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PMI: Pgmp Program Management Professional

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Purpose is to execute a controlled close down of the program.






2. Fourth Phase of benefits management






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






4. Program Initiation






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






6. 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






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






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






9. Program is ended by ________






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






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






12. 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






13. Second phase of benefits management






14. Inputs to Initiating and planning.






15. 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.






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






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






19. Conception - design - manufacturing - service - divestment






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






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






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. Fifth lifecycle phase






24. Third phase of benefits management






25. 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






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






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






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






29. Followed when benefits are delivered incrementally






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






31. Fourth lifecycle phase






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






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






34. 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






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






36. 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.






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






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






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






40. 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






41. 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






42. 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






43. 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.






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






45. 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






46. Organizational structure - culture and processes.






47. 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






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






49. Third lifecycle phase






50. 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.