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PMI: Pgmp Program Management Professional

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






7. 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






8. Components can begin ____ after the program begins.






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






10. Delivery of Program Benefits






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






12. Fifth lifecycle phase






13. 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






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






15. Included the organization's knowledge bases such as best practices - lessons learned & historical information - such as completed schedules - risk data - and earned valued data.






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






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






18. 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






19. ___________ 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.






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






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






22. 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






23. 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.






24. Program is ended by ________






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






26. First phase of benefits management






27. 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






28. 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.






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






30. 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.






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






32. Organizational structure - culture and processes.






33. Fourth lifecycle phase






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






35. 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






36. 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.






37. Program Initiation






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






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






40. Program Setup






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






42. 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






43. Comprised of projects that focus on achieving their individual requirements.






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






45. 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.






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






47. Fourth Phase of benefits management






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






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






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