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PMI: Pgmp Program Management Professional

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. Management oversight of a program






9. Coordinates efforts between projects but does not directly manage the individual projects






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






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






12. 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






13. First lifecycle phase






14. Program Closure






15. Fifth lifecycle phase






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






17. Program is ended by ________






18. 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






19. Provides the basis of the progress to program setup - the development of the program's full business case - detailed program plans - and component charters.






20. 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.






21. 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






22. Followed when benefits are delivered incrementally






23. ___________ 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.






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






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






26. Pre-Program Preparations






27. First phase of benefits management






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. A common outcome or a collective capability that is delivered






30. 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.






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






32. Program Setup






33. Organizational structure - culture and processes.






34. 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






35. Purpose is to execute a controlled close down of the program.






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






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






38. 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






39. Second lifecycle phase






40. Program Initiation






41. Delivery of Program Benefits






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






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






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






45. Conception - design - manufacturing - service - divestment






46. 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






47. 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






48. 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






49. 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






50. Third phase of benefits management