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PMI: Pgmp Program Management Professional
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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 Management Responsibilities
Program Management
Delivery of Program Benefits
Program Governance
2. First phase of benefits management
Benefits Identification
Program Setup Phase
Portfolio
Program Initiation Phase
3. Program is ended by ________
Steering Committee
Portfolio Components
Benefits Identification
Program Setup Phase Activity
4. Organizational structure - culture and processes.
Programs end
Program Management
Main Program Phases Five of Five
Enterprise environmental factor
5. 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
Project
Delivery of Program Benefits Phase
Governance
Program Closure Phase Activity
6. Part of the Program Initiation phase and is one of its main outputs.
Benefits Realization Planning
Program Charter
Main Program Phases Four of Five
Program Lifecycle relationship to Product Lifecycle
7. Clarifies distinctions among portfolio - program - and project management.
Program Management Responsibilities
Parallel lifecycle to Program
Portfolio and subsequently with organizational objectives
Domain interaction
8. Program Management focuses on achieving the benefits aligned with the ______________________.
Portfolio and subsequently with organizational objectives
Program Closure Phase Activities
Program
Product Lifecycle
9. Inputs to Initiating and planning.
Project
Strategic goals and benefits - funding allocations - requirements - timelines and constraints
Organizational Process Assets
Benefit
10. Influence the program's success and include any or all processes related to the assets.
Organizational Process Assets
Program Closure
Program Setup Output
Components
11. 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
Integration Testing
Program Life Cycle
Pre-Program Phase Activity
Program Management Plan Content
12. Purpose is to execute a controlled close down of the program.
Program Closure
Program Closure Phase
Organizational Process Assets
Program infrastructure
13. Program Closure
Main Program Phases Five of Five
Components
Portfolio
PMO
14. Approval from the strategic governing board to proceed to the next program phase which is program setup - Program charter or program mandate.
Program Management Plan Content
Delivery of Program Benefits Phase
Program Initiation Phase Activity
Benefits Identification
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.
Programs
Main Program Phases Four of Five
Portfolio Review Board
Program Management Responsibilities
16. Management oversight of a program
Portfolio Components
PMO
Governance
Integration Testing
17. Provides the basis of the progress to program setup - the development of the program's full business case - detailed program plans - and component charters.
Project Domain
Portfolio
Benefits Realization
Program Charter Approval
18. Delivery of Program Benefits
Program Lifecycle relationship to Product Lifecycle
Program Charter Approval
Main Program Phases One of Five
Main Program Phases Four of Five
19. 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
Program
Program Shutdown
Program Closure Phase Activities
Phase-Gate Review Approach
20. Complies with the needs of corporate governance and also ensures that the expected benefits are realized in a predictable and coordinated manner.
Program Life Cycle
Product Lifecycle
Portfolio Management
Program Charter
21. _________when funding is approved or program manager is assigned.
Program Setup Output
Program begins
Program Charter Contents
Portfolio
22. Change impact in either lifecycle can be felt in the other.
Program Approval Factor
Delivery of Program Benefits
Delivery of Program Benefits Phase Activity
Program Lifecycle relationship to Product Lifecycle
23. Recommended to assist program control and management as well as to facilitate program governance.
Phase-Gate Reviews
Delivery of Program Benefits Phase
Program Lifecycle relationship to Product Lifecycle
Strategic goals and benefits - funding allocations - requirements - timelines and constraints
24. Program Initiation
Project
Main Program Phases Two of Five
Main Program Phases Five of Five
Program Governance
25. First lifecycle phase
Pre-Program Preparations
Program Initiation
Phase-Gate Review
Program Life Cycle
26. 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.
Main Program Phases Two of Five
Program
Process Groups
Program Setup Phase
27. 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
Program Initiation
Product Lifecycle
Pre-Program Preparations
28. The program has received the "approval in principle" from a selection committee.
Delivery of Program Benefits Phase
Program Setup Phase
Benefits Identification
Benefits Management
29. 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
Program Approval Factor
Program Setup Phase
Program Closure
Program Initiation Phase Activity
30. Fourth lifecycle phase
Delivery of Program Benefits
Delivery of Program Benefits Phase
Parallel lifecycle to Program
Organizational Process Assets
31. A common outcome or a collective capability that is delivered
Program infrastructure
Relationship among projects within a program
Portfolio Components
Program Setup Phase Activity
32. Fifth lifecycle phase
Program Closure
Benefits Management
Components
Pre-Program Phase Activity
33. Requires the establishment of processes and measures for tracking and assessing benefits throughout the program lifecycle.
Benefits Management
Program Benefit Delivery
Program Manager
Government or industry standards (regulations - quality - etc.)
34. Comprised of projects that focus on achieving their individual requirements.
Government or industry standards (regulations - quality - etc.)
Program Initiation
Programs
Strategic goals and benefits - funding allocations - requirements - timelines and constraints
35. Fourth Phase of benefits management
Benefits Management
Program Initiation Phase Activity
Benefits Transistion
Program Management
36. Early in the lifecycle the desired goals and benefits as well as the approach for managing are directed by the ________
Program Domain
Program Scope - Deliverables - budget and schedule
Program Governance
Program
37. Followed when benefits are delivered incrementally
Strong communication skills
Main Program Phases Five of Five
Benefits Management
Parallel lifecycle to Program
38. Lead to shutdown of the program organization and infrastructure.
Program Closure Phase Activities
Benefits Management
Project Management
Programs end
39. An outcome of actions and behaviors that provides utility to the Organization.
Benefits Analysis and Planning
Organizational Process Assets
Benefit
Delivery of Program Benefits Phase
40. 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.
Main Program Phases Four of Five
Program begins
Program Management Plan Content
Program Management
41. Requires the establishment of processes and measures for tracking and assessing benefits throughout the program life cycle.
Program Setup Output
Program Initiation
Phase-Gate Reviews
Benefits Management
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
Process assets
Program Start
Delivery of Program Benefits Phase
Program Information Flow
43. Program Manager must have _________________ to deal with various stakeholders including team members - sponsors - managing directors - customers - vendors - and senior management - and other program stakeholders.
Benefits Management
Program Setup Phase
Program Start
Strong communication skills
44. Third phase of benefits management
Program Closure Phase
Benefits Realization
Program Manager
Delivery of Program Benefits
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
Program Closure Phase Activities
Organizational Process Assets
Program Domain
Program Charter Contents
46. Second lifecycle phase
Portfolio Review Board
Program Initiation
Program Management
Program Management Plan Content
47. One of the truest measures of an organization's intent - direction - and progress. Guides investment decisions - resource allocation - and priorities of an organization.
Government or industry standards (regulations - quality - etc.)
Benefits Realization Planning
Program Closure
Portfolio
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
Portfolio
Programs end
Process Groups
Program Setup Phase
49. Pre-Program Preparations
Main Program Phases One of Five
Program Life Cycle
Any time
Main Program Phases Four of Five
50. Translated by the program team from the Initiating and Planning processes.
Benefits Realization Planning
Main Program Phases Five of Five
Benefits Identification
Program Scope - Deliverables - budget and schedule