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PMI: Pgmp Program Management Professional

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1. Third phase of benefits management






2. 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






3. 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.






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






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






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






7. Fourth lifecycle phase






8. 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.






9. 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.






10. 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.






11. 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






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






13. 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.






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






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






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






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






18. Program Setup






19. 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






20. Third lifecycle phase






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






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






23. 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






24. Conception - design - manufacturing - service - divestment






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






26. Fourth Phase of benefits management






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






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






29. Second lifecycle phase






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






31. May not necessarily be interdependent or directly related






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






33. 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






34. Program is ended by ________






35. Management oversight of a program






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. Application of knowledge - tools - skills and techniques to project activities to meet project requirements






38. Delivery of Program Benefits






39. Focuses on the analysis of the available information about organizational and business strategies - internal & external influences - program drivers - and the benefits that involved parties expected to realize.






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






41. Second phase of benefits management






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






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






44. Program Initiation






45. First phase of benefits management






46. First lifecycle phase






47. 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.






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






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






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