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PMI: Pgmp Program Management Professional

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






2. 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.






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






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






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






6. Program Setup






7. 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.






8. Fourth lifecycle phase






9. 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






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






11. Review status of benefits with stakeholders - Disband the program organization - Disband the program team - Dismantle the infrastructure and ensure arrangements are in place for appropriate redeployment of all physical resources - Provide customer su






12. 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.






13. 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






14. 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






15. Program Initiation






16. 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






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






18. 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






19. 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






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






21. 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






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






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






24. 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






25. 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.






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






27. Program is ended by ________






28. Program Closure






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. May not necessarily be interdependent or directly related






31. First phase of benefits management






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






33. 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.






34. Second lifecycle phase






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






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






37. 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






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






39. Third lifecycle phase






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






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






42. Management oversight of a program






43. 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






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






45. 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






46. Pre-Program Preparations






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






48. Components can begin ____ after the program begins.






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






50. Third phase of benefits management