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PMI: Pgmp Program Management Professional

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1. 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.






2. Program Initiation






3. 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






4. 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.






5. 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.






6. Third lifecycle phase






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






8. 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






9. 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






10. Pre-Program Preparations






11. Followed when benefits are delivered incrementally






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






13. 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






14. 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






15. Fifth lifecycle phase






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






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






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






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






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






21. ___________ 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.






22. 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






23. First phase of benefits management






24. Inputs to Initiating and planning.






25. 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






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






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






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






29. 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.






30. 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






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






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






33. Program Closure






34. Organizational structure - culture and processes.






35. 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.






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






37. 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






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






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






40. Program is ended by ________






41. Fourth Phase of benefits management






42. 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.






43. Purpose is to execute a controlled close down of the program.






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






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






46. 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






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






48. 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






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






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