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PMI: Pgmp Program Management Professional

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The program has received the "approval in principle" from a selection committee.






2. Second lifecycle phase






3. Fourth Phase of benefits management






4. Followed when benefits are delivered incrementally






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






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






7. 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






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






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






10. 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.






11. Program Initiation






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






13. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. First lifecycle phase






21. 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






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






23. 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






24. 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






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






26. 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






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






28. 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






29. Second phase of benefits management






30. Pre-Program Preparations






31. 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






32. 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.






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






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






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






36. 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






37. 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.






38. 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.






39. Delivery of Program Benefits






40. Fourth lifecycle phase






41. 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






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






43. Third lifecycle phase






44. 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






45. May not necessarily be interdependent or directly related






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






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






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






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






50. Program Setup