Program Management Professional Trivia 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which PMI publication specifically defines the standard for program management?
- The Standard for Project Management
- The Standard for Program Management (Correct answer)
- The PMI Lexicon of Project Management Terms
- A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge
Correct answer: The Standard for Program Management
The Standard for Program Management is the PMI publication that defines principles, domains, and performance domains for program management.
Question 2: What term describes the authorized expenditure allocated to a program and its components?
- Contingency reserve
- Management reserve
- Program budget baseline (Correct answer)
- Cost performance index
Correct answer: Program budget baseline
The program budget baseline is the authorized, time-phased spending plan against which actual expenditures are measured.
Question 3: In program management, what is the primary purpose of a Program Roadmap?
- To list all project deliverables
- To provide a high-level strategic view of program milestones and dependencies over time (Correct answer)
- To document risk mitigation strategies
- To assign resources across component projects
Correct answer: To provide a high-level strategic view of program milestones and dependencies over time
A Program Roadmap is a chronological representation of the program's intended direction, milestones, and key decision points aligned to strategic goals.
Question 4: Which of the following best describes 'program governance'?
- Day-to-day management of project tasks
- The framework, functions, and processes that guide program decision-making and oversight (Correct answer)
- Resource allocation across portfolios
- Stakeholder communication planning
Correct answer: The framework, functions, and processes that guide program decision-making and oversight
Program governance establishes the policies, decision rights, and accountability structures that oversee the program throughout its life cycle.
Question 5: What is the term for formally ending a program component and transitioning its outputs to operations?
- Component closure
- Transition and benefits sustainment (Correct answer)
- Decomposition
- Progressive elaboration
Correct answer: Transition and benefits sustainment
Transition and benefits sustainment ensures that component outputs are handed off to operational teams so realized benefits continue after closure.
Question 6: Which role is typically responsible for championing the program at the executive level and ensuring alignment with organizational strategy?
- Program manager
- Project sponsor
- Program sponsor (Correct answer)
- Portfolio manager
Correct answer: Program sponsor
The program sponsor is the senior executive who champions the program, ensures strategic alignment, and provides high-level decision authority.
Question 7: In the context of PgMP, what does 'benefits realization' refer to?
- Completing all scheduled deliverables on time
- The process of identifying, executing, and sustaining the outcomes that justify the program's investment (Correct answer)
- Documenting lessons learned at program close
- Allocating contingency funds to at-risk projects
Correct answer: The process of identifying, executing, and sustaining the outcomes that justify the program's investment
Benefits realization encompasses the full lifecycle of defining, measuring, and sustaining the strategic outcomes the program was authorized to deliver.
Program Management Professional Trivia 2
Which PMI publication specifically defines the standard for program management?