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PMI: Pgmp Program Management Professional
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Early in the lifecycle the desired goals and benefits as well as the approach for managing are directed by the ________
Program Domain
Integration Testing
Pre-program Preparations
Strong communication skills
2. An outcome of actions and behaviors that provides utility to the Organization.
Program Charter Contents
Program Initiation
Benefit
Steering Committee
3. Part of the Program Initiation phase and is one of its main outputs.
Benefits Realization Planning
Program Initiation
Program Information Flow
Organizational Process Assets
4. Change impact in either lifecycle can be felt in the other.
PMO
Main Program Phases Five of Five
Program Information Flow
Program Lifecycle relationship to Product Lifecycle
5. Recommended to assist program control and management as well as to facilitate program governance.
Phase-Gate Reviews
Any time
Portfolio Review Board
Programs
6. Influence the program's success and include any or all processes related to the assets.
Program Charter Contents
Project Management
Product Lifecycle
Organizational Process Assets
7. Program is ended by ________
Steering Committee
Phase-Gate Review
Program Governance
Main Program Phases Two of Five
8. 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
Program Initiation Phase
Enterprise environmental factor
Program Management Responsibilities
Pre-Program Phase Activity
9. _________when funding is approved or program manager is assigned.
Program begins
Governance
Means of Governance
Pre-Program Preparations
10. Scope definition and planning - Requirements definition - decomposition - validation and management - Benefits definition - decomposition - management - cost and realization - Activity definition and sequencing - Duration estimates - Sched
Benefit
Program Setup Output
PMO
Program Manager
11. Program Initiation
Main Program Phases Three of Five
Delivery of Program Benefits Phase
Phase-Gate Reviews
Main Program Phases Two of Five
12. 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
Program Charter Contents
Phase-Gate Review Approach
Pre-program Preparations
Portfolio Components
13. May not necessarily be interdependent or directly related
Portfolio Management
Portfolio and subsequently with organizational objectives
Portfolio Components
Program begins
14. 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
Steering Committee
Program Management Plan Content
Program Closure Phase Activity
Delivery of Program Benefits Phase
15. Later in the lifecycle the project status - risks - changes - costs - issues - and other information affecting the program are reported by the ________
Components
Program Setup Phase
Process Groups
Project Domain
16. Primary objective is to develop in greater detail how a program can be structured and managed to deliver the desired outcomes that were identified in the program mandate.
Pre-Program Phase Activity
Program Initiation Phase
Pre-program Preparations
Program Initiation Phase Activity
17. ___________ 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.
Initiating and planning
Program Management Plan Content
Benefit
Programs end
18. One of the truest measures of an organization's intent - direction - and progress. Guides investment decisions - resource allocation - and priorities of an organization.
Portfolio
Benefit
Program Setup Output
Main Program Phases One of Five
19. Can happen all at once at the end or incrementally unlike projects which usually deliver only at the end.
Program Lifecycle relationship to Product Lifecycle
Program Charter Contents
Phase-Gate Reviews
Program Benefit Delivery
20. 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
Program Closure Phase Activity
Program Initiation Phase
Main Program Phases Five of Five
Program Charter Contents
21. A temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product - service or result
Process Groups
Portfolio Management
Project
Program
22. 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
Pre-Program Phase Activity
Benefit
Program Charter Contents
Benefits Realization
23. 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.
Process Groups
Pre-Program Preparations
Program Information Flow
Program Governance
24. Requires the establishment of processes and measures for tracking and assessing benefits throughout the program life cycle.
Program Setup Phase
Program Approval Factor
Benefits Management
Governance
25. Delivery of Program Benefits
Project
Benefits Management
Strong communication skills
Main Program Phases Four of Five
26. The formal document that consolidates all the available information about the program.
Program Information Flow
Program Charter
Main Program Phases Two of Five
Program Charter Contents
27. Purpose is to execute a controlled close down of the program.
Program Closure Phase
Program Shutdown
Program Domain
Program Setup Phase
28. 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
Programs
Relationship among projects within a program
Program Setup Phase
29. 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 Information Flow
PMO
Governance
Program
30. 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
Portfolio Review Board
Program
Program Scope - Deliverables - budget and schedule
31. Lead to shutdown of the program organization and infrastructure.
Program infrastructure
Program Domain
Program Closure Phase Activities
Project
32. Management oversight of a program
Governance
Pre-program Preparations
Main Program Phases Five of Five
Organizational Process Assets
33. Requires the establishment of processes and measures for tracking and assessing benefits throughout the program lifecycle.
Program Management
Initiating and planning
Phase-Gate Reviews
Benefits Management
34. Second phase of benefits management
Main Program Phases Four of Five
Program Management
Benefits Analysis and Planning
PMO
35. Begins when funding is approved or when the program manager is assigned.
Enterprise environmental factor
Portfolio
Program Start
Program Management Plan Content
36. Fifth lifecycle phase
Program Governance
Domain interaction
Program Closure
Delivery of Program Benefits Phase Activity
37. First phase of benefits management
Program Approval Factor
Programs end
Main Program Phases Five of Five
Benefits Identification
38. Focuses on assuring that programs and projects are selected - prioritized and staffed with respect to their alignment with organizational strategies.
Program Life Cycle
Portfolio Management
Program Scope - Deliverables - budget and schedule
Program Closure Phase
39. Fourth lifecycle phase
Program Initiation Phase
Program Manager
Delivery of Program Benefits
Benefits Realization Planning
40. 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
Program Setup Phase
PMO
Program Life Cycle
Portfolio Review Board
41. Status updates - audits - phase-gate reviews - change control
Portfolio Review Board
Means of Governance
Portfolio and subsequently with organizational objectives
Program Charter Contents
42. 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
Program Closure Phase Activity
Delivery of Program Benefits Phase
Portfolio
Program Setup Output
43. A means of achieving organizational goals and objectives that are so large scale that they cannot be achieved by single projects.
Benefits Realization
Program Management Responsibilities
Program Benefit Delivery
Program
44. Followed when benefits are delivered incrementally
Main Program Phases Three of Five
Program Start
Main Program Phases Five of Five
Parallel lifecycle to Program
45. Third lifecycle phase
Program Charter Contents
Program Setup
Program Charter
Program Information Flow
46. 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
Phase-Gate Review
Project
Benefit
Portfolio Components
47. 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.
Program infrastructure
Components
Program
Delivery of Program Benefits Phase Activity
48. Program Closure
Benefits Analysis and Planning
Pre-Program Preparations
Main Program Phases Five of Five
PMO
49. Third phase of benefits management
PMO
Benefits Analysis and Planning
Benefits Realization
Pre-Program Phase Activity
50. 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.
Delivery of Program Benefits Phase Activity
Program Setup Output
Program Setup Phase
Any time