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PMI: Pgmp Program Management Professional

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Provides the basis of the progress to program setup - the development of the program's full business case - detailed program plans - and component charters.






2. 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






3. May not necessarily be interdependent or directly related






4. 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






5. 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






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






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






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






9. Fifth lifecycle phase






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






11. 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.






12. 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






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






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






15. 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.






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






17. Third phase of benefits management






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






19. 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.






20. 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.






21. 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






22. Second phase of benefits management






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






24. Program is ended by ________






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. 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






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






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






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






30. Fourth Phase of benefits management






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






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






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






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






35. Program Setup






36. Followed when benefits are delivered incrementally






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






38. Requires the establishment of processes and measures for tracking and assessing benefits throughout the program lifecycle.






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






40. Program Initiation






41. 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.






42. 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.






43. 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






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






45. 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






46. Inputs to Initiating and planning.






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






48. 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






49. Fourth lifecycle phase






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