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PMI: Pgmp Program Management Professional

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Followed when benefits are delivered incrementally






2. 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






3. Management oversight of a program






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






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






6. Program Setup






7. 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.






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






9. First phase of benefits management






10. 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






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






12. May not necessarily be interdependent or directly related






13. Program Initiation






14. 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






15. 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






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






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






18. 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.






19. Components can begin ____ after the program begins.






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






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






22. Conception - design - manufacturing - service - divestment






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






24. 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.






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






26. 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






27. 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






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






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






30. Fourth Phase of benefits management






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






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






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






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






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






36. 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






37. 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.






38. 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.






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






40. 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






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






42. 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






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






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






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






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






47. 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






48. Defines program management processes - manages schedule and budget at the program level - Defines program quality standards and components - Provides document configuration management - Provides centralized support for managing changes and tracking r






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






50. Third lifecycle phase