PLC: Initiating/Program Formulation

Question 1

What is the primary document the program steering committee uses to authorize the program?

Answer 1

Program Charter

Question 2

What is involved in the components section of the charter?

Answer 2

How the projects and other components are configured to deliver the program and its intended benefits.

Question 3

Why are risks and issues in the program charter?

Answer 3

They are the initial risks and issues identified when the roadmap is prepared.

Question 4

What is in the timeline in the program charter?

Answer 4

Total length of program including all key milestone dates

Question 5

Why are stakeholder considerations in the charter useful?

Answer 5

They help develop the communications management plan.

Question 6

When is the information in the charter on governance updated?

Answer 6

In the program governance plan.

Question 7

What is the purpose of program change assessment?

Answer 7

It identifies sources of change and helps develop the business case.

Question 8

What are three outputs from program change assessment?

Answer 8

Program Change Assessment used as inputs to to:

1. Program Business Case
2. Program Charter
3. Program Change Management Planning

Question 9

Why is an initial assessment of program communications needs important?

Answer 9

IT is a key input to the program charter

Question 10

In program formulation, what can the program manager do to identify stakeholder expectations?

Answer 10

Conduct a survey to find out their expectations and interests in being involved in the program.

Question 11

In addition to the communications assessment, what are two other outputs of program communications assessment?

Answer 11

Input to stakeholder engagement plan and program communications management planning.

Question 12

What is the purpose of the initial cost estimate?

Answer 12

It is an element of the program’s business case and assesses a level of confidence in the estimate.

Question 13

What type of estimate is the program initial cost estimation?

Answer 13

Rough order-of-magnitude estimate as there is limited info, time, and resources available.

Question 14

What are three outputs from Program Initial Cost Estimation?

Answer 14

Program initial cost estimate which is input to:

1. Program Business Case
2. Program Charter
3. Detailed Program Cost Estimation during program planning

Question 15

Why is a Program Information Assessment useful?

Answer 15

The assessment shows the program’s information needs to plan for financial or resource implications.

Question 16

Since the assessment is the output of this activity, what are the inputs from it?

Answer 16

1. Program Business Case
2. Program Charter
3. Program Information Management Assessment during Program Planning

Question 17

What is involved in assessing program quality management?

Answer 17

To determine the quality expectations, constraints, risks, and standards that should be evaluated.

Question 18

While the output from the Program Quality Assessment is the assessment, this assessment serves as an input to three items - list them:

Answer 18

1. Program Business Case
2. Program Charter
3. Program Quality Management Planning during Program Planning

Question 19

The program resource requirements estimate is an output of which activity?

Answer 19

Program Resource Requirements Estimation

Question 20

During the Program Initial Risks Assessment activity, what are two aspects of risk that should be estimated?

Answer 20

Key risks the program may encounter and impact of their occurrence

Question 21

While program risk assessment is the key output of the Program Initial Risk Assessment activity, it is an input to five documents - list them:

Answer 21

1. Program Business Case
2. Program Initial Cost Estimate
3. Program Charter
4. Program Roadmap
5. Program Risk Management Planning during Program Planning

Question 22

What is the purpose of the Program Schedule Assessment activity?

Answer 22

To evaluate expectations for delivery dates and benefit milestones.

Question 23

While the schedule assessment is the output of the Program Schedule Assessment activities, it is an input to four other documents. List them.

Answer 23

1. Program Charter
2. Program Business Case
3. Program Roadmap
4. Program Schedule Management Planning in Program Planning

Question 24

When is a program scope assessment required?

Answer 24

As part of program charter and as an input to support initial cost, change, resource, risk, and schedule assessments.

Question 25

How does the initial scope assessment support the scope statement?

Answer 25

It develops program scope statement from program goals and objectives.