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PMI: Pgmp Program Management Professional

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Approval from the strategic governing board to proceed to the next program phase which is program setup - Program charter or program mandate.






2. Third phase of benefits management






3. Second lifecycle phase






4. Pre-Program Preparations






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






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






7. Conception - design - manufacturing - service - divestment






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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.






14. 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.






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






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






17. 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






18. Third lifecycle phase






19. Components can begin ____ after the program begins.






20. Fourth Phase of benefits management






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






22. Program Closure






23. Inputs to Initiating and planning.






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






25. 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






26. Second phase of benefits management






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






28. 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.






29. 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.






30. ___________ 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.






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






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






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






34. Organizational structure - culture and processes.






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






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






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






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






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






40. 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






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. Program Manager must have _________________ to deal with various stakeholders including team members - sponsors - managing directors - customers - vendors - and senior management - and other program stakeholders.






43. Delivery of Program Benefits






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






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






46. 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






47. May not necessarily be interdependent or directly related






48. First phase of benefits management






49. 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






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