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PMI PgMP - Program Management Professional (PgMP)

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Total 452 questions

The program manager defines the program objectives, requirements, and develops a high-level road map.

To ensure program alignment with the enterprise strategic plan, the program manager should work with which of the following?

A.

Program governance board

B.

Program management office

C.

Change control board

D.

Project managers on the program

When is the lessons learned document updated?

A.

At closing phase

B.

At planning phase

C.

Throughout the project lifecycle

D.

At execution phase

A large infrastructure development program involves three road construction projects, two sewage line construction projects, and one project to lay underground electric cables. During a program meeting, the project manager of a road construction project communicates that a project risk related to the interdependency with a sewage line project has crossed its risk threshold.

What should the program manager do next?

A.

Modify the program schedule to accommodate the risk.

B.

Incorporate the project risk into the program risk response strategy.

C.

Instruct the project manager to escalate the risk to the program sponsor.

D.

Ask the road construction project manager to manage the risk at the project level.

All of the following are benefits of a program except for which one?

A.

Projects can operate independently of one another.

B.

Resource management in a program allows resources to be shared across all projects in the program.

C.

The program manager can use the same approach in stakeholder management for all projects in the program.

D.

All projects follow the policies of the program and organization.

What is the primary purpose of a project kick-off meeting?

A.

To establish why the project has been initiated.

B.

To establish the direction and purpose of the project management plan.

C.

To establish the roles and responsibilities of the stakeholders.

D.

To establish who the project manager and project sponsor are for the project.

You are the program manager for your organization and your team has reported on a new issue among your program stakeholders. You want to address this issue as soon as possible, but it will need to be studied and reviewed. You recommend that Shirley, one of your program team members, study the issue and present a few solutions in a week's time. What else should you do with the issue?

A.

Determine the time and cost of researching the issue for resolution.

B.

Record the issue in the issue log.

C.

Document the issue in the lessons learned.

D.

Communicate with the stakeholders that you are addressing the issue.

You are the program manager for your organization. Part of your role as the program manager is to train John, a new program manager, on the program processes within a program. John is confused as to when the program team can be acquired in the program management lifecycle. When will the program team be acquired for a program?

A.

Planning

B.

Execution

C.

Monitoring and controlling

D.

Initiation

After new private equity owners acquire an enterprise, they want to improve its value by reducing costs. A new program will restructure the enterprise, including an aging headquarters campus where the main data center is housed. A strategic component project presents significant risk to organizational objectives due to its complexity and dependencies on external parties. After a series of board meetings, the enterprise’s

investment committee approves a budget to implement this component project, which will move the old data center from the aging headquarters campus into a new colocation facility. Implementation of this component project may now begin, but is already one month behind schedule. The program manager now perceives significantly more risk to the larger program due to this delay.

What should the program manager do to address this risk with the program sponsor and governance board?

A.

Share the concerns with the program sponsor to confirm understanding of the new development. Next, update the program budget, implementation plan, and risk management plan for governance board approval.

B.

Update the component project’s risk register, issue log, implementation plan, and risk management plan.

Next, meet with the program sponsor to revise the program budget, implementation plan, and risk management plan for governance board approval.

C.

Revise the program budget, and implement the component project by managing it closely to recover the month-long delay. Next, update the component’s project and risk management plans for governance board approval.

D.

Update the program budget, and task the component project manager with implementing the plan. Next, submit a change order for approval to apply more resources to reduce the larger program’s risk profile.

You are the program manager for your organization and are working with your team to identify stakeholders in the program. Where should the identified stakeholders and their information be recorded?

A.

Stakeholder matrix

B.

Communications management plan

C.

Requirements traceability matrix

D.

Stakeholder registry

You are the program manager for your organization. Management would like to consider the present value for your program. If your program is predicted to be worth $450,000 in two years what is the present value of the program if the interest rate is six percent?

A.

$400,498

B.

$521,345

C.

$505,620

D.

$385,450