Which of the following information gathering techniques is described in the statement below?
"Project risk experts participate in this technique anonymously. A facilitator uses a QUESTION NO:naires to solicit ideas about the important project risks. The responses are summarized are then recirculated to the experts for further comment."
You work as a program manager for a large construction program. Your program includes constructing hotels across the country. You collect information on the status of the program. During comparison with the original plan you find the 200 hotels have been completed as against 275 hotels planned as of today. In which program process are you working on?
Gary is program manager for his organization. His current program is over budget and is slipping on the program schedule. Management has demanded a change to the program scope. What is the most likely type of change management would make to this program scope?
Your program will create new software and install new hardware for your organization. Some of the goals of the program is to improve employee morale, improve customer service, and boost customer satisfaction. These intangible goals need metrics. What program stakeholder is responsible for quantifying these goals?
What document should you provide to the vendors if you're only interested for a set fee for their materials?
You are the program manager for your organization and are coaching Bonnie, a project manager, who would like to be a program manager wants to know what a program is. Which one of the following statements best defines what a program is for Bonnie?
A component is scheduled to close at the end of the week.
What should the program manager verify prior to allowing the component to close?
Mary Anne is the program manager for her organization. In her program there are six projects. One of the projects in her program has been performing well. It is on schedule and has no cost or schedule variances. Mary Anne has decided, however, that her program needs to be terminated. Which one of the following is a likely reason why the project should be terminated?
An IT program manager is concerned that a program is not achieving its defined incremental benefits due to a lack of delivery by the business team. The IT team has several dependencies on the business team throughout the program. However, the business team does not report to the IT program manager, and only two business team resources with the appropriate skills are available to complete the required program tasks.
To address this issue, what should the IT program manager do next?
A program management team is invited to a company’s annual strategy planning session. The CEO discusses the mission and vision of the organization, and how the strategic plan will create opportunities to fulfill them.
How can the program manager use the company’s vision to establish a program?