally






43. May not necessarily be interdependent or directly related






44. 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






45. Fifth lifecycle phase






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






47. 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.






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






49. Fourth Phase of benefits management






50. 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.