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PMI: Pgmp Program Management Professional

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






2. 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.






3. Fourth lifecycle phase






4. Program Management focuses on achieving the benefits aligned with the ______________________.






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






6. Organizational structure - culture and processes.






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






8. Delivery of Program Benefits






9. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






15. 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.






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






17. 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.






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






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






20. 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






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






22. Often occurs immediately after product delivery and customer acceptance. Sometimes occurs after product transitions into an operational phase and is managed by normal operations.






23. 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






24. Second lifecycle phase






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






26. Components can begin ____ after the program begins.






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






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






29. 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.






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






31. Fifth lifecycle phase






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






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






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






35. 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






36. Pre-Program Preparations






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






38. ___________ 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.






39. Translated by the program team from the Initiating and Planning processes.






40. First phase of benefits management






41. Program Closure






42. 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






43. 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.






44. Third phase of benefits management






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






46. 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






47. Third lifecycle phase






48. Second phase of benefits management






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






50. Influence the program's success and include any or all processes related to the assets.