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PMI: Pgmp Program Management Professional

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






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






3. 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






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. 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






6. 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.






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






8. 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.






9. 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.






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






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






12. Program is ended by ________






13. 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






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






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. 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






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






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






19. Third phase of benefits management






20. May not necessarily be interdependent or directly related






21. Second phase of benefits management






22. 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






23. 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






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






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






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






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






28. Organizational structure - culture and processes.






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






30. Fourth Phase of benefits management






31. 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






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






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






34. 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






35. First lifecycle phase






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






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






38. Second lifecycle phase






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






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






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






42. 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






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






44. Delivery of Program Benefits






45. Pre-Program Preparations






46. 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.






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






48. Components can begin ____ after the program begins.






49. 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






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