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PMI: Pgmp Program Management Professional
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. 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.
Delivery of Program Benefits Phase
Program Governance
Strong communication skills
Portfolio Management
2. Requires the establishment of processes and measures for tracking and assessing benefits throughout the program life cycle.
Benefits Management
Relationship among projects within a program
Program Lifecycle relationship to Product Lifecycle
Portfolio Components
3. First phase of benefits management
Portfolio and subsequently with organizational objectives
Portfolio Components
PMO
Benefits Identification
4. Can happen all at once at the end or incrementally unlike projects which usually deliver only at the end.
Benefits Realization
Product Lifecycle
Pre-Program Preparations
Program Benefit Delivery
5. Often the most time and cost-intensive effort of the program.
Program Start
Integration Testing
Organizational Process Assets
Parallel lifecycle to Program
6. Begins when funding is approved or when the program manager is assigned.
Program Shutdown
Program Start
Strategic goals and benefits - funding allocations - requirements - timelines and constraints
Program Setup
7. Third phase of benefits management
Delivery of Program Benefits
Benefits Realization
Phase-Gate Review Approach
Any time
8. Scope definition and planning - Requirements definition - decomposition - validation and management - Benefits definition - decomposition - management - cost and realization - Activity definition and sequencing - Duration estimates - Sched
Main Program Phases Three of Five
Program Setup Output
Program infrastructure
Program Charter Contents
9. 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
Organizational Process Assets
Main Program Phases Two of Five
Delivery of Program Benefits Phase
Program Initiation Phase
10. Program is ended by ________
Steering Committee
Program Initiation Phase Activity
Program Governance
Program Domain
11. An outcome of actions and behaviors that provides utility to the Organization.
Government or industry standards (regulations - quality - etc.)
Initiating and planning
Program Scope - Deliverables - budget and schedule
Benefit
12. 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
Portfolio Review Board
Program Setup Phase Activity
Benefits Management
Delivery of Program Benefits
13. 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.
Program Closure Phase
Relationship among projects within a program
Program Management
Delivery of Program Benefits Phase Activity
14. Comprised of projects that focus on achieving their individual requirements.
Program Closure
Program Setup Output
Governance
Programs
15. 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.
Benefit
Program Manager
Program Setup Phase
Program Setup Phase Activity
16. 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.
Program Management Plan Content
Strategic goals and benefits - funding allocations - requirements - timelines and constraints
Program Information Flow
Pre-Program Phase Activity
17. Later in the lifecycle the project status - risks - changes - costs - issues - and other information affecting the program are reported by the ________
Product Lifecycle
Project Domain
Program Initiation
Program Approval Factor
18. Often occurs immediately after product delivery and customer acceptance. Sometimes occurs after product transitions into an operational phase and is managed by normal operations.
Program Shutdown
Relationship among projects within a program
Main Program Phases One of Five
Process assets
19. 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
Product Lifecycle
Program Management Plan Content
Program Management Responsibilities
Relationship among projects within a program
20. Approval from the strategic governing board to proceed to the next program phase which is program setup - Program charter or program mandate.
Program Initiation Phase Activity
Program Benefit Delivery
Pre-program Preparations
Program Setup Phase
21. 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
Program Setup Phase Activity
Delivery of Program Benefits Phase Activity
Pre-Program Phase Activity
Portfolio Components
22. 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
Program
Program Charter Contents
Program Setup Phase
Program Setup
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
Program Initiation Phase
Government or industry standards (regulations - quality - etc.)
Pre-Program Phase Activity
Program Approval Factor
24. One of the truest measures of an organization's intent - direction - and progress. Guides investment decisions - resource allocation - and priorities of an organization.
Portfolio
Pre-Program Phase Activity
Program Charter Contents
Project Domain
25. Conception - design - manufacturing - service - divestment
Portfolio
Main Program Phases Four of Five
Program Setup Phase
Product Lifecycle
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.
Main Program Phases Three of Five
Strong communication skills
Program Benefit Delivery
Program Scope - Deliverables - budget and schedule
27. Second phase of benefits management
Benefits Analysis and Planning
Program Charter Approval
Program Setup
Delivery of Program Benefits
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.
Phase-Gate Review Approach
Program infrastructure
Programs
Portfolio Components
29. 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
Program Manager
Program Start
Program Management Responsibilities
Program Information Flow
30. Third lifecycle phase
Portfolio Components
PMO
Project Management
Program Setup
31. The program has received the "approval in principle" from a selection committee.
Program Setup Phase
Programs
Program Charter Contents
Program Scope - Deliverables - budget and schedule
32. Influence the program's success and include any or all processes related to the assets.
Program Setup Output
Organizational Process Assets
Parallel lifecycle to Program
Program
33. Recommended to assist program control and management as well as to facilitate program governance.
Main Program Phases Four of Five
Strong communication skills
Phase-Gate Reviews
Pre-Program Preparations
34. Complies with the needs of corporate governance and also ensures that the expected benefits are realized in a predictable and coordinated manner.
Program
Program Setup Output
Program Life Cycle
Project
35. Requires the establishment of processes and measures for tracking and assessing benefits throughout the program lifecycle.
Main Program Phases Three of Five
Product Lifecycle
Program Management Responsibilities
Benefits Management
36. Program Setup
PMO
Main Program Phases Three of Five
Any time
Portfolio Review Board
37. Clarifies distinctions among portfolio - program - and project management.
Domain interaction
Program Charter Approval
Portfolio Review Board
Program Initiation
38. Change impact in either lifecycle can be felt in the other.
Program Management
Program Life Cycle
Program Charter Approval
Program Lifecycle relationship to Product Lifecycle
39. 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
Enterprise environmental factor
Strong communication skills
Program Charter Contents
Program Management
40. Focuses on assuring that programs and projects are selected - prioritized and staffed with respect to their alignment with organizational strategies.
Delivery of Program Benefits
Program Manager
Portfolio Management
Phase-Gate Review
41. Delivery of Program Benefits
Program Initiation
Main Program Phases Four of Five
Product Lifecycle
Pre-Program Preparations
42. Similar to program and project domains - portfolio managemetn and program management domains interact in their ________
Benefits Transistion
Process assets
Process Groups
Strong communication skills
43. Purpose is to execute a controlled close down of the program.
Main Program Phases Two of Five
Program Start
Program Closure Phase
Program Setup Phase
44. 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.
Benefits Management
Portfolio Review Board
Benefit
Initiating and planning
45. ___________ 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.
Process Groups
Programs end
Program Charter Approval
Program begins
46. A common outcome or a collective capability that is delivered
Pre-Program Preparations
Relationship among projects within a program
Program Charter Approval
Portfolio Management
47. 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
Main Program Phases Five of Five
Program Closure Phase Activity
Program Initiation
Program begins
48. 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
Program Setup Phase
Main Program Phases Four of Five
Project Management
Program Shutdown
49. Fourth lifecycle phase
Delivery of Program Benefits
Benefit
Government or industry standards (regulations - quality - etc.)
Process Groups
50. A temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product - service or result
Integration Testing
Program Setup Phase Activity
Project
Main Program Phases Three of Five