Program Management Professional (PgMP)

A regional finance program is impacted by a new currency regulation issued by a country in the region.
The new regulation requires changes to the financial statements of that country's branches by the end of the fiscal year. Failing to comply with the regulation may result in fines and/or closure of the branches. A branch general manager immediately meets with the program manager to select and secure a local fiscal expert to support the regulation, as these types of resources are in high demand. There is a high risk that the changes will not be completed on time if the resource is not secured.

What should the program manager do to address the risk?

Paul is the program manager for his company. He along with his team is working on the Monitor and Control Program Changes process. The process will need several inputs.

Which one of the following items is NOT an input to the Monitor and Control Program Changes process in the program management?

You are coaching Tammy, a project manager in your program, on the benefits of program management.
She is stumped as to why you would create a program so you're sharing with her all the difference benefits of a program.

Which one of the following is a benefit of creating a program?

You are the program manager for a construction program. In this program you are requiring that all workers adhere to the identified safety requirements. Some of the work in the program you've decided is too risky for the program team members so you've hired specialists to manage the dangerous work.
The outsourcing of the dangerous work to a specialist is what type of risk response?

Which of the following documents contain a list of all problems, unfavorable events, or situations that occurred so far in the program?

A program manager learns that their company's organizational strategy has changed. This change impacts one component project of a program, misaligning it with both the program objectives and the new organizational strategy. This component project, however, is already 90 percent complete.

What should the program manager do next?

A program has a BAC of $550,000 and is currently 45 percent complete though was actually scheduled to be 55 percent complete by this time. The program has spent, however, $265,000 to date.
Based on this information what is the cost performance index (CPI) for this program?

Which of the following shows the ratio between a task's budgeted and actual costs?

You are the program manager for the NHQ Program. Your program has a budget of $4,500,000 and has lasted for two years. Your program has just completed its final deliverable and you're completing the final program closure processes.

What document must the program customer must now sign as part of program closure?

After an organization initiates a strategic program, several project managers express interest in joining the program team. The program manager's supervisor recommends a list of project managers to be part of the team.

What should the program manager do to select the project managers?