QUESTION 181
The new chief executive officer (CEO) reorganizes the company to align with the organization’s strategic plans. Historically, software development projects were prioritized based on the needs of the most vocal clients, but the new CEO wants to establish a new program to organize software development projects around the organization’s strategic plans. Before a program manager can proceed through the next phase gate review, what must be done?
A. Present the new program to the organization’s governance authorities and evaluate the organization’s ability to deliver the benefits of the program.
B. Request the authorization from the organization’s governance authorities to proceed with the program.
C. Define the communication tools required by the organization’s governance authorities.
D. Establish alliances between departments and organizations that support the program’s strategic plans.
Correct Answer: A
QUESTION 182
The benefits of a program is determined. And the program is going well. During the course of the program, new stakeholders are added, and these new stakeholders have new expectations. You as a program manager, how do you do?
A. Align program benefits with stakeholders expectation
B. Align stakeholders expectation with program benefits
C. Present the benefit management plan to the stakeholders
D. Report to sponsor
Correct Answer: B
QUESTION 183
As a program manager for a new curricula of training products, you will need to work with numerous divisions within your company. And you have established the governance model. A new member has just participate the governance board. Unfortunately this new governance board member don’t understand his role and responsibility. You as a program manager, how do you do?
A. Training this new governance member
B. Interview with the governance member
C. Review program governance plan
D. Ask the governance member to learn program management knowledge
Correct Answer: C
QUESTION 184
The program comprised of 3 components and one of which has delivered the benefits to organization, but that was not alignment with strategy goals and also generated influences to other components to be proceeded, what should the program manager do next?
A. The program manager ask the project to evaluate the project that has impacted the other components.
B. The program manager will assess the project and evaluate the impacts to overall benefits.
C. The project manager will escalate the issue to governance board.
D. The program manager will do nothing and continue to monitoring the program.
Correct Answer: B
QUESTION 185
Which of the following four communication channels will the program manager need to manage?
A. External vendors, program sponsors, component managers, and project team members.
B. Stakeholders, steering committees, sponsors, and executive management.
C. Project managers, program sponsors, clients, and project team members.
D. Clients, program sponsors, steering committee, and component managers.
Correct Answer: D
QUESTION 186
A change has recently beep approved for Mike’s program. Mike has updated the program scope to reflect the change, but what must be updated next?
A. Integrated change control
B. Earned value management
C. Program contract
D. Program work breakdown structure
Correct Answer: D
QUESTION 187
Sponsor ask program manager to assign a program team member to communicate a vendor for an event. To complete this task, which document is referenced?
A. Program charter
B. Stakeholder register
C. Stakeholder engagement plan
D. Program communication management plan
Correct Answer: D
QUESTION 188
When does the program budget baseline will be acknowledged by program team as they are working on program?
A. Program cost estimation
B. Component cost estimation
C. Program cost budgeting
D. Program financial framework
Correct Answer: C
QUESTION 189
There is one program where one component project has some delays and the other components project is working well. Which activity below is addressed on benefits?
A. Program performance monitor and control
B. Risk register
C. Program delivery management
D. Program Roadmap
Correct Answer: C
QUESTION 190
A hotel chain initiates program to expand meeting offering 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. Utilize team members that are currently available, even though they do not have the expertise needed.
B. Assign the tasks on the critical path to the resources available to adhere to the project schedule.
C. Delay the start of the program until the assigned resources are available.
D. Apply resource leveling considering the constraints of time, budget, and quality.
Correct Answer: D
QUESTION 191
You only want to understand what the planned benefits of the program are, regardless of when they may occur. Which DOCUMENT should you read in order to answer that question?
A. The benefits management plan
B. The program initiative
C. The benefits register
D. The benefit log
Correct Answer: C
QUESTION 192
Program manager A is hiring summer interns. Program manage B wishes to hire her daughter to work as a summer intern on A program. To avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest, program manager B requests program manager A post an open position within program A to hire an intern. What should program manager A do?
A. Inform the program manager in program B that it is unethical to post the position.
B. Document the appearance of the conflict of interest and request approval to proceed from executive sponsors.
C. Agree to post an open position in program A, and ask program B to provide funding and scope for the intern.
D. Combine program A and program B’s objectives to ensure compliance in both scope and budget.
Correct Answer: B
QUESTION 193
Company A is going to merge company B. Which file below can ensure the infrastructure program’s alignment with company strategic objectives?
A. Benefits management plan
B. Resource management plan
C. Risk management plan
D. Business case
Correct Answer: D
QUESTION 194
Throughout which program phase, the program components are planned?
A. Program delivery phase
B. Program definition phase
C. Program initiation phase
D. Program formulation phase
Correct Answer: A
QUESTION 195
The program manager joins the team during strategic planning for a new space vehicle. What should the program manager do to obtain initial validation and approval from the program sponsor?
A. Define a high-level roadmap of milestones and schedule, supported by a preliminary estimate.
B. Develop a baseline for the program, including schedule and cost profiles.
C. Write the program charter, including mission statement and stakeholder management plan.
D. Identify the anticipated benefits for the program, and document them in the benefits management plan.
Correct Answer: A
QUESTION 196
Company A contracts with a consulting firm to manage a software conversion. Company A completes a request for proposal selecting a solution that supports the operations of its parents company and a subsidiary. However, the conversion process reveals that several business areas within company A have conflict ideas. The Program manager should do which of the following next to ensure the success of the program:
A. Engage Key stakeholder and functional manager whom to negotiate to build the core team.
B. Identify steering committee member who have power to determine the direction of the program.
C. Select the core team and request upper management approval.
D. Solicit the steering committee member to communicate the objective of the program.
Correct Answer: A
QUESTION 197
A company implements a new software system to replace the existing system. This software implementation program involves many people within the company. It also requires several external consultants to support the component projects and program. To report the overall resource costs of this program, what should the program manager do?
A. Retrieve time data from a variety of systems to identify the full resource costs.
B. Engage an external consultant to track the resource costs throughout the program life cycle.
C. Ask the component project managers to estimate the resource time costs for their respective projects.
D. Define a common time reporting process to be used throughout the component projects and program.
Correct Answer: D
QUESTION 198
In which subphase the program manager is assigned?
A. Definition
B. Formulation
C. Preparation
D. Initiation
Correct Answer: B
QUESTION 199
Planned risk responses should be continuously monitored for new and changing risks. You are now monitoring trigger conditions. What are you doing?
A. Risk analysis
B. Risk identification
C. Risk response planning
D. Risk monitoring and control
Correct Answer: D
QUESTION 200
Planned risk responses should continuously monitored for new and changing risks. You are now evaluating the effectiveness of risk responses, what are you doing?
A. Risk analysis
B. Risk identification
C. Risk response planning
D. Risk monitoring and control
Correct Answer: D