The program manager of a multinational program must reconcile data including subject matter experts’ labor hour estimates, and other direct resource hour estimates. In addition, the program manager must prepare the cash flow analysis.
Which of the following should be considered to get a baseline budget?
The program manager completed the program's benefits analysis and planning activities.
What will this ensure for the program?
A rapidly expanding IT company wants to mature its delivery methodology. It creates a benefits management plan that identifies formal program management governance as a key area that would add value.
What benefits would structuring work into programs bring to this organization?
Marty is the project manager of the recently completed NHK Project. The project was deemed successful by the project customer and they have signed the formal acceptance documentation. Marty has written the final project report, released the project team, and completed the lessons learned documentation. What else should Marty do in the closure of the NHK Project?
Wan is the program manager for his organization. He has been hearing reports that some
project team members are complaining about the number of hours they're required to work on the program's projects and that some scheduling of team assignments are conflicting with their regular operational duties. You investigate the problem and agree that many team members are being assigned too much work within a given time period. You decide to enforce resource leveling heuristics to thirty hours of project work per week maximum. What will likely happen to the program and projects?
Who prepares the statement of work (SOW) for external projects?
A regional finance program is impacted by a new currency regulation issued by a country in the region. The new regulation requires changes to the financial statements of that country’s branches by the end of the fiscal year. Failing to comply with the regulation may result in fines and/or closure of the branches. A branch general manager immediately meets with the program manager to select and secure a local fiscal expert to support
the regulation, as these types of resources are in high demand. There is a high risk that the changes will not be completed on time if the resource is not secured.
What should the program manager do to address the risk?
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?
Joan is the program manager for her organization. Throughout the program life cycle there will be several elements, resources, and benefits that can be transitioned from her program to the organization. What document defines how these things can be transferred from the program to the organization?
A team member has made a mistake during the installation of a fixture in your program. You have requested
that the team member should correct the problem so that the fixture is installed properly. Once the team members has corrected the problem what action should be taken next?
All of the following are resources that need to be monitored and controlled except for which one?
You are the program manager for your organization. Your program will create a new condominium in your community. There are several concerns about the condos including the timing, the local economy, the environment, and the proposed schedule. You and your team are creating the program management plan to address these concerns along with identifying the constituent projects that will build the structures and deliverables. What group will need to review your program plan to approve the plan before you may proceed in the work?
What does RACI stand for?
Which one of the following is NOT a component of the risk monitoring and controlling process?
Stakeholders make ad-hoc requests on a routine basis. This causes duplication of reporting and communication gaps that affect the program's performance.
To resolve this situation, which of the following must go through critical review and change?
You are the program manager for your organization. Your current program, which has just been initiated, needs to launch several projects in order to create all of the benefits of the program. What document do you need to create in order to initiate the projects within your program?
A program manager recognizes that a successful resource being used in project A could also be used in project B.
What should the program manager do first to leverage the utilization of this resource?
An organization must accelerate a product to market. The program manager completes the preliminary program steps and holds a kick-off meeting. Project managers submit their preliminary schedules for review.
What should the program manager do next?
You are the program manager for your organization. Management has asked you to create a document that will capture the stakeholders concerns, perceived threats, and specific objectives about the program and its
projects. What document is management asking you to create in this instance?
Wanda is the program manager for her organization. Her program team consists of resources from across the organization - many of whom have not worked together before. Wanda thinks that she'll need to complete some team development but would like to focus the development on the materials and activities that the program team will need to complete in the program. What plan should Wanda reference and update to complete her team development process?
A risk response in a project in your program has actually caused new risks. What term is assigned to the new risks that a risk response has created?
You are the program manager for your project. You are working with the project managers regarding the procurement processes for their projects. You have ruled out one particular contract type because it is considered too risky for the program. Which one of the following contract types is usually considered to be the most dangerous for the buyer?
You are the program manager of the HNG Program. This program has a budget at completion of $2,345,900 and is expected to last two years. The program is currently 30 percent complete and you have spent
$789,000. The program is supposed to be 35 percent complete but do to some delays you're slightly behind schedule. Based on this information, what is the schedule variance (SV) of this program?
Which of the following statements are true regarding program scope statement? (Choose three.)
A program is in its last year of execution. The program manager will receive a performance bonus if executive leadership and the program steering committee determine that the program is a success.
How can the program manager justify receiving a performance bonus upon program closure?
The chief executive officer (CEO) informs the program manager that the delivery date for project A must be compressed by two months to accommodate market needs. Project A relies upon deliverables from projects B and C.
Which of the following should the program manager do first?
An R&D group director approves a major program’s charter. Although the director has a high level of understanding of the program’s scope, they are unsure of how the program manager can be successful in delivering the program’s commitments.
What should the program manager do to align stakeholders with planning and monitoring the program’s progress?
In a transformational program, all projects are on track and delivering their objectives. However, stakeholders are hesitant to take on the new processes because performance in the current environment may not be representative of actual performance. Stakeholders fear that the program will fail to provide the service required.
To assure positive performance in the current environment, the program manager should do which of the following?
A program manager for the construction of an international event venue that will impact the local community needs to determine the best approach for communications. One of the conditions of the program is that after the event takes place, a park will be built for the community’s use.
What should the program manager do to ensure community support?
The customer of a three-year program does not want to receive any intermediate details on the program. The program appears to be in trouble and the customer is concerned about a new system’s cost. The program manager has provided monthly performance reports throughout the program’s life cycle.
Which of the following would the customer be interested in reviewing?
Mary Anne is the program manager for her organization. In her program there are six projects. One of the projects in her program has been performing well. It is on schedule and has no cost or schedule variances. Mary Anne has decided, however, that her program needs to be terminated. Which one of the following is a likely reason why the project should be terminated?
A component project of a program is completed, and will provide the intended incremental benefits.
How should the program manager proceed with the component transition?
You are the program manager for your organization and you are preparing to launch several constituent projects within your program. You need to ensure that each project manager is authorized to utilize the appropriate project and program resources in order to complete the project requirements. What document do you need to create for each constituent project in your program to ensure that each project manager can use the appropriate resources?
Which of the following shows the ratio between a task's budgeted and actual costs?
A hotel chain initiates a program to expand meeting offerings to include telecommunications technology and virtual meetings. The program has component projects, each of which requires team members to have different technical skills and expertise. The program manager assembles a team of project managers to lead each of the projects, and learns that the desired resources will not be available at the start of the program.
As a result, the program manager must do which of the following?
A new component project is approved by the program governance board. The funding for this component project will be provided by an organization different from the organization funding the program.
Would this be an acceptable funding arrangement?
Which of the following types of floats are available? Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose two.
Julie is the program manager of the NHQ Program for her organization and she believes the program is now complete. Julie is closing her program, and she's working with her program sponsor to review the program's deliverables and benefits. Janet, the program sponsor, is very pleased with the program and agrees that the program has met the program scope. What should Julie and the program sponsor do next?
You are the program manager for your organization. You are examining the order of the activities in your program schedule and would like to change some of the ordering to alleviate scheduling conflicts, risks, and based on your experience with the discipline the program uses. Some of the activities you can rearrange while some of the activities must be completed in a particular order. What term describes the activities that can happen in any order?
You are the program manager for a new software development program. One of the developers has been adding extra fields for information in the software that was not part of the original program scope. While the fields are a good idea, the customer did not ask for the information and some time has been wasted on this work that was not in the program scope. This is an example of which one of the following terms?
A large international manufacturing company is centralizing its IT which is currently spread over 16 countries. The transition means physically regrouping the infrastructure and aligning processes and organizations. The high-level scope of this transformation encompasses three main areas:
1.The technology area--assessing which technology/tooling should be retained for the target data center.
2.The policies and procedure area--aimed at establishing a common set of processes supporting the new way of delivering services.
3.The HR area--assuring the new organization best fits the diversity of the countries and functional domains, while offering equivalent compensations for comparable functions.
You have selected your team and you are preparing the business case to support 1) the team selections you made and 2) your recommendation to proceed to the program's next phase.
Which document should be present in your business case?
A program is in its execution phase when a component project manager suggests a potential change that could increase the financial benefit of the program. The program manager is hesitant to submit a change
request, as it would extend the program schedule and require a scope change. To whom should the change request be presented?
What is another term that can be assigned to the pre-program analysis and research to determine if a program should be initiated?
A company is rolling out an innovative program that includes new processes intended to define how the company will manage future programs. While program execution is going well, the program sponsor is concerned that the knowledge acquired needs to be reused for future programs.
What should the program manager do to ensure that the knowledge acquired is captured efficiently?
You are the project manager of a construction project. You have to close a phase of the project. Which is the only technique (or tool) available in the Close Project or Phase process?
An initiative involves the development of new technology and leverages existing technologies. It is determined critical by the program governance board and the program sponsor that a comprehensive risk management plan be put in place.
In what phase is the risk management plan created?
After taking over a program, a program manager reviews the program’s status and discovers that stakeholders do not know how the program is performing in relation to schedule and costs. The program manager establishes earned value (EV) metrics and determines that the program has a budget of US$2.1 million, is three months into a nine-month timeline, and the planned value (PV) at the three-month point should be US$320,000. The program has spent US$350,000 and the EV is US$340,000.
Based on this information, the program manager determines which of the following?
A program manager is concerned that a program will be unable to achieve its intended benefits.
How should the program manager handle this concern?
The program manager wants to increase the team’s commitment to the program objectives.
The program manager should do which of the following?
The program director of a four-year program, estimated to require 600,000 person-days effort, notices that team morale has decreased over the last three months. The program is at a critical stage with 70% completion
through the test phase. A number of defects are found that result in teams working additional hours. The program director requests that the program management office (PMO) gather metrics to monitor the situation.
Which of the following metrics should the PMO capture on a monthly basis?
Olive is the program manager for her organization. She has created a request for proposal for a large portion of her program. In this work to be procured she has set several requirements for the vendors to participate. The chief among these requirements is a vendor must have at least four licensed electricians in his team. This requirement for four licensed electricians is an example of which one of the following terms?
A new program is comprised of four component projects. The program manager must assign project managers to each of the four projects. There are eight potential project managers to consider.
What should the program manager do before assigning the project managers?
Which of the following documents describes the details for each component in the WBS?
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?
You are the program manager of the NHQ Program. You are working with your program team to ensure that the work in the program is done accurately and according to scope. You are also reviewing the team inspection process that will need to be done to ensure that the work is being done according to the scope. If the work is found to be defective it will need to be corrected before the program customers can inspect the work. What process are you completing to ensure that the work is done accordingly to scope?
Which of the following statements is most accurate about the critical path?
A program is developing a next-generation product line, and one component has been delivered. However, due to a change request, expectations for another component are unmet.
What activity should the program manager perform next?
Martha is sharing her experience of her last project as the project manager. She tells that when she presented customer a formal acceptance and sign-off document, they refused to sign, claiming that the product does not meet their expectation. Taking which of the following steps could have been prevented the situation? Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply.
A program was kicked off, but one of the key stakeholders was not present at the kick-off meeting.
What should the program manager do to ensure that the key stakeholder is familiar with the program's benefits and supports the program?
After a company's senior executive management meeting, the CEO issues a mandate to automate a new- client on-boarding process that would effectively eliminate the current, manual, paper-based process. The assigned program sponsor selects a program manager.
Both the program sponsor and the program manager must ensure that the program charter contains which of the following?
You are the program manager for your organization. A new program is about to initiated and Marcy, your assistant, asks you about the themes that all new programs must map to. All of the following are themes that you can discuss with Marcy except for which one is not a program theme?
Which of the following statements are true regarding the Monitoring and Controlling Program Risks process? Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply.
A municipal agency manages a city's water and wastewater infrastructure. Its six-year capital improvement program (CIP) is approximately US$4 billion, and is used for such things as improving aging infrastructure, addressing regulatory requirements, and upgrading facilities. The mayor and key stakeholders are concerned because of yearly rate increases for residents. After receiving proposals from program managers for this key program, which is half of the current CIP, a program management team is hired and receives an approved business case.
What should the project manager do next?
A program manager has a multiple-project program that is scheduled to be completed by year’s end. During the program delivery phases of the projects, several mandatory changes are identified that would extend the program’s completion date.
What is the next step for the program manager?
You are the program manager for your organization. You have created a program that will create things for the organization throughout the program not only at program closure. All of the following are elements that you may transfer to the organization throughout the program's life cycle except for which one?
Which of the following serves as a guiding principle for a program manager when preparing a program work breakdown structure?
Company A recently signed a contract with a strategic business partner, Company B, to jointly roll out a new technology. Company B is excited about the joint marketing opportunity. Company A's component Quality Assurance team has expressed concerns to you, the program manager, that the product is being rolled out prematurely and has identified potential issues with backend support systems. QA, however, assures you that a manual work around is possible, but not ideal. Company B requests an enhancement to the new product. In a meeting with Company B, you determine that additional funding will be required and resources allocated and scheduled.
What is your MOST appropriate next step?