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PMI: Pgmp Program Management Professional

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Coordinates efforts between projects but does not directly manage the individual projects






2. First lifecycle phase






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






4. 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






5. ___________ 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.






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






7. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. End result and expectations - Timeline for program benefit realization - Program budget - Risks and issues - Dependencies - assumptions - constraints - Management of the program and components - Other required services - Program






16. 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






17. 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






18. Conception - design - manufacturing - service - divestment






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






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






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






22. 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






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






24. Fifth lifecycle phase






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






26. Followed when benefits are delivered incrementally






27. Fourth Phase of benefits management






28. 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.






29. Delivery of Program Benefits






30. Third lifecycle phase






31. 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






32. Program Setup






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






34. Components can begin ____ after the program begins.






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






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






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






38. 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.






39. Second phase of benefits management






40. 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.






41. Second lifecycle phase






42. Fourth lifecycle phase






43. 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.






44. Organizational structure - culture and processes.






45. Program is ended by ________






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






47. 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






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






49. 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






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