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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. 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






2. 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






3. Translated by the program team from the Initiating and Planning processes.






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






5. 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.






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






7. Third lifecycle phase






8. First lifecycle phase






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






10. 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






11. Second phase of benefits management






12. Third phase of benefits management






13. First phase of benefits management






14. A means of achieving organizational goals and objectives that are so large scale that they cannot be achieved by single projects.






15. Followed when benefits are delivered incrementally






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






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






18. 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






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






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






21. Fourth Phase of benefits management






22. Second lifecycle phase






23. 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






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






25. Conception - design - manufacturing - service - divestment






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






27. 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






28. 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






29. ___________ 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.






30. Status updates - audits - phase-gate reviews - change control






31. Organizational structure - culture and processes.






32. Inputs to Initiating and planning.






33. Fourth lifecycle phase






34. 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






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.






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






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






38. Delivery of Program Benefits






39. 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.






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






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






42. 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.






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






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






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






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






47. Program Initiation






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






49. 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.






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