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PMI: Pgmp Program Management Professional

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1. 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






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






3. 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






4. 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






5. Third lifecycle phase






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






7. Conception - design - manufacturing - service - divestment






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






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






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






12. 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.






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






14. Followed when benefits are delivered incrementally






15. An outcome of actions and behaviors that provides utility to the Organization.






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






17. Program Closure






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






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






20. 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






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






22. May not necessarily be interdependent or directly related






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






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






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






26. 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.






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






28. A temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product - service or result






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






30. 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.






31. 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






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






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






34. Third phase of benefits management






35. 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






36. 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






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






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






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






40. 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.






41. Components can begin ____ after the program begins.






42. 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






43. 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






44. Management oversight of a program






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






46. ___________ 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.






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






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






49. 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






50. Fifth lifecycle phase