PLC: Initiating/Program Formulation Flashcards
What is the primary document the program steering committee uses to authorize the program?
Program Charter
What is involved in the components section of the charter?
How the projects and other components are configured to deliver the program and its intended benefits.
Why are risks and issues in the program charter?
They are the initial risks and issues identified when the roadmap is prepared.
What is in the timeline in the program charter?
Total length of program including all key milestone dates
Why are stakeholder considerations in the charter useful?
They help develop the communications management plan.
When is the information in the charter on governance updated?
In the program governance plan.
What is the purpose of program change assessment?
It identifies sources of change and helps develop the business case.
What are three outputs from program change assessment?
Program Change Assessment used as inputs to to:
- Program Business Case
- Program Charter
- Program Change Management Planning
Why is an initial assessment of program communications needs important?
IT is a key input to the program charter
In program formulation, what can the program manager do to identify stakeholder expectations?
Conduct a survey to find out their expectations and interests in being involved in the program.
In addition to the communications assessment, what are two other outputs of program communications assessment?
Input to stakeholder engagement plan and program communications management planning.
What is the purpose of the initial cost estimate?
It is an element of the program’s business case and assesses a level of confidence in the estimate.
What type of estimate is the program initial cost estimation?
Rough order-of-magnitude estimate as there is limited info, time, and resources available.
What are three outputs from Program Initial Cost Estimation?
Program initial cost estimate which is input to:
- Program Business Case
- Program Charter
- Detailed Program Cost Estimation during program planning
Why is a Program Information Assessment useful?
The assessment shows the program’s information needs to plan for financial or resource implications.
Since the assessment is the output of this activity, what are the inputs from it?
- Program Business Case
- Program Charter
- Program Information Management Assessment during Program Planning
What is involved in assessing program quality management?
To determine the quality expectations, constraints, risks, and standards that should be evaluated.
While the output from the Program Quality Assessment is the assessment, this assessment serves as an input to three items - list them:
- Program Business Case
- Program Charter
- Program Quality Management Planning during Program Planning
The program resource requirements estimate is an output of which activity?
Program Resource Requirements Estimation
During the Program Initial Risks Assessment activity, what are two aspects of risk that should be estimated?
Key risks the program may encounter and impact of their occurrence
While program risk assessment is the key output of the Program Initial Risk Assessment activity, it is an input to five documents - list them:
- Program Business Case
- Program Initial Cost Estimate
- Program Charter
- Program Roadmap
- Program Risk Management Planning during Program Planning
What is the purpose of the Program Schedule Assessment activity?
To evaluate expectations for delivery dates and benefit milestones.
While the schedule assessment is the output of the Program Schedule Assessment activities, it is an input to four other documents. List them.
- Program Charter
- Program Business Case
- Program Roadmap
- Program Schedule Management Planning in Program Planning
When is a program scope assessment required?
As part of program charter and as an input to support initial cost, change, resource, risk, and schedule assessments.
