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PMI: Pgmp Program Management Professional

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






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






3. Pre-Program Preparations






4. 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






5. Fourth Phase of benefits management






6. Organizational structure - culture and processes.






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






8. 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.






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






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






11. Delivery of Program Benefits






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






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






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






15. 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






16. Followed when benefits are delivered incrementally






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






18. Program Initiation






19. 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






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






21. Third phase of benefits management






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






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






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






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






26. ___________ 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.






27. 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.






28. Fourth lifecycle phase






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






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






31. 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.






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






33. Second phase of benefits management






34. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Inputs to Initiating and planning.






42. 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






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






44. 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






45. 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






46. First lifecycle phase






47. 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






48. May not necessarily be interdependent or directly related






49. Program Closure






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