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PMI: Pgmp Program Management Professional

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






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






3. Conception - design - manufacturing - service - divestment






4. First lifecycle phase






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






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






7. 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.






8. Second phase of benefits management






9. Program Initiation






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






11. The formal document that consolidates all the available information about the program.






12. Fourth Phase of benefits management






13. 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






14. Organizational structure - culture and processes.






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






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






17. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. Pre-Program Preparations






25. Included the organization's knowledge bases such as best practices - lessons learned & historical information - such as completed schedules - risk data - and earned valued data.






26. 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






27. 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






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






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






30. 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






31. Program Setup






32. 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.






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






34. May not necessarily be interdependent or directly related






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






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






37. Followed when benefits are delivered incrementally






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






39. Second lifecycle phase






40. 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






41. 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






42. Program Closure






43. 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






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






45. Components can begin ____ after the program begins.






46. 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






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






48. 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.






49. 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






50. Fifth lifecycle phase







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