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PMI: Pgmp Program Management Professional

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1. 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.






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. The centralized coordinated management of a program to achieve the program's strategic objective and benefits. It involves aligning multiple projects to achieve the program goals and allows for optimized or integrated cost - schedule - and effort.






4. May not necessarily be interdependent or directly related






5. Fifth lifecycle phase






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






7. 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.






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






9. Third phase of benefits management






10. 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






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






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






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






15. First lifecycle phase






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






17. Fourth Phase of benefits management






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






19. Second lifecycle phase






20. Delivery of Program Benefits






21. One of the truest measures of an organization's intent - direction - and progress. Guides investment decisions - resource allocation - and priorities of an organization.






22. 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.






23. 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






24. 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






25. 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






26. Conception - design - manufacturing - service - divestment






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






28. Components can begin ____ after the program begins.






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






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






31. 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.






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






33. Pre-Program Preparations






34. Management oversight of a program






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






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






37. First phase of benefits management






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






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






40. Inputs to Initiating and planning.






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






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






43. 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






44. Second phase of benefits management






45. Third lifecycle phase






46. 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.






47. 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.






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






49. Program Closure






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