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PMI: Pgmp Program Management Professional

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1. Program is ended by ________






2. Program Closure






3. 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.






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






5. Delivery of Program Benefits






6. 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






7. 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.






8. Components can begin ____ after the program begins.






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






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






11. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. 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






19. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Second lifecycle phase






28. Pre-Program Preparations






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






30. Management oversight of a program






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






32. Followed when benefits are delivered incrementally






33. 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






34. 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






35. Organizational structure - culture and processes.






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






37. Fourth lifecycle phase






38. Third lifecycle phase






39. Fourth Phase of benefits management






40. 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.






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






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






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






44. Conception - design - manufacturing - service - divestment






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






46. Program Initiation






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






48. 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






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







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