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






3. Inputs to Initiating and planning.






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






5. 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.






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






7. Fifth lifecycle phase






8. 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






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






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






11. Followed when benefits are delivered incrementally






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






13. 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






14. 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






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






16. Second phase of benefits management






17. 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.






18. 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.






19. Program Closure






20. Third phase of benefits management






21. Pre-Program Preparations






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






23. Conception - design - manufacturing - service - divestment






24. 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.






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






26. Management oversight of a program






27. ___________ 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.






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






29. Program Setup






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






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






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






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






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






35. 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






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






37. Second lifecycle phase






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. Components can begin ____ after the program begins.






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






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






47. 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.






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






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






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