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PMI: Pgmp Program Management Professional

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Application of knowledge - tools - skills and techniques to project activities to meet project requirements






2. Third phase of benefits management






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






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






5. First phase of benefits management






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






7. Third lifecycle phase






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






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






10. 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






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






12. ___________ 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.






13. Fifth lifecycle phase






14. Pre-Program Preparations






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






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






17. Organizational structure - culture and processes.






18. 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






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. Program Closure






21. Conception - design - manufacturing - service - divestment






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






23. 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






24. 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.






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






26. Delivery of Program Benefits






27. 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






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






29. May not necessarily be interdependent or directly related






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






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






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






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






34. 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






35. 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.






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






37. Fourth lifecycle phase






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






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






40. 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






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






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






43. 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.






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






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






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






47. Management oversight of a program






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






49. Components can begin ____ after the program begins.






50. 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.