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PMI: Pgmp Program Management Professional

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1. Management oversight of a program






2. Fourth lifecycle phase






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






4. 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.






5. 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.






6. Third lifecycle phase






7. Program is ended by ________






8. First lifecycle phase






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






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






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






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






13. Organizational structure - culture and processes.






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






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






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






17. 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






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






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






20. Program Closure






21. 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






22. 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






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






24. 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






25. Followed when benefits are delivered incrementally






26. May not necessarily be interdependent or directly related






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






28. Third phase of benefits management






29. 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






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






31. 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






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






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






34. Delivery of Program Benefits






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






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






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






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






39. First phase of benefits management






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






43. 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.






44. 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






45. Second lifecycle phase






46. 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






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






48. ___________ 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.






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






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