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PMI: Pgmp Program Management Professional

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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.






2. Program is ended by ________






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






4. 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.






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






6. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






12. 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






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






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






15. 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






16. Third lifecycle phase






17. Program Setup






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. 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






25. 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






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






27. 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






28. Management oversight of a program






29. 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.






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






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






32. Second lifecycle phase






33. 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.






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






35. 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






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






37. 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






38. May not necessarily be interdependent or directly related






39. Conception - design - manufacturing - service - divestment






40. 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






41. Program Closure






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






43. Followed when benefits are delivered incrementally






44. Often occurs immediately after product delivery and customer acceptance. Sometimes occurs after product transitions into an operational phase and is managed by normal operations.






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






46. Components can begin ____ after the program begins.






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






48. First lifecycle phase






49. Organizational structure - culture and processes.






50. 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