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PMI: Pgmp Program Management Professional

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1. Program Initiation






2. 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






3. 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






4. Second phase of benefits management






5. Followed when benefits are delivered incrementally






6. 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






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






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






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






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






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






12. May not necessarily be interdependent or directly related






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






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






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






16. Second lifecycle phase






17. Organizational structure - culture and processes.






18. 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






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






20. 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.






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






22. Third phase of benefits management






23. 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






24. Fifth lifecycle phase






25. 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.






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






27. 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






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






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






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






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. Delivery of Program Benefits






33. 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.






34. Program Setup






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






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






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






38. 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






39. Pre-Program Preparations






40. 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






41. Fourth Phase of benefits management






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






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






45. 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






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






47. 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






48. 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






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






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