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PMI: Pgmp Program Management Professional

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1. 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






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






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






4. Program is ended by ________






5. 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.






6. Program Initiation






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






8. 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






9. 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






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






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






12. 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






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






14. 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






15. Fifth lifecycle phase






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






17. 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.






18. Third phase of benefits management






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






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






21. 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






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






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






25. Inputs to Initiating and planning.






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






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






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






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






30. May not necessarily be interdependent or directly related






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






32. Fourth lifecycle phase






33. Translated by the program team from the Initiating and Planning processes.






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






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






36. 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






37. Second lifecycle phase






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






39. 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






40. 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






41. Fourth Phase of benefits management






42. 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.






43. 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






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






45. 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.






46. First lifecycle phase






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






48. Third lifecycle phase






49. 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.






50. Management oversight of a program