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PMI: Pgmp Program Management Professional
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. 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.
Program begins
Pre-Program Preparations
Program Initiation Phase
Pre-program Preparations
2. Recommended to assist program control and management as well as to facilitate program governance.
Phase-Gate Reviews
Portfolio
Program Management Responsibilities
Relationship among projects within a program
3. A common outcome or a collective capability that is delivered
Phase-Gate Reviews
Program Setup Phase
Project Management
Relationship among projects within a program
4. Begins when funding is approved or when the program manager is assigned.
Program Start
Programs
Main Program Phases Three of Five
Program Setup
5. Coordinates efforts between projects but does not directly manage the individual projects
Process Groups
Program Manager
Phase-Gate Review
Programs end
6. Lead to shutdown of the program organization and infrastructure.
Main Program Phases Two of Five
Delivery of Program Benefits
Program Closure Phase Activities
Strong communication skills
7. 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
Organizational Process Assets
Benefits Management
Product Lifecycle
Delivery of Program Benefits Phase
8. Components can begin ____ after the program begins.
Pre-program Preparations
Program Charter Contents
Benefits Management
Any time
9. _________when funding is approved or program manager is assigned.
Relationship among projects within a program
Program begins
Phase-Gate Review
Program Management Responsibilities
10. Delivery of Program Benefits
Process assets
Enterprise environmental factor
Program Charter Contents
Main Program Phases Four of Five
11. Application of knowledge - tools - skills and techniques to project activities to meet project requirements
Program Domain
Program Setup Phase
Portfolio
Project Management
12. Fifth lifecycle phase
Program Closure
Program
Program Setup
Program Governance
13. 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
Portfolio and subsequently with organizational objectives
Program Charter Contents
Organizational Process Assets
Pre-program Preparations
14. Requires the establishment of processes and measures for tracking and assessing benefits throughout the program life cycle.
Program Initiation
Benefits Management
Project
Program Approval Factor
15. 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
Initiating and planning
Program Management Responsibilities
Program Shutdown
16. Provides the basis of the progress to program setup - the development of the program's full business case - detailed program plans - and component charters.
Program Charter Approval
Program Benefit Delivery
Phase-Gate Review
Program Lifecycle relationship to Product Lifecycle
17. Later in the lifecycle the project status - risks - changes - costs - issues - and other information affecting the program are reported by the ________
Program Initiation Phase
Project Domain
Product Lifecycle
Means of Governance
18. 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
Program Setup Phase
Program Charter Approval
Main Program Phases Five of Five
Government or industry standards (regulations - quality - etc.)
19. ___________ 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.
PMO
Programs end
Program
Program Start
20. The formal document that consolidates all the available information about the program.
Integration Testing
Benefits Analysis and Planning
Relationship among projects within a program
Program Charter
21. Focuses on assuring that programs and projects are selected - prioritized and staffed with respect to their alignment with organizational strategies.
Program Setup Phase
Portfolio Management
Main Program Phases Five of Five
Portfolio and subsequently with organizational objectives
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
Parallel lifecycle to Program
Program
Integration Testing
Pre-Program Phase Activity
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.
Program Initiation Phase Activity
Program Governance
Project Domain
Enterprise environmental factor
24. Program is ended by ________
Pre-Program Preparations
Steering Committee
Program Information Flow
Program Management
25. Often the most time and cost-intensive effort of the program.
Main Program Phases Two of Five
Initiating and planning
Benefits Analysis and Planning
Integration Testing
26. First phase of benefits management
Benefits Identification
Program Closure Phase Activity
Program Life Cycle
Program Initiation Phase
27. 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
Steering Committee
Program Management Plan Content
Program Closure Phase Activity
Program Management
28. 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.
Main Program Phases One of Five
Portfolio and subsequently with organizational objectives
Program infrastructure
Program Management Plan Content
29. Focused on strategic alignment - investment appraisal - monitoring and controlling of opportunities and threats - benefits assessment and monitoring program outcomes.
Pre-Program Preparations
Governance
Phase-Gate Review Approach
Benefits Identification
30. 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 Setup
Program Information Flow
Pre-Program Preparations
Governance
31. Complies with the needs of corporate governance and also ensures that the expected benefits are realized in a predictable and coordinated manner.
Parallel lifecycle to Program
Any time
Program Life Cycle
Portfolio Management
32. Organizational structure - culture and processes.
Benefits Realization Planning
Enterprise environmental factor
Initiating and planning
Strategic goals and benefits - funding allocations - requirements - timelines and constraints
33. Fourth lifecycle phase
Pre-Program Phase Activity
Program Governance
Domain interaction
Delivery of Program Benefits
34. Part of the Program Initiation phase and is one of its main outputs.
Benefits Identification
Program Scope - Deliverables - budget and schedule
Program Manager
Benefits Realization Planning
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
Program Approval Factor
Program Scope - Deliverables - budget and schedule
Benefits Realization
Program Domain
36. 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.
Relationship among projects within a program
Program Management
Program Closure
Program Closure Phase
37. Program Initiation
Project Management
Governance
Main Program Phases Two of Five
Program Management Responsibilities
38. Early in the lifecycle the desired goals and benefits as well as the approach for managing are directed by the ________
Program Setup Output
Organizational Process Assets
Program Domain
Main Program Phases Two of Five
39. In a portfolio the program's ____________ receive inputs from the portfolio domain.
Initiating and planning
Integration Testing
Program Setup Phase Activity
Programs
40. Program Setup
Main Program Phases Three of Five
Benefits Management
Program Closure Phase
Program Setup
41. Often occurs immediately after product delivery and customer acceptance. Sometimes occurs after product transitions into an operational phase and is managed by normal operations.
Portfolio and subsequently with organizational objectives
Phase-Gate Reviews
Program Benefit Delivery
Program Shutdown
42. 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
Main Program Phases Three of Five
Delivery of Program Benefits Phase Activity
Program Setup Phase
Program Setup
43. Comprised of projects that focus on achieving their individual requirements.
Benefits Management
Benefits Realization
Programs
Program Benefit Delivery
44. The program has received the "approval in principle" from a selection committee.
Means of Governance
Portfolio
Program Setup Phase
Organizational Process Assets
45. 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
Program Life Cycle
Portfolio Review Board
Product Lifecycle
46. Translated by the program team from the Initiating and Planning processes.
Delivery of Program Benefits
Components
Pre-program Preparations
Program Scope - Deliverables - budget and schedule
47. Fourth Phase of benefits management
Benefits Transistion
Components
Program Charter Approval
Governance
48. Requires the establishment of processes and measures for tracking and assessing benefits throughout the program lifecycle.
Program Initiation
Components
Steering Committee
Benefits Management
49. Program Manager must have _________________ to deal with various stakeholders including team members - sponsors - managing directors - customers - vendors - and senior management - and other program stakeholders.
Process assets
Strong communication skills
Program Setup
Program Benefit Delivery
50. Clarifies distinctions among portfolio - program - and project management.
Strong communication skills
Program Closure Phase
Government or industry standards (regulations - quality - etc.)
Domain interaction