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PMI: Pgmp Program Management Professional

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1. Second phase of benefits management






2. May not necessarily be interdependent or directly related






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






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






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






6. 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






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






8. 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.






9. 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






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






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






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






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






14. Organizational structure - culture and processes.






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






16. 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






17. 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.






18. Conception - design - manufacturing - service - divestment






19. 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.






20. First lifecycle phase






21. 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.






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






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






24. Delivery of Program Benefits






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






26. 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






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. Program Closure






29. Management oversight of a program






30. Followed when benefits are delivered incrementally






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






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






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






34. Third lifecycle phase






35. 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






36. First phase of benefits management






37. Second lifecycle phase






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






39. Components can begin ____ after the program begins.






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






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






42. Fourth Phase of benefits management






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






44. Fourth lifecycle phase






45. 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.






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






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.






48. 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






49. Fifth lifecycle phase






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