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You are the program manager of the JNH Program. Tom, a project manager in your program, has just completed his project and is ready to officially close his project. You agree that Tom's project is…

The correct answer is B. You must ensure that that the projects within the program have been closed at the project level. The program manager's role during project closure is to verify that each project within the program has been properly closed at the project level before the program itself can close.

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Question

You are the program manager of the JNH Program. Tom, a project manager in your program, has just completed his project and is ready to officially close his project. You agree that Tom's project is completed. What role do you play in Tom's project closure?

Options

  • AYou must close the project before operations closes the project.
  • BYou must ensure that that the projects within the program have been closed at the project level.
  • CYou must ensure that the program management team closes the project for the project manager.
  • DYou must ensure that the project sponsor closes the project.

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  • A
    3% (1)
  • B
    90% (35)
  • C
    5% (2)
  • D
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Why each option

The program manager's role during project closure is to verify that each project within the program has been properly closed at the project level before the program itself can close.

AYou must close the project before operations closes the project.

Operations does not close projects; projects are closed by the project team and project manager, with the program manager confirming project-level closure.

BYou must ensure that that the projects within the program have been closed at the project level.Correct

Program managers are responsible for ensuring that all constituent projects complete their own formal closure processes - including final deliverable acceptance, lessons learned, and release of resources - before the program can be closed. The program manager oversees and confirms this closure, not performs it on the project manager's behalf.

CYou must ensure that the program management team closes the project for the project manager.

The program management team does not close the project on behalf of the project manager; the project manager is responsible for closing their own project, while the program manager verifies it happened.

DYou must ensure that the project sponsor closes the project.

The project sponsor accepts deliverables and may approve closure, but the formal responsibility to ensure closure occurs at the project level rests with the program manager overseeing the program.

Concept tested: Program manager role in project closure verification

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

Topics

#Program Manager Role#Project Closure#Program-Project Integration#Program Governance

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