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PMI: Pgmp Program Management Professional

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Coordinates efforts between projects but does not directly manage the individual projects






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






3. First lifecycle phase






4. 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.






5. 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






6. 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.






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






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






9. 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






10. 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






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






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






13. Conception - design - manufacturing - service - divestment






14. Second phase of benefits management






15. 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






16. 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.






17. Program Closure






18. Program Initiation






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






20. Third lifecycle phase






21. Program Setup






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






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






24. Fourth lifecycle phase






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






26. 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






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






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






29. Often the most time and cost-intensive effort of the 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.






31. Inputs to Initiating and planning.






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






33. 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






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






35. Management oversight of a program






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






37. Third phase of benefits management






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






39. 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.






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






41. First phase of benefits management






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






43. 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






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






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






46. Organizational structure - culture and processes.






47. Components can begin ____ after the program begins.






48. Fifth lifecycle phase






49. Delivery of Program Benefits






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