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PMI: Pgmp Program Management Professional

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Delivery of Program Benefits






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






3. 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






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






5. Components can begin ____ after the program begins.






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






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






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






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






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






11. Third lifecycle phase






12. Conception - design - manufacturing - service - divestment






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






14. Management oversight of a program






15. ___________ 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.






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






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






18. 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






19. 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.






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






21. Second phase of benefits management






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






23. 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






24. 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






25. Fourth lifecycle phase






26. First lifecycle phase






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






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






29. Program Closure






30. 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






31. 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






32. Can happen all at once at the end or incrementally unlike projects which usually deliver only at the end.






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






34. 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.






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






36. Third phase of benefits management






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






38. Followed when benefits are delivered incrementally






39. In a portfolio the program's ____________ receive inputs from the portfolio domain.






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






41. 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






42. Fourth Phase of benefits management






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






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






45. 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






46. 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






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






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






49. 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






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