QUESTION 141
All of the following artifacts are expected in the program work breakdown structure (WBS), except:

A. Program management plans, procedures, standard, and process
B. Out of scope items
C. Program management deliverables
D. Program management office (PMO) support deliverables

Correct Answer: B

QUESTION 142
Your Program reported the earned value metrics as below: Earned Value=1 Million USD, Planned Value=1.2, Million USD, Actual Cost =1.5 Million USD. What is the SPI?

A. 0.67
B. 0.77
C. 1.0
D. 0.83

Correct Answer: D

QUESTION 143
Which of the following items are key elements of the program charter?

A. Scope, assumptions, constraints, vision, timing, key stakeholders
B. Scope, assumptions, constraints, components issues and risks, timing. key stakeholders
C. Scope, assumptions and constrains, detailed resources, key stakeholders, success factors
D. Scope, success factors, goals and objectives, timing, key stakeholders, funding

Correct Answer: A

QUESTION 144
A business case has been developed and the program is approved. You have been asked to develop the program charter and the steering committee has approved it. What is the BEST definition of the program charter?

A. The program charter formally authorizes the program and it details all planned benefits, their metrics and their management plan.
B. The program charter provides the program manager with the authority to apply resources to program activities, and to start delivering benefits right away.
C. The program charter formally authorizes the program and it provides a governance mechanism with approval and reporting procedures.
D. The program charter formally authorizes the program and it provides the program manager with the authority to apply resources to program activities.

Correct Answer: D

QUESTION 145
You are managing a program which is entering the closure phase. In order to properly close the program, you read the closure criteria which have been documented, and you compare them with your situation. From the list below, what is NOT a closure criterion for the program?

A. All benefits need to be realized before program closure
B. The governance board or the sponsor must provide their agreement
C. A sustainment plan must be documented and approved
D. A final report must be issued

Correct Answer: A

QUESTION 146
Anne is expecting some changes to the environmental factors in which her program is executed. She discussed the subject with the program sponsor and ensured that some of these factors would affect the organization’s strategic objectives. What should she do?

A. She should monitor the environmental factors to ensure the program remains aligned with the environmental factors
B. She should monitor the environmental factors to ensure the program remains aligned with the organization’s strategic objectives.
C. She should ignored the environmental factors as their effect on the strategy did not happen yet.
D. She should ask the sponsor for advice.

Correct Answer: B

QUESTION 147
Who is responsible for ensure alignment of individual project management plans with the program’s goals and intended benefits?

A. The project manager
B. The PMO
C. The project sponsor
D. The program manager

Correct Answer: D

QUESTION 148
Your program is in closure phase. Before attain the stakeholders support to close the program, what document you must to develop?

A. Lessons learned
B. Archive plan
C. The program performance report
D. Contracts report

Correct Answer: C

QUESTION 149
During the Benefit Delivery phase, the resulting benefits review require analysis of the planned versus actual benefits across a wide range of actions. Which of the following aspect is the most important to be analyzed and assessed?

A. Program components performance status
B. Program schedule variance
C. Change management status
D. Strategic alignment

Correct Answer: D

QUESTION 150
Program risk response planning is an important aspect of program management, one output of this activity is?

A. Unknown risk
B. Residual risk
C. Contingency reserve and management reserve
D. Risk profile

Correct Answer: C

QUESTION 151
Organization leader requests to perform analysis on all the components projects quality control. In order to ensure overall quality performance, this should included in which of the following document?

A. Project Quality plan
B. Program quality plan
C. Scope management plan
D. Program change management plan

Correct Answer: B

QUESTION 152
You are working in the program delivery phase in the financial management activities. Which the following may appear in the out put of the program financial management activities?

A. Program financial management plan
B. Program operational costs
C. Program funding schedules
D. Program budget baseline updates

Correct Answer: D

QUESTION 153
The program manager on a program to develop a new product for an external customer appoints a core team member to work with customer to document activities and process for product delivering. Which of the following contains these activities and processes for product delivering?

A. Benefit management plan
B. Transition plan
C. Product implement plan
D. Communication management plan

Correct Answer: B

QUESTION 154
You are the sponsor of a major international program which contains five projects and has huge number of stakeholder in company XYZ. Before accepting to close the component projects, the steering committee should have asked WHICH question to the program manager?

A. What was the estimated cost at completion (EAC) for each project?
B. What is the status of the two remaining projects?
C. What is planned for the reassignment of resources from each closing project?
D. Do the three projects satisfactorily meet the criteria as stated in the benefits management plan of the program?

Correct Answer: D

QUESTION 155
Program A is in a state review meeting with GB, risk and cost are in red flag, program manager is using:

A. State report
B. Performance report
C. Program management plan
D. Dashboard

Correct Answer: D

QUESTION 156
Bob is a program manager. He has started working on a new program. He is currently documenting why the program is important as well as what the program should achieve. What is Bob working on?

A. Program roadmap
B. Program charter
C. Program management plan
D. Program business case

Correct Answer: B

QUESTION 157
During a resource planning session, an innovation program manager discovers that the company resources do not have the capacity or capability to start the program. To provide the expected benefits, the program manager outsources the tasks where the new capabilities are required. How should the program manager proceed with program resource assignment and acquire the skills future?

A. Allow the outsourcing vendor to lead the tasks and provide progress reports.
B. Start hiring experienced resources that can contribute immediately to the program.
C. Pair program team members with the outsourcer to acquire new skills.
D. Identify training providers in the required capacities and start a training program for the program team members.

Correct Answer: D

QUESTION 158
You are managing program which is composed of 4 projects: A, B, C, D. A steering committee meeting is planned for this coming Friday. And the board wants to see your program’s EVM parameters. The table below reflects the EVM data by your project managers:

What can you conclude for your program?

A. Project A overrun cost, and behind schedule, but project B, C, D run no issues
B. Project A overrun cost, and behind schedule, and overall has risk on cost and schedule
C. Your program is ahead of schedule and performed equal to planned
D. Your program is behind of schedule and spent less than planned

Correct Answer: A

QUESTION 159
A program manager is establishing the governance structure for a program. In which phase is this being completed?

A. Program Formulation
B. Program Definition
C. Program Planning
D. Program Initiation

Correct Answer: B

QUESTION 160
The program manager recognizes that the project managers are competent in their respective subject matters, but their management skills and approaches vary, because of different working experiences and backgrounds. To strengthen their leadership skills in the program, which of the following should be implemented?

A. Delegate recruitment and termination authority to the project managers.
B. Register the team-building objectives in the human resource plan.
C. Arrange a team-building and training seminar for the project managers.
D. Adopt a team player selection criterion in the team recruitment process.

Correct Answer: B