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PMI: Pgmp Program Management Professional

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Can happen all at once at the end or incrementally unlike projects which usually deliver only at the end.






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






3. Fourth lifecycle phase






4. ___________ 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.






5. May not necessarily be interdependent or directly related






6. 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.






7. 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






8. 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






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






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






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






12. 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






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






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






15. 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.






16. Program Setup






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






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






19. Second phase of benefits management






20. Second lifecycle phase






21. 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






22. 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






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






24. 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






25. Management oversight of a program






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Fifth lifecycle phase






33. Scope definition and planning - Requirements definition - decomposition - validation and management - Benefits definition - decomposition - management - cost and realization - Activity definition and sequencing - Duration estimates - Sched






34. Program is ended by ________






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






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






37. Organizational structure - culture and processes.






38. Third phase of benefits management






39. 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.






40. 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






41. Pre-Program Preparations






42. Inputs to Initiating and planning.






43. Components can begin ____ after the program begins.






44. 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






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






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






47. Third lifecycle phase






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






49. Followed when benefits are delivered incrementally






50. 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.