One of the constituent project managers asks a new program manager to obtain approval for an additional key project requirement. A tolerance range is set.
If the tolerance range is too narrow on a program, what effect will multiple minor changes have on the program?
You are the program manager of the NHQ Program for your organization. Your program is nearing the completion of one of its major phases and there are several resources that should be released at this time. What program management plan will guide you to release of the program resources and transfer the resources and benefits to operations within the organization?
Which of the following plans should a project manager implement if a selected risk strategy fails to be fully effective?
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?
You are the program manager for your organization and you're coaching Tom, an aspiring program manager, on program management. Tom is curious about controlling communications. Which one of the following is an output of the communications control process?
You are the program manager for a large program in your matrix organization. You need to define when the resources in your program will be brought into the program and then released from the program so that the project managers, operational managers, and your program team can plan accordingly. What program management plan defines when
resources are needed, how the resources will be obtained, and how the resources may be released from the program?
You are the program manager for your organization. Your program has a budget of $750,000 and is expected to last one year. The program is currently 30 percent complete and has spent $245,000. The program is supposed to be 40 percent at this time. What is the cost performance index for this program?
You are a program manager for your organization. You have proposed a program to the management that will last four years and will cost $35 million to create. Management has asked to see the program charter and the proposed costs and benefits of the program.
Management agrees to your program charter and proposed to fund the program in increments at the completion of each milestone. What type of funding does management proposed for this program?
During program execution, a program manager receives feedback from an executive sponsor that some program stakeholders may not understand the intended benefits of the program.
Which will provide the greatest value to clarify stakeholder perceptions?