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PMI: Pgmp Program Management Professional

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






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






3. First lifecycle phase






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






5. 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






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






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






8. 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






9. Inputs to Initiating and planning.






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






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






12. Delivery of Program Benefits






13. 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.






14. Components can begin ____ after the program begins.






15. Program Closure






16. Pre-Program Preparations






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






18. Organizational structure - culture and processes.






19. 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






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






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






22. Third lifecycle phase






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






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






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






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






27. Program Initiation






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






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






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






31. 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.






32. 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






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






34. 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






35. Program is ended by ________






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






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






38. 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






39. Second lifecycle phase






40. Management oversight of a program






41. First phase of benefits management






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






43. Fifth lifecycle phase






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






45. 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






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






47. 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






48. Complies with the needs of corporate governance and also ensures that the expected benefits are realized in a predictable and coordinated manner.






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






50. 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