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PMI: Pgmp Program Management Professional
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. 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.
Programs end
Program
Program Start
Program Setup Phase
2. 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.
Benefits Realization
Steering Committee
Pre-program Preparations
Delivery of Program Benefits Phase
3. A temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product - service or result
Project
Portfolio Management
Benefits Realization
Program Start
4. One of the truest measures of an organization's intent - direction - and progress. Guides investment decisions - resource allocation - and priorities of an organization.
Benefits Transistion
Portfolio
Any time
Means of Governance
5. 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
Benefit
Program Approval Factor
Delivery of Program Benefits
Relationship among projects within a program
6. Often occurs immediately after product delivery and customer acceptance. Sometimes occurs after product transitions into an operational phase and is managed by normal operations.
Program Benefit Delivery
Program Shutdown
Project
Program Closure Phase Activities
7. Third phase of benefits management
Benefits Realization
Strong communication skills
Program Lifecycle relationship to Product Lifecycle
Program Information Flow
8. The program has received the "approval in principle" from a selection committee.
Phase-Gate Review Approach
Portfolio Review Board
Program Setup Phase
Program Start
9. Delivery of Program Benefits
Program
Benefit
Main Program Phases Four of Five
Phase-Gate Reviews
10. 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
Pre-Program Phase Activity
Program Domain
Delivery of Program Benefits Phase
Main Program Phases Four of Five
11. Coordinates efforts between projects but does not directly manage the individual projects
Benefits Management
Process assets
Parallel lifecycle to Program
Program Manager
12. 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
Program Charter Contents
Program Management Plan Content
PMO
Phase-Gate Review
13. 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
Program Closure Phase Activity
Program Setup Phase Activity
Program Management Plan Content
Parallel lifecycle to Program
14. ___________ 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.
Benefits Management
Relationship among projects within a program
Programs end
Program Closure
15. 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.
Portfolio Review Board
Benefits Management
Phase-Gate Reviews
Program Management Responsibilities
16. Program is ended by ________
Steering Committee
Pre-Program Preparations
Parallel lifecycle to Program
Enterprise environmental factor
17. Program Initiation
Main Program Phases Two of Five
Portfolio and subsequently with organizational objectives
Program infrastructure
Strong communication skills
18. The formal document that consolidates all the available information about the program.
Benefits Identification
Program Shutdown
Program Charter
Benefits Transistion
19. Program Closure
Main Program Phases Five of Five
Benefits Management
Program Approval Factor
Program Closure
20. Often the most time and cost-intensive effort of the program.
Program Closure Phase Activities
Program Setup
Any time
Integration Testing
21. _________when funding is approved or program manager is assigned.
Program Setup
Program begins
Benefits Realization Planning
Program Closure Phase Activities
22. 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
Steering Committee
Portfolio
Program Management Responsibilities
Product Lifecycle
23. Fourth lifecycle phase
Program Benefit Delivery
PMO
Delivery of Program Benefits
Programs
24. Early in the lifecycle the desired goals and benefits as well as the approach for managing are directed by the ________
Program Charter Contents
Program Domain
Program Management Responsibilities
Program
25. 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
Government or industry standards (regulations - quality - etc.)
Program Charter Contents
Delivery of Program Benefits Phase
Program Initiation Phase Activity
26. 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.
Program
Main Program Phases Five of Five
Program Management
Enterprise environmental factor
27. In a portfolio the program's ____________ receive inputs from the portfolio domain.
Program Start
Any time
Initiating and planning
Project Domain
28. Second lifecycle phase
Program Initiation
Domain interaction
Main Program Phases Five of Five
Program Domain
29. 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.
Portfolio
Program Governance
Program Benefit Delivery
Program Scope - Deliverables - budget and schedule
30. 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
Portfolio
Program Charter Contents
Program Approval Factor
Program Closure Phase Activity
31. 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
Benefits Analysis and Planning
Portfolio
Phase-Gate Review
Means of Governance
32. Scope definition and planning - Requirements definition - decomposition - validation and management - Benefits definition - decomposition - management - cost and realization - Activity definition and sequencing - Duration estimates - Sched
Benefits Analysis and Planning
Any time
Program Setup Output
Program Scope - Deliverables - budget and schedule
33. Purpose is to execute a controlled close down of the program.
Program Closure Phase
Main Program Phases Four of Five
Program Charter Approval
Portfolio Components
34. 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.
Benefits Management
Delivery of Program Benefits Phase
Program infrastructure
Program Benefit Delivery
35. First phase of benefits management
Program Charter Contents
Portfolio Review Board
Benefits Identification
Program begins
36. Followed when benefits are delivered incrementally
Pre-program Preparations
Program Closure Phase Activities
Program Scope - Deliverables - budget and schedule
Parallel lifecycle to Program
37. Included the organization's knowledge bases such as best practices - lessons learned & historical information - such as completed schedules - risk data - and earned valued data.
Process assets
Program Charter Contents
Organizational Process Assets
Relationship among projects within a program
38. Third lifecycle phase
Pre-Program Preparations
Program Setup
Portfolio Review Board
Main Program Phases Five of Five
39. 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.
Program infrastructure
Program Information Flow
Main Program Phases Three of Five
Program Life Cycle
40. 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
Means of Governance
PMO
Portfolio
Program Charter Contents
41. Fourth Phase of benefits management
Pre-Program Phase Activity
Portfolio and subsequently with organizational objectives
Governance
Benefits Transistion
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.
Delivery of Program Benefits
Program Setup Phase Activity
Strong communication skills
Phase-Gate Review Approach
43. Requires the establishment of processes and measures for tracking and assessing benefits throughout the program life cycle.
Benefits Management
Program Setup Phase Activity
Program infrastructure
Program Initiation Phase
44. A common outcome or a collective capability that is delivered
Program Approval Factor
Relationship among projects within a program
Components
Program Setup Phase
45. 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
Portfolio
Program Shutdown
Delivery of Program Benefits Phase Activity
Program Charter Approval
46. Translated by the program team from the Initiating and Planning processes.
Program infrastructure
Program Scope - Deliverables - budget and schedule
Phase-Gate Review
Program Setup Phase
47. Focused on strategic alignment - investment appraisal - monitoring and controlling of opportunities and threats - benefits assessment and monitoring program outcomes.
Pre-Program Preparations
Phase-Gate Review Approach
Program begins
Phase-Gate Review
48. Begins when funding is approved or when the program manager is assigned.
Program Closure Phase
Program Closure Phase Activity
Program Start
Organizational Process Assets
49. Components can begin ____ after the program begins.
Pre-Program Preparations
Any time
Benefit
Benefits Realization
50. 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
Process assets
Main Program Phases Two of Five
Program Closure Phase
Pre-Program Phase Activity