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PMI: Pgmp Program Management Professional
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A common outcome or a collective capability that is delivered
Portfolio Management
Program Life Cycle
Program begins
Relationship among projects within a program
2. Identification - monitoring and control of the inter-dependencies between the projects; Dealing with the escalated issues among the projects that compromise the program; and tracking the contribution of each project and the non-project work to the co
PMO
Phase-Gate Review Approach
Program Management Responsibilities
Parallel lifecycle to Program
3. Complies with the needs of corporate governance and also ensures that the expected benefits are realized in a predictable and coordinated manner.
Program Life Cycle
Main Program Phases Four of Five
Organizational Process Assets
Program Setup Phase Activity
4. 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.
Program Management Responsibilities
Program Initiation Phase
Main Program Phases Five of Five
Program Lifecycle relationship to Product Lifecycle
5. Focused on strategic alignment - investment appraisal - monitoring and controlling of opportunities and threats - benefits assessment and monitoring program outcomes.
Phase-Gate Review Approach
Program Initiation Phase Activity
Program Setup Phase
Strong communication skills
6. 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.
Program Initiation Phase
Portfolio Review Board
Program Governance
Main Program Phases Three of Five
7. Provides the basis of the progress to program setup - the development of the program's full business case - detailed program plans - and component charters.
Program Governance
Portfolio Components
Program Charter Approval
Program Initiation Phase Activity
8. 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
Program Setup Phase
Program Management
Portfolio Review Board
Program Setup Phase Activity
9. In a portfolio the program's ____________ receive inputs from the portfolio domain.
Initiating and planning
Benefits Transistion
Phase-Gate Reviews
Integration Testing
10. A means of achieving organizational goals and objectives that are so large scale that they cannot be achieved by single projects.
Program Domain
Main Program Phases Three of Five
Program Charter Contents
Program
11. Third phase of benefits management
Program Setup
Program Charter Contents
Benefits Realization
Strategic goals and benefits - funding allocations - requirements - timelines and constraints
12. ___________ 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.
Program Closure Phase
Initiating and planning
Benefit
Programs end
13. 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
Program Management
Benefits Identification
Government or industry standards (regulations - quality - etc.)
Program
14. 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
Program Setup Phase Activity
Benefits Realization
Main Program Phases Two of Five
Process Groups
15. Later in the lifecycle the project status - risks - changes - costs - issues - and other information affecting the program are reported by the ________
Project Domain
Program Management Responsibilities
Components
Phase-Gate Review
16. Delivery of Program Benefits
Program Management Responsibilities
Program Management Plan Content
Organizational Process Assets
Main Program Phases Four of Five
17. Third lifecycle phase
Program Governance
Program Setup
Program infrastructure
Benefits Management
18. The program has received the "approval in principle" from a selection committee.
Main Program Phases Four of Five
Program begins
Program Setup Phase
Process Groups
19. Lead to shutdown of the program organization and infrastructure.
Program Setup Phase
Benefits Realization Planning
Portfolio and subsequently with organizational objectives
Program Closure Phase Activities
20. One of the truest measures of an organization's intent - direction - and progress. Guides investment decisions - resource allocation - and priorities of an organization.
Pre-Program Phase Activity
Portfolio
Program
Main Program Phases One of Five
21. Program Manager must have _________________ to deal with various stakeholders including team members - sponsors - managing directors - customers - vendors - and senior management - and other program stakeholders.
Strong communication skills
Program Lifecycle relationship to Product Lifecycle
Parallel lifecycle to Program
Program Setup Phase
22. Scope definition and planning - Requirements definition - decomposition - validation and management - Benefits definition - decomposition - management - cost and realization - Activity definition and sequencing - Duration estimates - Sched
Parallel lifecycle to Program
Program Charter Contents
Program Setup Output
Process assets
23. Requires the establishment of processes and measures for tracking and assessing benefits throughout the program life cycle.
Program Charter Contents
Benefits Management
Main Program Phases Five of Five
Program Governance
24. Organizational structure - culture and processes.
Program Setup Phase
Portfolio
Program Closure Phase
Enterprise environmental factor
25. Management oversight of a program
Governance
Benefits Identification
Program Management
Program Initiation Phase Activity
26. Often occurs immediately after product delivery and customer acceptance. Sometimes occurs after product transitions into an operational phase and is managed by normal operations.
Program Shutdown
Main Program Phases Four of Five
Pre-Program Preparations
Program Management Responsibilities
27. 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.
Process Groups
Program Charter Contents
Pre-program Preparations
Program Approval Factor
28. Program Closure
Benefits Transistion
Main Program Phases Five of Five
Delivery of Program Benefits
Program Initiation Phase Activity
29. Pre-Program Preparations
Means of Governance
Delivery of Program Benefits
Phase-Gate Reviews
Main Program Phases One of Five
30. Components can begin ____ after the program begins.
Program Setup Phase Activity
Program Benefit Delivery
Program Management Responsibilities
Any time
31. Comprised of projects that focus on achieving their individual requirements.
Program Setup Phase Activity
Benefits Management
Programs
Program Management
32. An outcome of actions and behaviors that provides utility to the Organization.
PMO
Pre-Program Phase Activity
Benefit
Benefits Transistion
33. Approval from the strategic governing board to proceed to the next program phase which is program setup - Program charter or program mandate.
Domain interaction
Initiating and planning
Program Initiation Phase Activity
Program Charter Contents
34. Included the organization's knowledge bases such as best practices - lessons learned & historical information - such as completed schedules - risk data - and earned valued data.
Main Program Phases Two of Five
Program Closure Phase Activity
Organizational Process Assets
Process assets
35. 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.
Program Scope - Deliverables - budget and schedule
Portfolio Components
Program infrastructure
Product Lifecycle
36. Fourth Phase of benefits management
Portfolio Components
Benefits Transistion
Steering Committee
Main Program Phases Three of Five
37. Focuses on assuring that programs and projects are selected - prioritized and staffed with respect to their alignment with organizational strategies.
Main Program Phases Two of Five
Program Charter Contents
Integration Testing
Portfolio Management
38. 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.
Benefits Identification
Program infrastructure
Program Information Flow
Process assets
39. Fourth lifecycle phase
Delivery of Program Benefits Phase
Program Closure Phase Activities
Delivery of Program Benefits
Program Setup Phase
40. First lifecycle phase
Means of Governance
Main Program Phases Five of Five
Relationship among projects within a program
Pre-Program Preparations
41. Status updates - audits - phase-gate reviews - change control
Program
Program Management Responsibilities
Means of Governance
Process assets
42. Translated by the program team from the Initiating and Planning processes.
Program Setup Output
Benefits Analysis and Planning
Program Scope - Deliverables - budget and schedule
Portfolio Management
43. 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
Benefits Analysis and Planning
Government or industry standards (regulations - quality - etc.)
Benefits Realization Planning
Program Management Plan Content
44. 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.
Program Governance
Portfolio and subsequently with organizational objectives
Benefits Analysis and Planning
Program
45. Requires the establishment of processes and measures for tracking and assessing benefits throughout the program lifecycle.
Project Management
Benefits Management
Program Closure Phase Activities
Pre-program Preparations
46. 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.
Product Lifecycle
Program Shutdown
Program
Program Setup Phase
47. 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
Project Domain
Program Charter Contents
Benefits Transistion
Pre-Program Preparations
48. Program Setup
Main Program Phases Three of Five
Programs
Phase-Gate Review Approach
Program Scope - Deliverables - budget and schedule
49. Fifth lifecycle phase
Program infrastructure
Pre-Program Preparations
Program Closure
Main Program Phases Five of Five
50. Purpose is to execute a controlled close down of the program.
Pre-program Preparations
Program Closure Phase
Means of Governance
Program infrastructure