Program Management Overview

Question 1

What are the 5 interrelated and interdependent Program Management Performance domains?

Answer 1

Strategy Alignment
Benefits Management
Stakeholder Engagement
Governance
and Life cycle Management.

Question 2

What is the primary value of managing a initiative as a program?

Answer 2

The primary value of managing an imitative as a program is based on the acknowledgement of the program managers readiness to adopt strategies to optimize the delivery of benefits to an organization.

Question 3

What is the primary difference between projects and programs?

Answer 3

The recognition within programs that the strategies for delivering benefits may need to be optimized adaptively as the outcomes of components are individually realized.

Question 4

what is the relationship between portfolios, programs, and projects

Answer 4

portfolios manage as a group to achieve strategic objectives.
program deliver benefits important to an organizations strategic objectives
projects create unique products, services, or results.

Question 5

What are 6 Program Manager key competencies.

Answer 5

Communication skills
stakeholder engagement
change management
leadership
analytical
Integration skills

Question 6

What is the role of the Program Sponsor

Answer 6

an individual or group that is committed to ensuring the program is appropriately supported and able to deliver its intended benefits. program sponsor provides valuable guidance and support to the program manager, ensuring the program receives appropriate high level attention and consideration and that the program manager is informed of organizational changes that may affect the program.

Question 7

What is the role of the program management office

Answer 7

management structure that standardized the program-related governance processes and facilitates the sharing of resources, methodologies, tools and techniques. often also supports training and other organizational change management activities.

Question 8

Programs are generally initiated or recognized in two ways:

Answer 8

to support new strategic goals and objectives, or when an organization recognizes that its ongoing projects, programs, and other work are related by their pursuit of common outcomes, capabilities, objectives, or benefits.