Program Management Professional Program Governance and Strategy Alignment 2

Question 1

The Program Steering Committee is typically responsible for:

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Approving program business cases and resolving escalated issues

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Writing individual project plans

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Assigning resources to component projects

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Conducting daily standups

Question 2

What does 'strategic fit' mean in the context of PgMP program selection?

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The program aligns with and contributes to the organization's strategic goals

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The program fits within the project manager's skill set

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The program can be completed within one fiscal year

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The program has a favorable cost-benefit ratio only

Question 3

In PgMP governance, who is typically accountable for program success at the executive level?

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The Program Sponsor

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The project managers of component projects

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The PMO Director only

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The customers of the program

Question 4

A program roadmap is best described as:

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A high-level view of the program's timeline, milestones, and key deliverables aligned to strategy

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A detailed work breakdown structure for all component projects

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A financial forecast document

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A risk register for all identified threats

Question 5

When a component project no longer aligns with program strategy, what is the recommended action?

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Evaluate and potentially close or redirect the component project

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Allow the project to continue to avoid sunk cost loss

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Transfer the project to a different program without review

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Ignore the misalignment if the project is near completion

Question 6

The primary difference between program governance and project governance is:

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Program governance addresses strategic alignment and benefits realization across components; project governance focuses on delivery of specific outputs

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Program governance focuses on individual deliverables while project governance focuses on benefits

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There is no meaningful difference between the two

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Program governance is less formal than project governance