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PMI: Pgmp Program Management Professional

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






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






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






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






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






6. Third lifecycle phase






7. Second phase of benefits management






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






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






10. 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






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






12. Program is ended by ________






13. 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






14. 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






15. 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






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






17. Fourth lifecycle phase






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






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






20. Delivery of Program Benefits






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






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






23. Components can begin ____ after the program begins.






24. 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






25. Followed when benefits are delivered incrementally






26. Organizational structure - culture and processes.






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






28. Management oversight of a program






29. 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.






30. _________when funding is approved or program manager is assigned.






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






32. Program Setup






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






34. Second lifecycle phase






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






36. 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






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






38. 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.






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






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






41. Inputs to Initiating and planning.






42. ___________ 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.






43. 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






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






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






46. 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.






47. Program Initiation






48. May not necessarily be interdependent or directly related






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






50. 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