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PMI: Pgmp Program Management Professional

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1. 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.






2. Fourth lifecycle phase






3. 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






4. 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






5. First phase of benefits management






6. 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






7. 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






8. ___________ 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.






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






10. Inputs to Initiating and planning.






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






12. 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






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






14. Fourth Phase of benefits management






15. 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






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






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






18. Program Closure






19. Third lifecycle phase






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






21. 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.






22. Program Initiation






23. 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






24. Followed when benefits are delivered incrementally






25. 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






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






27. Program Setup






28. Pre-Program Preparations






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






30. Third phase of benefits management






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






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






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






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






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






36. 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






37. Organizational structure - culture and processes.






38. 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.






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






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






41. 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






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






43. Program is ended by ________






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






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






46. 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.






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






48. Second lifecycle phase






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






50. Delivery of Program Benefits