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PMI: Pgmp Program Management Professional

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






2. Second phase of benefits management






3. Fourth Phase of benefits management






4. 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






5. 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






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






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






8. 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






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






10. First lifecycle phase






11. Fourth lifecycle phase






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






13. May not necessarily be interdependent or directly related






14. Program Closure






15. 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.






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






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






18. Followed when benefits are delivered incrementally






19. 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.






20. 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






21. ___________ 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.






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






23. 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






24. 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






25. Components can begin ____ after the program begins.






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






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






28. Second lifecycle phase






29. 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






30. 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






31. Program Initiation






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






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






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






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






36. 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






37. Third lifecycle phase






38. Pre-Program Preparations






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






40. 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.






41. Fifth lifecycle phase






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






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






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






45. 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






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






47. 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






48. 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






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






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