Get Certified: Proven Methods to Pass the PMI PgMP Exam

Questions 21

Program A is dependent upon program B to complete benefits sustainment for two benefits. Program A is on track to meet program benefits. However, program B’s program manager has just advised that program B has been closed.

What should program A’s program manager update and review first with the stakeholders?

Options:

Benefits sustainment plan

Benefits register

Benefits management plan

Benefits transition plan

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Questions 22

You are the program manager for the JQN Program in your organization. There have been some delays in your schedule and you're about to perform some schedule control activities. Which one of the following will not help you as you perform schedule control?

Options:

Change requests

Performance reports

Forecasts

Earned value management

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Questions 23

A small, regional utility closes a customer rewards program and transitions it to operations. The executive sponsor and program manager are concerned about the impact on benefits realization. The program manager assures the executive sponsor that any corrective actions will be included in the next phase.

What should the program manager do to ensure a successful transition?

Options:

Ask each project manager to consolidate and file all program documentation in the corporate archives.

Obtain all project manager’s contact information, and then have them reassigned back to their functional managers.

Ask the program’s business analyst to collect all project information and create a report.

Ensure that all program documents, including lessons learned, are archived in the knowledge repository.

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Questions 24

Which of the following statements are true regarding program scope statement? (Choose three.)

Options:

It defines all the work and only the required work for the program.

It formally authorizes the program.

It sets authorities and limits for the program manager and team.

It represents a common understanding of the program for the purpose of facilitating communication among the stakeholders.

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Questions 25

Martha is the program manager for her organization. One of the projects of a program is done but is also considerably over budget. Kay, the project manager, has elected to crash the project in order to recoup schedule delays but this increased the project costs. What should Martha instruct Kay to do with the information regarding the schedule delays and cost overruns?

Options:

Create an entry in the lessons learned documentation and explain her reasoning behind the corrective actions.

File the information as part of the project final report.

Create a variance report.

Create an exceptions report.

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Questions 26

The number of emerging risks increases in a component project and the program manager falls behind in reviewing and approving the plans. This impacts the component project manager's ability to effectively

address the risks.

In this situation, what should the program manager change about the risk management plan?

Options:

Allow the component project manager to delegate risk management responsibilities.

Assign the resolution of project-level risks to the component project manager.

Include risk escalation policies and procedures in the risk response plan.

Increase flexibility with risks that require a risk response.

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Questions 27

What project management term would you associated with a predetermined budget you’re your program?

Options:

Program governance

Constraint

Cost baseline

Assumption

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Questions 28

A new program component provides an opportunity to enhance program outcomes. What does the program manager use to document and monitor the opportunity?

Options:

Program risk register

Program scope management plan

Program risk management plan

Component project risk register

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Questions 29

Gary is program manager for his organization. His current program is over budget and is slipping on the program schedule. Management has demanded a change to the program scope. What is the most likely type of change management would make to this program scope?

Options:

A change to add additional funds to the program scope

A change to reduce the program scope

Anything that management demands

A change to add additional time to the program schedule

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Questions 30

A global financial system is being delivered by the program team to allow access from anywhere in the world. Following a new cross-border regulation applying to privacy of local banking data accessed from abroad, the CEO of the bank requests that an external audit be conducted to validate compliance with this new regulation. This event, which was not anticipated at this phase of the program, will generate additional work for the program team. This effort is not included in the current program roadmap and benefits delivery plan.

What immediate actions should the program manager take?