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PMI: Pgmp Program Management Professional

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1. 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.






2. A means of achieving organizational goals and objectives that are so large scale that they cannot be achieved by single projects.






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






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






5. Pre-Program Preparations






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






7. Organizational structure - culture and processes.






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






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






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






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. 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.






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






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






17. First phase of benefits management






18. Followed when benefits are delivered incrementally






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






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






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






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






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






24. 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






25. 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






26. 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






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






28. Inputs to Initiating and planning.






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






30. First lifecycle phase






31. 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






32. Third phase of benefits management






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






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






35. 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






36. Program Closure






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






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






39. Second phase of benefits management






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






41. 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.






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






43. Program Setup






44. 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.






45. ___________ 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.






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






47. 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






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






49. Management oversight of a program






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