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PMI: Pgmp Program Management Professional

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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.






2. 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






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






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






5. 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






6. Inputs to Initiating and planning.






7. 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.






8. Fifth lifecycle phase






9. Pre-Program Preparations






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






11. 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.






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






13. Second lifecycle phase






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






15. Program is ended by ________






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






17. 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






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






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






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






21. 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






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






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






24. Fourth lifecycle phase






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






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






27. Fourth Phase of benefits management






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






29. First lifecycle phase






30. Delivery of Program Benefits






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






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






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






34. 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






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






36. First phase of benefits management






37. Program Initiation






38. An outcome of actions and behaviors that provides utility to the Organization.






39. Followed when benefits are delivered incrementally






40. 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.






41. 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.






42. 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






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. 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






45. Third phase of benefits management






46. Management oversight of a program






47. Program Closure






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






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






50. Components can begin ____ after the program begins.