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PMI: Pgmp Program Management Professional

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Translated by the program team from the Initiating and Planning processes.






2. 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






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






4. 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






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






6. Often the most time and cost-intensive effort of the program.






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






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






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






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






11. Fifth lifecycle phase






12. Conception - design - manufacturing - service - divestment






13. Third lifecycle phase






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






15. 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






16. The formal document that consolidates all the available information about the program.






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






18. 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.






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






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






21. 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.






22. 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






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






24. 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






25. Defines program management processes - manages schedule and budget at the program level - Defines program quality standards and components - Provides document configuration management - Provides centralized support for managing changes and tracking r






26. 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.






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






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






29. 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






30. Third phase of benefits management






31. 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.






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






33. Second phase of benefits management






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






35. May not necessarily be interdependent or directly related






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






38. 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.






39. 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






40. 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






41. 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.






42. 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






43. First phase of benefits management






44. Inputs to Initiating and planning.






45. 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






46. Fourth Phase of benefits management






47. Second lifecycle phase






48. Program Setup






49. ___________ 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.






50. 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