PGMP · Question #299
You are the program manager for your organization. Part of your role as the program manager is to train John, a new program manager, on the program processes within a program. John is confused as to…
The correct answer is B. Execution. Program team members are formally acquired during the Execution phase of the program management lifecycle, after planning has identified what roles and resources are needed.
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You are the program manager for your organization. Part of your role as the program manager is to train John, a new program manager, on the program processes within a program. John is confused as to when the program team can be acquired in the program management lifecycle. When will the program team be acquired for a program?
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- APlanning
- BExecution
- CMonitoring and controlling
- DInitiation
How the community answered
(48 responses)- A2% (1)
- B88% (42)
- C8% (4)
- D2% (1)
Why each option
Program team members are formally acquired during the Execution phase of the program management lifecycle, after planning has identified what roles and resources are needed.
During Planning the program identifies staffing requirements, creates the resource management plan, and defines roles - but team members are not yet formally acquired at this stage.
Team acquisition - the actual onboarding, assignment, and mobilization of program team members - occurs during Execution because it requires approved plans, defined roles, and authorized funding that are outputs of planning; execution is when resources are formally brought on and work begins.
Monitoring and Controlling is focused on tracking performance against the plan and implementing corrective actions; team acquisition is an execution activity, not a control activity.
Initiation establishes the program charter and high-level scope; resource acquisition requires detailed planning outputs and funding authorization that do not exist yet at initiation.
Concept tested: Program management lifecycle - team acquisition timing
Source: https://www.pmi.org/pmbok-guide-standards/foundational/standard-for-program-management
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