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PMI: Pgmp Program Management Professional

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Pre-Program Preparations






2. Fifth lifecycle phase






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






4. 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






5. 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






6. A temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product - service or result






7. Delivery of Program Benefits






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






9. Program Initiation






10. 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






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. 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






13. 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






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






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






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






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






18. Conception - design - manufacturing - service - divestment






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






20. 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






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






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






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






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






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






27. The program has received the "approval in principle" from a selection committee.






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






29. Third lifecycle phase






30. Second lifecycle phase






31. Third phase of benefits management






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






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






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






35. 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






36. Program Setup






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






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






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






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






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






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. 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.






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






45. Organizational structure - culture and processes.






46. 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.






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






48. Components can begin ____ after the program begins.






49. Fourth lifecycle phase






50. 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