PGMP · Question #167
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…
The correct answer is B. Monitor and Control Project Performance. Collecting program status information and comparing it against the original plan is the Monitor and Control Project Performance process within a program.
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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?
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- AMonitor and Control Program Scope
- BMonitor and Control Project Performance
- CMonitor and Control Program Schedule
- DManage Program Issues
How the community answered
(31 responses)- A6% (2)
- B77% (24)
- C3% (1)
- D13% (4)
Why each option
Collecting program status information and comparing it against the original plan is the Monitor and Control Project Performance process within a program.
Monitor and Control Program Scope focuses on ensuring the program delivers its defined scope and managing scope change requests, not on comparing schedule or delivery count metrics.
Monitor and Control Project Performance involves collecting status data from component projects and comparing actual results against baseline plans to identify variances. In this scenario, comparing 200 completed hotels against the 275 planned is exactly this activity - measuring component project performance data against the program plan to detect deviations requiring management attention.
Monitor and Control Program Schedule focuses on schedule variances and time-based performance at the program level, whereas this scenario describes a broader performance comparison across deliverables.
Manage Program Issues involves identifying, logging, and resolving issues that have already occurred, not the routine comparison of planned versus actual completion metrics.
Concept tested: Monitor and Control Project Performance process within a program
Source: https://www.pmi.org/pmbok-guide-standards/foundational/standard-for-program-management
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