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PMI: Pgmp Program Management Professional

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






2. A temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product - service or result






3. Conception - design - manufacturing - service - divestment






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






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






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






8. 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.






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






10. 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.






11. Organizational structure - culture and processes.






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






13. 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






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






15. 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






16. 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






17. Components can begin ____ after the program begins.






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






19. 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






20. 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






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






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






23. Program Initiation






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






25. First phase of benefits management






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






27. Inputs to Initiating and planning.






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






29. 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






30. Program is ended by ________






31. 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






32. Fourth Phase of benefits management






33. 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






34. 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






35. Pre-Program Preparations






36. Desired outcomes - Benefits analysis - which identifies and plans for their realization Strategic fit within the organization's long term goals. - Total available resources - Estimated time scale - costs - and effort required to set-up - manage and d






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






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






39. 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






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






41. May not necessarily be interdependent or directly related






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






43. Followed when benefits are delivered incrementally






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






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






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






47. 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.






48. 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






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






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