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PMI: Pgmp Program Management Professional

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.






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






3. 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.






4. 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.






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






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






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






8. 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






9. 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






10. Components can begin ____ after the program begins.






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






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






13. 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






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






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






16. First phase of benefits management






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






18. Program Initiation






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






20. Second phase of benefits management






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






22. Program Setup






23. Followed when benefits are delivered incrementally






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






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






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






27. Organizational structure - culture and processes.






28. Fifth lifecycle phase






29. 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






30. 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






31. 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.






32. 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






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






34. 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






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






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






37. 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.






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






39. 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






40. Program is ended by ________






41. 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






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






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






44. 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






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






46. Fourth lifecycle phase






47. Third phase of benefits management






48. Delivery of Program Benefits






49. 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






50. 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.