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PMI: Pgmp Program Management Professional

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1. Second lifecycle phase






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






3. Pre-Program Preparations






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






5. 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






6. 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.






7. Program Setup






8. 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






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






10. 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






11. 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






12. 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






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






14. Fourth lifecycle phase






15. 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






16. Organizational structure - culture and processes.






17. First lifecycle phase






18. 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.






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






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






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






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






23. 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






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






25. Followed when benefits are delivered incrementally






26. 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.






27. 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






28. 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






29. 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






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






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






32. 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






33. Third phase of benefits management






34. Fourth Phase of benefits management






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






36. Conception - design - manufacturing - service - divestment






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






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






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






40. Components can begin ____ after the program begins.






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






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






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






44. 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






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






46. First phase of benefits management






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






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






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






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