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PMI: Pgmp Program Management Professional
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Later in the lifecycle the project status - risks - changes - costs - issues - and other information affecting the program are reported by the ________
Benefits Management
Program Information Flow
Project Domain
Domain interaction
2. Fifth lifecycle phase
Program Closure
Benefits Realization
Program Scope - Deliverables - budget and schedule
Enterprise environmental factor
3. Program Closure
Main Program Phases Five of Five
Program Management
Program Initiation Phase
Portfolio
4. Change impact in either lifecycle can be felt in the other.
Project Domain
Program Life Cycle
Government or industry standards (regulations - quality - etc.)
Program Lifecycle relationship to Product Lifecycle
5. Approval from the strategic governing board to proceed to the next program phase which is program setup - Program charter or program mandate.
Delivery of Program Benefits Phase Activity
Relationship among projects within a program
Delivery of Program Benefits
Program Initiation Phase Activity
6. Second lifecycle phase
Program Initiation
Program Benefit Delivery
Parallel lifecycle to Program
Integration Testing
7. Fourth lifecycle phase
Delivery of Program Benefits
Program Setup Phase
Program Initiation Phase
Components
8. 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
Program Setup Phase Activity
Program Lifecycle relationship to Product Lifecycle
Strategic goals and benefits - funding allocations - requirements - timelines and constraints
Product Lifecycle
9. Comprised of projects that focus on achieving their individual requirements.
Programs
Program Charter
Phase-Gate Review
Project Domain
10. _________when funding is approved or program manager is assigned.
Main Program Phases Two of Five
Portfolio Components
Program begins
Pre-Program Phase Activity
11. 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
Program Approval Factor
Program
PMO
Pre-Program Phase Activity
12. 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.
Program Initiation Phase
Benefits Analysis and Planning
Portfolio
Main Program Phases Three of Five
13. First phase of benefits management
Program
Project Domain
Benefits Identification
Program Closure
14. Fourth Phase of benefits management
Program Charter Contents
Benefits Transistion
Program Closure Phase
Domain interaction
15. Focused on strategic alignment - investment appraisal - monitoring and controlling of opportunities and threats - benefits assessment and monitoring program outcomes.
Program begins
Phase-Gate Review Approach
Programs
Program Closure Phase
16. 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.
Program begins
Program Governance
Program Charter
Project Management
17. Application of knowledge - tools - skills and techniques to project activities to meet project requirements
Portfolio and subsequently with organizational objectives
Parallel lifecycle to Program
Project Management
Portfolio Management
18. Program is ended by ________
Program Management Plan Content
Parallel lifecycle to Program
Main Program Phases Three of Five
Steering Committee
19. Status updates - audits - phase-gate reviews - change control
PMO
Organizational Process Assets
Benefits Realization
Means of Governance
20. Requires the establishment of processes and measures for tracking and assessing benefits throughout the program life cycle.
Benefits Analysis and Planning
Benefits Management
Program Initiation
Benefit
21. Recommended to assist program control and management as well as to facilitate program governance.
Program Lifecycle relationship to Product Lifecycle
Project
Phase-Gate Reviews
Program Approval Factor
22. Pre-Program Preparations
Main Program Phases Two of Five
Main Program Phases One of Five
Programs end
Pre-program Preparations
23. Lead to shutdown of the program organization and infrastructure.
Program Closure Phase Activities
Integration Testing
Main Program Phases Two of Five
Program Setup Phase
24. 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
Main Program Phases One of Five
Program Charter Contents
Program Closure
Program Manager
25. Often occurs immediately after product delivery and customer acceptance. Sometimes occurs after product transitions into an operational phase and is managed by normal operations.
Domain interaction
Program Initiation Phase
Program Shutdown
Benefits Identification
26. Similar to program and project domains - portfolio managemetn and program management domains interact in their ________
Process Groups
Parallel lifecycle to Program
Portfolio Review Board
Main Program Phases Five of Five
27. 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
Delivery of Program Benefits Phase Activity
Steering Committee
Program Setup Phase
Program Benefit Delivery
28. 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
Pre-Program Preparations
Program Domain
Main Program Phases Two of Five
Program Charter Contents
29. Purpose is to execute a controlled close down of the program.
Pre-Program Phase Activity
Means of Governance
Organizational Process Assets
Program Closure Phase
30. Organizational structure - culture and processes.
Program Benefit Delivery
Delivery of Program Benefits Phase Activity
Enterprise environmental factor
Process assets
31. 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
Program Domain
Government or industry standards (regulations - quality - etc.)
Any time
Strategic goals and benefits - funding allocations - requirements - timelines and constraints
32. One of the truest measures of an organization's intent - direction - and progress. Guides investment decisions - resource allocation - and priorities of an organization.
Project
Main Program Phases Three of Five
Portfolio
Process assets
33. A means of achieving organizational goals and objectives that are so large scale that they cannot be achieved by single projects.
Program
Project Management
Portfolio
Domain interaction
34. 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
Pre-Program Phase Activity
Program Scope - Deliverables - budget and schedule
Government or industry standards (regulations - quality - etc.)
Portfolio Review Board
35. 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
Program Management Responsibilities
Delivery of Program Benefits Phase
Main Program Phases One of Five
Program Initiation Phase Activity
36. Inputs to Initiating and planning.
Means of Governance
Strategic goals and benefits - funding allocations - requirements - timelines and constraints
Strong communication skills
Portfolio
37. 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.
Organizational Process Assets
Program Management
Phase-Gate Reviews
Benefits Transistion
38. Second phase of benefits management
Delivery of Program Benefits
Domain interaction
Benefits Analysis and Planning
Benefits Realization Planning
39. Third lifecycle phase
Program Approval Factor
Program Setup Phase Activity
Program
Program Setup
40. Followed when benefits are delivered incrementally
Process assets
Program Domain
Parallel lifecycle to Program
Portfolio
41. 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.
Program infrastructure
Program Initiation Phase Activity
Organizational Process Assets
Program Charter Contents
42. In a portfolio the program's ____________ receive inputs from the portfolio domain.
Enterprise environmental factor
Initiating and planning
Organizational Process Assets
Government or industry standards (regulations - quality - etc.)
43. 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
Benefits Management
Benefits Analysis and Planning
Main Program Phases Three of Five
Delivery of Program Benefits Phase Activity
44. The program has received the "approval in principle" from a selection committee.
Program Setup Phase
Main Program Phases One of Five
Program
Program Closure
45. Program Manager must have _________________ to deal with various stakeholders including team members - sponsors - managing directors - customers - vendors - and senior management - and other program stakeholders.
Strong communication skills
Benefits Transistion
Program Charter Contents
Project Domain
46. Program Setup
Program Initiation
Main Program Phases Three of Five
Program Management
Program Domain
47. The formal document that consolidates all the available information about the program.
Program Charter
Portfolio
Program Lifecycle relationship to Product Lifecycle
Program Setup Output
48. 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.
Product Lifecycle
Program Setup Phase
Benefits Transistion
Delivery of Program Benefits
49. Early in the lifecycle the desired goals and benefits as well as the approach for managing are directed by the ________
Program Domain
Any time
Portfolio
Program Information Flow
50. 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
Program Setup Phase
Program Closure Phase
Program Closure Phase Activity
Program Initiation Phase