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PMI: Pgmp Program Management Professional

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






2. 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






3. Pre-Program Preparations






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






5. 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.






6. May not necessarily be interdependent or directly related






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






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






9. 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.






10. First phase of benefits management






11. Conception - design - manufacturing - service - divestment






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






13. Program Closure






14. 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






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






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






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






18. Program Setup






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






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






21. Management oversight of a program






22. Fourth Phase of benefits management






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






24. 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






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






26. 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






27. Second lifecycle phase






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






29. 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.






30. Followed when benefits are delivered incrementally






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






32. A means of achieving organizational goals and objectives that are so large scale that they cannot be achieved by single projects.






33. 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.






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






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






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






37. Second phase of benefits management






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






39. Fifth lifecycle phase






40. Organizational structure - culture and processes.






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






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






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






44. 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






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






46. 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.






47. 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






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






49. Inputs to Initiating and planning.






50. Program is ended by ________