Program Management Professional MCQ Flashcards
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A program manager notices that a new organizational regulation will affect two of the program's components. What is the first step the program manager should take?
Answer: Assess the impact on the program benefits and roadmap
Assessing impact on program benefits and the roadmap is the first step before escalating or taking corrective action.
Which document formally authorizes the program manager to apply organizational resources to program activities?
Answer: Program charter
The program charter formally authorizes the program and empowers the program manager to use organizational resources.
A program's benefits realization plan shows that a key benefit will not be achieved by its target date. What should the program manager do FIRST?
Answer: Conduct a root cause analysis to understand the variance
Root cause analysis identifies why the benefit is delayed before any corrective action or escalation occurs.
During program execution, a stakeholder group requests a significant scope change that would deliver additional strategic value. Which body should formally approve this change?
Answer: The program governance board
The program governance board is responsible for approving significant scope and strategic changes that affect the program.
What distinguishes a program from a portfolio?
Answer: Programs deliver benefits through coordinated component management; portfolios prioritize investments for strategic alignment
Programs deliver benefits via coordinated components, while portfolios prioritize and align diverse investments to organizational strategy.
A program manager is conducting a stakeholder engagement assessment. Which factor is MOST important to evaluate?
Answer: Stakeholder power, interest, and influence on the program
Power, interest, and influence determine the level of engagement strategy needed for each stakeholder.
A program manager is transitioning a completed component's deliverable to operations. Who is primarily responsible for accepting the transitioned output?
Answer: The operational owner or sustaining organization
The operational owner or sustaining organization accepts and sustains the transitioned deliverables after program component closure.
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