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PMI: Pgmp Program Management Professional

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






2. Fourth lifecycle phase






3. 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






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






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






6. 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






7. Followed when benefits are delivered incrementally






8. 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






9. 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.






10. First phase of benefits management






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






12. Delivery of Program Benefits






13. Third lifecycle phase






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






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






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






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






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






19. 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






20. Conception - design - manufacturing - service - divestment






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






22. 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






23. 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






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






25. Program Setup






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






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






28. 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.






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






30. 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.






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






32. 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






33. 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.






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






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






36. 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






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






38. Fourth Phase of benefits management






39. ___________ 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.






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






41. Second phase of benefits management






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






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






44. 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.






45. Program Initiation






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






47. Organizational structure - culture and processes.






48. 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






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






50. Program is ended by ________