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You are the program manager for your organization. You have created a program that will create things for the organization throughout the program not only at program closure. All of the following are

The correct answer is C. Program personnel. Benefits, risk management outcomes, and team development outputs can be transitioned to the organization throughout a program, but program personnel cannot be transferred as they are resources, not deliverables.

Program Life Cycle

Question

You are the program manager for your organization. You have created a program that will create things for the organization throughout the program not only at program closure. All of the following are elements that you may transfer to the organization throughout the program's life cycle except for which one?

Options

  • ABenefits
  • BRisk management outcomes
  • CProgram personnel
  • DOutputs from team development

How the community answered

(55 responses)
  • A
    4% (2)
  • C
    95% (52)
  • D
    2% (1)

Why each option

Benefits, risk management outcomes, and team development outputs can be transitioned to the organization throughout a program, but program personnel cannot be transferred as they are resources, not deliverables.

ABenefits

Benefits are the primary purpose of a program and are explicitly planned for incremental transition to operations throughout the program lifecycle.

BRisk management outcomes

Risk management outcomes - such as residual risk documentation and mitigation procedures - are transferred to operations so they can manage ongoing risks after program closure.

CProgram personnelCorrect

Program personnel are human resources assigned to execute program work; they are not benefits, outputs, or deliverables that can be formally transferred to the organization as part of benefits delivery. The organization already employs these individuals, so transferring them is not a meaningful benefits-transition activity in program management.

DOutputs from team development

Outputs from team development, such as trained staff capabilities, improved processes, and documented procedures, can be transferred to the organization as tangible benefits.

Concept tested: Program benefits transition and transferable outputs

Source: https://www.pmi.org/pmbok-guide-standards/framework/standard-for-program-management

Topics

#Program Deliverables#Value Delivery#Program Lifecycle#Benefit Realization

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